NYU Center for Data Science
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Official account of the NYU Center for Data Science, the home of the Undergraduate, Master’s, and Ph.D. programs in data science. cds.nyu.edu
At a fireside chat hosted by SBVA and the Global AI Frontier Lab, CDS founding director @yann-lecun.bsky.social discussed AI research, open-source platforms, and why “AGI” is a misleading goal — pointing instead to “world models” as a path forward.
February 13, 2026 at 7:57 PM
At a fireside chat hosted by SBVA and the Global AI Frontier Lab, CDS founding director @yann-lecun.bsky.social discussed AI research, open-source platforms, and why “AGI” is a misleading goal — pointing instead to “world models” as a path forward.
Since the application due date for the CDS MS program falls on a holiday weekend – this Saturday, February 14 – applications will remain open until Tuesday, February 17, 5:00pm EST‼️
February 13, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Since the application due date for the CDS MS program falls on a holiday weekend – this Saturday, February 14 – applications will remain open until Tuesday, February 17, 5:00pm EST‼️
CDS recently hosted U. of Waterloo PhD student @argymouz.bsky.social for a MIC Seminar.
Argyris shared research on optimal differentially private sampling of unbounded Gaussians.
This work was originally presented at COLT 2025 and developed with @viverson03.bsky.social and @gautamkamath.com.
Argyris shared research on optimal differentially private sampling of unbounded Gaussians.
This work was originally presented at COLT 2025 and developed with @viverson03.bsky.social and @gautamkamath.com.
February 12, 2026 at 6:17 PM
CDS recently hosted U. of Waterloo PhD student @argymouz.bsky.social for a MIC Seminar.
Argyris shared research on optimal differentially private sampling of unbounded Gaussians.
This work was originally presented at COLT 2025 and developed with @viverson03.bsky.social and @gautamkamath.com.
Argyris shared research on optimal differentially private sampling of unbounded Gaussians.
This work was originally presented at COLT 2025 and developed with @viverson03.bsky.social and @gautamkamath.com.
A new paper from CDS' @yann-lecun.bsky.social and Brown's Randall Balestriero introduces LeJEPA, a simpler way to train AI systems without labels.
The method drops many common training tricks, scales efficiently, and still performs well on benchmarks like ImageNet.
arxiv.org/abs/2511.08544
The method drops many common training tricks, scales efficiently, and still performs well on benchmarks like ImageNet.
arxiv.org/abs/2511.08544
LeJEPA: Provable and Scalable Self-Supervised Learning Without the Heuristics
Learning manipulable representations of the world and its dynamics is central to AI. Joint-Embedding Predictive Architectures (JEPAs) offer a promising blueprint, but lack of practical guidance and th...
arxiv.org
February 12, 2026 at 4:25 PM
A new paper from CDS' @yann-lecun.bsky.social and Brown's Randall Balestriero introduces LeJEPA, a simpler way to train AI systems without labels.
The method drops many common training tricks, scales efficiently, and still performs well on benchmarks like ImageNet.
arxiv.org/abs/2511.08544
The method drops many common training tricks, scales efficiently, and still performs well on benchmarks like ImageNet.
arxiv.org/abs/2511.08544
Jonny Sabbath, founder of Living Brands, visited CDS to discuss building bespoke AI tools for culture-forward brands.
He shared how he scales taste across emerging channels using data science for clients like Moet Hennessy.
The event also highlighted a Spring internship.
He shared how he scales taste across emerging channels using data science for clients like Moet Hennessy.
The event also highlighted a Spring internship.
February 11, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Jonny Sabbath, founder of Living Brands, visited CDS to discuss building bespoke AI tools for culture-forward brands.
He shared how he scales taste across emerging channels using data science for clients like Moet Hennessy.
The event also highlighted a Spring internship.
He shared how he scales taste across emerging channels using data science for clients like Moet Hennessy.
The event also highlighted a Spring internship.
Alumni Spotlight: CDS Bachelor’s graduate (’23) Carla Garcia Medina is a Software Engineer at Google in Zurich.
She uses the research skills she developed in RL and NLP at CDS to work on LLMs for Search Ads.
She uses the research skills she developed in RL and NLP at CDS to work on LLMs for Search Ads.
February 11, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Alumni Spotlight: CDS Bachelor’s graduate (’23) Carla Garcia Medina is a Software Engineer at Google in Zurich.
She uses the research skills she developed in RL and NLP at CDS to work on LLMs for Search Ads.
