DATA-INSPIRE is a joint project of DIMACS and Rutgers’ Computer Science, Mathematics, and Statistics Departments.
About Us
This institute is premised on our belief that advances in data science principles are needed to impact the emerging paradigm of intelligent machines and their convergence with human society. This foundational understanding is needed to further improve the performance and better explain the operation of such machines so they can accomplish diverse, real-world tasks and interact effectively with people. To realize these advances, a new integration of mathematical, inferential, and algorithmic expertise is required. Thus, DATA-INSPIRE brings together mathematicians, statisticians, computer scientists to catalyze a new foundational data-science community focused on the development of intelligent, interactive machines.
Research Directions
Human and Machine Inference
Integration of Models and Data for Inference about Humans and Machines To bridge the verification and explainability gap of data-driven approaches: We will investigate statistical, mathematical and computational tools that …
Data-informed Dynamical Systems
Dealing with Dynamics through a Data-informed Dynamical Systems Theory Address the presence of significant non-linearities, oscillations, and other complex dynamics and feedback loops: We will employ dynamical systems, real algebraic …
Combinatorics of Intelligent, Interactive Systems
The Role of Data and Combinatorics in Scaling Intelligent, Interactive Systems To deal with the strict timelines and scale to many machines that coordinate (potentially with people) to solve tasks …
Our Team

Pranjal Awasthi
Computer Science
Kostas Bekris
co-PI and Research Director; Computer Science
Fioralba Cakoni
Mathematics
Rong Chen
Statistics
Lazaros Gallos
DIMACS
Ying Hung
Statistics
Jason M. Klusowski
Statistics
Konstantin Mischaikow
co-PI; Mathematics
Fred S. Roberts
PI; Mathematics
Matthew Stone
co-PI and Education Program Lead; Computer Science
Jingjin Yu
Computer Science
Cun-Hui Zhang
co-PI and Head of Postdoc Mentoring Team; Statistics
Wujun Zhang
Mathematics
Kathy Haynie
STEM EducationContact
Kostas Bekris – kostas.bekris@cs.rutgers.edu
Fred Roberts – froberts@dimacs.rutgers.edu
Lazaros Gallos – lgallos@dimacs.rutgers.edu