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The official account of the UBC Master of Data Science program, a 10-month program that provides the technical foundation and practical data science experience.
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📣Applications Are Open📣

Applications for the UBC Master of Data Science program are now! Review our application checklist and note important application deadline dates. Please visit our website to learn more about admission requirements and how to apply: bit.ly/3LrcHo3
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This week, we are putting the spotlight on the capstone project our students worked on for EmberCure Solutions and their project entitled "AI-Driven Wildfire Detection Building Accurate and Scalable ML Models”.

We are now accepting capstone proposals. Learn more here: bit.ly/4lEuEfo
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November 7, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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📣Applications Are Open📣

Applications for the UBC Master of Data Science program are now! Review our application checklist and note important application deadline dates. Please visit our website to learn more about admission requirements and how to apply: bit.ly/3LrcHo3
Text that reads UBC Master of Data Science Applications Now Open Text that reads UBC Master of Data Science Applications Checklist A letter of intent/personal statement A resume Unofficial transcripts and degree certificates Names and contact information of three references Results of an English language proficiency exam (if applicable) Proof you've met the prerequisite courses Text that reads UBC Master of Data Science Application Deadlines: International Students (Early Round – MDS Computational Linguistics only): November 30, 2025 International Students (Early Round – MDS Okanagan only): December 15, 2025 International Students and Domestic Students who want to be considered for scholarships (all programs): January 31, 2026 Domestic/US Students (all programs): April 15, 2026
November 6, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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We’re thrilled to showcase our amazing Capstone Partner, The WholeSHEBang, and their project: ““The Question Bot: Comprehensive Sexual Health Answers to Any Question.” Get the details of the capstone project here: bit.ly/3KIdhx5
#UBCMDS #DataScience #CapstoneProjects
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September 26, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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🌟 Weekly Capstone Project Spotlight! 🌟

This week, we are putting the spotlight on two capstone projects our students worked on for HCL Technologies. Interested in becoming a Capstone Partner? Submit a proposal here: bit.ly/4lEuEfo.
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September 19, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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It is National Post Doc Appreciation Week. The @ubcmds Vancouver program would like to celebrate our post docs (Andy Tai, Hedayat Zarkoob, Payman Nickchi, and Prajeet Bajpai) and all the hard work and contributions that they have made to the MDS program. Learn more about them here: bit.ly/47R1bLM
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September 18, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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This week, we're thrilled to showcase our amazing UBC Master of Data Science Computational Linguistics capstone projects. Learn more about this year's MDS Computational Linguistics capstone projects and partners here: bit.ly/4ko5ZLn
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September 12, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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This week, we're excited to feature two capstone partners and their projects. The capstone team from LiteFarm and the team from Agrigates. Interested in become a capstone partner? Register for our info session here: bit.ly/416zaf4
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September 5, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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This week, we're thrilled to showcase our amazing Capstone Partner, UBC Cybersecurity, and their project: “Sniffing for Phishing”. Interested in become a capstone partner? Register for our info session here: bit.ly/416zaf4
#UBCMDS #DataScience #CapstoneProjects
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August 29, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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This week, we're excited to feature two capstone projects from BC Children’s Hospital and Digital Lab that were worked on by MDS Vancouver and Computational Linguistics students Interested in become a capstone proposal? Register for our info session here: bit.ly/416zaf4
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August 22, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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We are delighted to showcase our capstone the Office of the British Columbia Provincial Health Officer (PHO) and their project entitled “Forecasting Excess Mortality Due to Extreme Temperatures in British Columbia, Canada”. Learn more here: bit.ly/45hSB7f
#UBCMDS #DataScience #CapstoneProjects
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August 15, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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Are you interested in partnering with our talented data science students? @ubcmds.bsky.social is now accepting capstone proposals for our next cohort! Register for our virtual capstone information session on September 12, 2025 to learn more: bit.ly/416zaf4
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August 13, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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This week, we spotlight the capstone project our students worked on with ALS GeoAnalytics called “Explainable AI for Obtaining Mineralogical Insights: Visualizing Predictions in Deep Learning Models”. Interested in becoming a Capstone Partner? Submit a proposal here: bit.ly/4lEuEfo.
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August 8, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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We are delighted to showcase our capstone partner FinlyWealth and their project entitled “Find Me the Better Product!”. Learn more here: bit.ly/3Ih2n08
#UBCMDS #DataScience #CapstoneProjects
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August 5, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Th UBC MDS Vancouver program are thrilled to welcome Elham E Khoda and Ilya Musabirov to the MDS team as Assistant Professors of Teaching.

Learn more about Elham here: masterdatascience.ubc.ca/why-ubc/peop... and Ilya here: masterdatascience.ubc.ca/why-ubc/peop...
July 25, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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🚀 Weekly Capstone Spotlight 🚀

This week, we are taking a look at the capstone project our UBC MDS Computational Linguistics students did with the BC Ministry of Environment and Parks and their project entitled “Classifying Contaminated Sites Records”. Learn more here: bit.ly/3Gfbk9T
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July 25, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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This week, we're thrilled to showcase our amazing UBC Master of Data Science Okanagan capstone projects. Learn more about this year's MDS Okanagan capstone projects and partners here: bit.ly/4ko5ZLn

#UBCMDS #DataScience #CapstoneProjects #datascientists #ubc #mds #masterofdatascience
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July 18, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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🌟 Weekly Capstone Project Spotlight 🌟

We are kicking off our weekly Capstone Spotlight series with the Vancouver Canucks and Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Explore the incredible projects our students have worked on: bit.ly/4ko5ZLn #UBCMDS #DataScience #CapstoneProjects
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July 11, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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We are pleased to welcome the newest member of the @ubcmds.bsky.social #ComputationalLinguistics team. Meet Isabel Papadimitriou (@isabelpapad). Isabel is joining us as an Assistant Professor starting in September 2025. Learn more about Isabel here: bit.ly/4dAWMNX
May 27, 2025 at 6:23 PM