She uses the research skills she developed in RL and NLP at CDS to work on LLMs for Search Ads.
Since the application due date for the CDS MS program falls on a holiday weekend – this Saturday, February 14 – applications will remain open until Tuesday, February 17, 5:00pm EST‼️
February 11, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Since the application due date for the CDS MS program falls on a holiday weekend – this Saturday, February 14 – applications will remain open until Tuesday, February 17, 5:00pm EST‼️
CDS Prof Carlos Fernandez-Granda shares words of wisdom for data science students.
Advice: while tools change, core concepts are always the same, so invest in the foundations of stats & ML.
Applications to CDS' MS in data science are open through Feb 14:
cds.nyu.edu/admissions/m...
Advice: while tools change, core concepts are always the same, so invest in the foundations of stats & ML.
Applications to CDS' MS in data science are open through Feb 14:
cds.nyu.edu/admissions/m...
February 10, 2026 at 4:36 PM
CDS Prof Carlos Fernandez-Granda shares words of wisdom for data science students.
Advice: while tools change, core concepts are always the same, so invest in the foundations of stats & ML.
Applications to CDS' MS in data science are open through Feb 14:
cds.nyu.edu/admissions/m...
Advice: while tools change, core concepts are always the same, so invest in the foundations of stats & ML.
Applications to CDS' MS in data science are open through Feb 14:
cds.nyu.edu/admissions/m...
Applying to the MS in data science program?
CDS faculty including Pascal Wallisch, Carlos Fernandez-Granda, @eunsol.bsky.social, @neurograce.bsky.social, and Brian McFee share advice for applicants.
Deadline to apply to the MS program: Feb 14.
nyudatascience.medium.com/cds-faculty-...
CDS faculty including Pascal Wallisch, Carlos Fernandez-Granda, @eunsol.bsky.social, @neurograce.bsky.social, and Brian McFee share advice for applicants.
Deadline to apply to the MS program: Feb 14.
nyudatascience.medium.com/cds-faculty-...
February 9, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Applying to the MS in data science program?
CDS faculty including Pascal Wallisch, Carlos Fernandez-Granda, @eunsol.bsky.social, @neurograce.bsky.social, and Brian McFee share advice for applicants.
Deadline to apply to the MS program: Feb 14.
nyudatascience.medium.com/cds-faculty-...
CDS faculty including Pascal Wallisch, Carlos Fernandez-Granda, @eunsol.bsky.social, @neurograce.bsky.social, and Brian McFee share advice for applicants.
Deadline to apply to the MS program: Feb 14.
nyudatascience.medium.com/cds-faculty-...
CDS/Courant Prof @kempelab.bsky.social has recorded two talks with the Physics of Learning and Neural Computation, a Simons collaboration.
She discussed how RL post-training shapes LLM reasoning but may hit ceilings like diversity collapse and low sample efficiency.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Sbb...
She discussed how RL post-training shapes LLM reasoning but may hit ceilings like diversity collapse and low sample efficiency.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Sbb...
Survey Lecture 13: Julia Kempe
YouTube video by Physics of Learning
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February 6, 2026 at 4:10 PM
CDS/Courant Prof @kempelab.bsky.social has recorded two talks with the Physics of Learning and Neural Computation, a Simons collaboration.
She discussed how RL post-training shapes LLM reasoning but may hit ceilings like diversity collapse and low sample efficiency.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Sbb...
She discussed how RL post-training shapes LLM reasoning but may hit ceilings like diversity collapse and low sample efficiency.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Sbb...
CDS Assoc. Prof. Brian McFee shares words of wisdom for data science students.
Advice:
👉 Keep an open mind
👉 Try different electives, and you never know, you might find a new direction.
Applications to CDS' MS in data science are open through Feb 14:
cds.nyu.edu/admissions/m...
Advice:
👉 Keep an open mind
👉 Try different electives, and you never know, you might find a new direction.
Applications to CDS' MS in data science are open through Feb 14:
cds.nyu.edu/admissions/m...
February 5, 2026 at 3:53 PM
CDS Assoc. Prof. Brian McFee shares words of wisdom for data science students.
Advice:
👉 Keep an open mind
👉 Try different electives, and you never know, you might find a new direction.
Applications to CDS' MS in data science are open through Feb 14:
cds.nyu.edu/admissions/m...
Advice:
👉 Keep an open mind
👉 Try different electives, and you never know, you might find a new direction.
Applications to CDS' MS in data science are open through Feb 14:
cds.nyu.edu/admissions/m...
