Feature Story: New Data Science programs designed to address industry demands with career-ready grads
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2022-11-01
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University Advancement & Communications, University of Regina
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University Advancement & Communications, University of Regina
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The Faculty of Science has introduced its new undergraduate and graduate programs in Data Science to address the increased demand for data scientists worldwide and right here at home.
Modern society is data-driven. Over the last ten years, the amount of data created and processed worldwide has grown exponentially by almost 5,000 %, from 1.2 trillion gigabytes in 2010 to 59 trillion gigabytes in 2020. As a result, data has become the most valuable resource in the world. Fast and optimal data processing to extract new knowledge is therefore of paramount importance.
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Faculty of Science, Information and Communications Technology Council, Data Scientist, Department of Computer Science, Department of Mathematics and Statistics