Can paying public doctors more actually reduce the hours they work?
Incoming CDS faculty Jaume Vives-i-Bastida co-authored a new paper showing that exclusivity bonuses in Spain caused a pure income effect that reduced overall labor supply.
nyudatascience.medium.com/more-pay-les...
Incoming CDS faculty Jaume Vives-i-Bastida co-authored a new paper showing that exclusivity bonuses in Spain caused a pure income effect that reduced overall labor supply.
nyudatascience.medium.com/more-pay-les...
More Pay, Less Work: The Unintended Consequences of Healthcare Exclusivity Bonuses
Incoming CDS faculty Jaume Vives-i-Bastida shows how exclusivity bonuses for doctors in Spain reduced working hours despite higher pay.
nyudatascience.medium.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Can paying public doctors more actually reduce the hours they work?
Incoming CDS faculty Jaume Vives-i-Bastida co-authored a new paper showing that exclusivity bonuses in Spain caused a pure income effect that reduced overall labor supply.
nyudatascience.medium.com/more-pay-les...
Incoming CDS faculty Jaume Vives-i-Bastida co-authored a new paper showing that exclusivity bonuses in Spain caused a pure income effect that reduced overall labor supply.
nyudatascience.medium.com/more-pay-les...
The February CDS #Research Feature has dropped 📧 Greg Durrett teaches language models to think, Jingtong Su and Jianyu Zhang reveal how a comma or a hashtag can upend AI leaderboards, and more on this month's feature! t.e2ma.net/webview/17vc...
February 3, 2026 at 9:36 PM
The February CDS #Research Feature has dropped 📧 Greg Durrett teaches language models to think, Jingtong Su and Jianyu Zhang reveal how a comma or a hashtag can upend AI leaderboards, and more on this month's feature! t.e2ma.net/webview/17vc...
The deadline for the Fall 2026 MS in Data Science is February 14.
Check out our latest blog post for a recap of the admissions info session, including tips on prerequisites, the 36-credit curriculum, and advice from current students.
nyudatascience.medium.com/the-cds-ms-p...
Check out our latest blog post for a recap of the admissions info session, including tips on prerequisites, the 36-credit curriculum, and advice from current students.
nyudatascience.medium.com/the-cds-ms-p...
February 3, 2026 at 5:37 PM
The deadline for the Fall 2026 MS in Data Science is February 14.
Check out our latest blog post for a recap of the admissions info session, including tips on prerequisites, the 36-credit curriculum, and advice from current students.
nyudatascience.medium.com/the-cds-ms-p...
Check out our latest blog post for a recap of the admissions info session, including tips on prerequisites, the 36-credit curriculum, and advice from current students.
nyudatascience.medium.com/the-cds-ms-p...
The Courant Institute School of Mathematics, Computing, & Data Science is hiring for two tenure-track assistant professor positions starting Sept 2026.
The School aims to expand ML/AI for science with a focus on the physical sciences.
Apply by Feb 15: apply.interfolio.com/180888
The School aims to expand ML/AI for science with a focus on the physical sciences.
Apply by Feb 15: apply.interfolio.com/180888
February 3, 2026 at 5:03 PM
The Courant Institute School of Mathematics, Computing, & Data Science is hiring for two tenure-track assistant professor positions starting Sept 2026.
The School aims to expand ML/AI for science with a focus on the physical sciences.
Apply by Feb 15: apply.interfolio.com/180888
The School aims to expand ML/AI for science with a focus on the physical sciences.
Apply by Feb 15: apply.interfolio.com/180888
CDS Silver Professor Julia Kempe (@kempelab.bsky.social) is co-organizing this year's ICLR 2026 Workshop on New Frontiers in Associative Memory.
The workshop is accepting submissions related to associative memory until Feb 14.
nfam2026.amemory.net
The workshop is accepting submissions related to associative memory until Feb 14.
nfam2026.amemory.net
Workshop on Associative Memory @ICLR 2025
New Frontiers in Associative Memories Workshop @ICLR 2025. Discuss the latest multidisciplinary developments in Associative Memory. Explore synergies between Associative Memories and LLMs.
nfam2026.amemory.net
January 30, 2026 at 7:50 PM
CDS Silver Professor Julia Kempe (@kempelab.bsky.social) is co-organizing this year's ICLR 2026 Workshop on New Frontiers in Associative Memory.
The workshop is accepting submissions related to associative memory until Feb 14.
nfam2026.amemory.net
The workshop is accepting submissions related to associative memory until Feb 14.
nfam2026.amemory.net
Reposted by NYU Center for Data Science
Verifiers are increasingly being used today in RL to provide rewards. We did a systematic study on when it is the best to use LLMs to verify solutions. Check out the blog post below to learn more.
Do stronger LLMs make better verifiers? Not necessarily when grading themselves.
New work led by Courant PhD student @jacklu-me.bsky.social and CDS Asst Prof @mengyer.bsky.social shows that cross-family verification outperforms self-verification.
nyudatascience.medium.com/study-reveal...
New work led by Courant PhD student @jacklu-me.bsky.social and CDS Asst Prof @mengyer.bsky.social shows that cross-family verification outperforms self-verification.
nyudatascience.medium.com/study-reveal...
Study Reveals AI Models Are Biased Toward Solutions That Resemble Their Own Reasoning
Having AI models check the work of models from different “families” is far more effective than having them verify their own outputs.
nyudatascience.medium.com
January 30, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Verifiers are increasingly being used today in RL to provide rewards. We did a systematic study on when it is the best to use LLMs to verify solutions. Check out the blog post below to learn more.
Do stronger LLMs make better verifiers? Not necessarily when grading themselves.
New work led by Courant PhD student @jacklu-me.bsky.social and CDS Asst Prof @mengyer.bsky.social shows that cross-family verification outperforms self-verification.
nyudatascience.medium.com/study-reveal...
New work led by Courant PhD student @jacklu-me.bsky.social and CDS Asst Prof @mengyer.bsky.social shows that cross-family verification outperforms self-verification.
nyudatascience.medium.com/study-reveal...
Study Reveals AI Models Are Biased Toward Solutions That Resemble Their Own Reasoning
Having AI models check the work of models from different “families” is far more effective than having them verify their own outputs.
nyudatascience.medium.com
January 30, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Do stronger LLMs make better verifiers? Not necessarily when grading themselves.
New work led by Courant PhD student @jacklu-me.bsky.social and CDS Asst Prof @mengyer.bsky.social shows that cross-family verification outperforms self-verification.
nyudatascience.medium.com/study-reveal...
New work led by Courant PhD student @jacklu-me.bsky.social and CDS Asst Prof @mengyer.bsky.social shows that cross-family verification outperforms self-verification.
nyudatascience.medium.com/study-reveal...
CDS seeks a new Chair to lead the Center’s expansion within the Courant Institute School.
The incoming Chair will have a mandate to drive growth and oversee faculty recruitment.
The deadline for full consideration is Feb 1.
apply.interfolio.com/179190
The incoming Chair will have a mandate to drive growth and oversee faculty recruitment.
The deadline for full consideration is Feb 1.
apply.interfolio.com/179190
January 29, 2026 at 7:53 PM
CDS seeks a new Chair to lead the Center’s expansion within the Courant Institute School.
The incoming Chair will have a mandate to drive growth and oversee faculty recruitment.
The deadline for full consideration is Feb 1.
apply.interfolio.com/179190
The incoming Chair will have a mandate to drive growth and oversee faculty recruitment.
The deadline for full consideration is Feb 1.
apply.interfolio.com/179190
CDS' Pascal Wallisch shares words of wisdom for data science students.
Advice:
✅ Build a community
✅ Take advantage of the open environment
✅ Maintain a broad mindset with epistemic humility
Applications to our MS in data science are open. Apply by Feb 14:
cds.nyu.edu/admissions/m...
Advice:
✅ Build a community
✅ Take advantage of the open environment
✅ Maintain a broad mindset with epistemic humility
Applications to our MS in data science are open. Apply by Feb 14:
cds.nyu.edu/admissions/m...
January 29, 2026 at 4:09 PM
CDS' Pascal Wallisch shares words of wisdom for data science students.
Advice:
✅ Build a community
✅ Take advantage of the open environment
✅ Maintain a broad mindset with epistemic humility
Applications to our MS in data science are open. Apply by Feb 14:
cds.nyu.edu/admissions/m...
Advice:
✅ Build a community
✅ Take advantage of the open environment
✅ Maintain a broad mindset with epistemic humility
Applications to our MS in data science are open. Apply by Feb 14:
cds.nyu.edu/admissions/m...
The U.S. once produced 88% of all remote sensing research. Today, it produces less than 9%, while China now produces nearly half of all global research in the field.
nyudatascience.medium.com/china-now-do...
nyudatascience.medium.com/china-now-do...
China Now Dominates Remote Sensing Research as U.S. Funding Wanes
The U.S. has lost its lead in remote sensing technology to China, dropping from 88% of global research output to less than 9%.
nyudatascience.medium.com
January 28, 2026 at 5:19 PM
The U.S. once produced 88% of all remote sensing research. Today, it produces less than 9%, while China now produces nearly half of all global research in the field.
nyudatascience.medium.com/china-now-do...
nyudatascience.medium.com/china-now-do...
Reposted by NYU Center for Data Science
So excited that our paper got accepted to ICLR!! Check it out 👇
Can LLMs evolve human-like semantic categories?
CDS-affiliated @nogazs.bsky.social and PhD student Nathaniel Imel show that, via simulated cultural transmission, LLMs reorganize color categories toward efficient compression.
🔗 arxiv.org/abs/2509.08093
CDS-affiliated @nogazs.bsky.social and PhD student Nathaniel Imel show that, via simulated cultural transmission, LLMs reorganize color categories toward efficient compression.
🔗 arxiv.org/abs/2509.08093
January 27, 2026 at 6:33 PM
So excited that our paper got accepted to ICLR!! Check it out 👇
Can LLMs evolve human-like semantic categories?
CDS-affiliated @nogazs.bsky.social and PhD student Nathaniel Imel show that, via simulated cultural transmission, LLMs reorganize color categories toward efficient compression.
🔗 arxiv.org/abs/2509.08093
CDS-affiliated @nogazs.bsky.social and PhD student Nathaniel Imel show that, via simulated cultural transmission, LLMs reorganize color categories toward efficient compression.
🔗 arxiv.org/abs/2509.08093
January 27, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Can LLMs evolve human-like semantic categories?
CDS-affiliated @nogazs.bsky.social and PhD student Nathaniel Imel show that, via simulated cultural transmission, LLMs reorganize color categories toward efficient compression.
🔗 arxiv.org/abs/2509.08093
CDS-affiliated @nogazs.bsky.social and PhD student Nathaniel Imel show that, via simulated cultural transmission, LLMs reorganize color categories toward efficient compression.
🔗 arxiv.org/abs/2509.08093
Tuning AI models no longer needs to rely on expensive guesswork.
Courant PhD student Nick Lourie, CDS Professor @kyunghyuncho.bsky.social, and CDS Assoc. Prof. He He reveal an important new statistical tool to estimate a model's best possible performance.
nyudatascience.medium.com/taking-the-g...
Courant PhD student Nick Lourie, CDS Professor @kyunghyuncho.bsky.social, and CDS Assoc. Prof. He He reveal an important new statistical tool to estimate a model's best possible performance.
nyudatascience.medium.com/taking-the-g...
Taking the Guesswork Out of AI Training: Hyperparameter Landscapes Are Simpler Than We Thought
Courant PhD student Nick Lourie shows a method that makes choosing hyperparameters more predictable and less reliant on trial and error.
nyudatascience.medium.com
January 23, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Tuning AI models no longer needs to rely on expensive guesswork.
Courant PhD student Nick Lourie, CDS Professor @kyunghyuncho.bsky.social, and CDS Assoc. Prof. He He reveal an important new statistical tool to estimate a model's best possible performance.
nyudatascience.medium.com/taking-the-g...
Courant PhD student Nick Lourie, CDS Professor @kyunghyuncho.bsky.social, and CDS Assoc. Prof. He He reveal an important new statistical tool to estimate a model's best possible performance.
nyudatascience.medium.com/taking-the-g...
The CDS Capstone Project course held its Final Poster Presentations at the Rosenthal Pavilion.
46 groups presented their work to mentors from NYU and industry.
The course is a unique opportunity for students to solve real-world problems.
Learn more: cds.nyu.edu/masters-in-d...
46 groups presented their work to mentors from NYU and industry.
The course is a unique opportunity for students to solve real-world problems.
Learn more: cds.nyu.edu/masters-in-d...
January 22, 2026 at 4:27 PM
The CDS Capstone Project course held its Final Poster Presentations at the Rosenthal Pavilion.
46 groups presented their work to mentors from NYU and industry.
The course is a unique opportunity for students to solve real-world problems.
Learn more: cds.nyu.edu/masters-in-d...
46 groups presented their work to mentors from NYU and industry.
The course is a unique opportunity for students to solve real-world problems.
Learn more: cds.nyu.edu/masters-in-d...