Eric Eaton, an associate professor of computer science at the University of Pennsylvania, delivered the keynote address at the 2025 Data Science and DARWIN Computing Symposium held at the University of Delaware. Eaton discussed ways that artificial intelligence, particularly “persistent and adaptive intelligence,” can enable advances with the potential to foster better financial prediction, enable more precise medical decision support and advance understanding of consumer preferences, among other things.

DSI faculty council member Xiao Fang, professor of MIS, along with faculty members from the Lerner College’s Department of Accounting, have been awarded support from the American Fintech Council and UD’s Data Science Institute for their project, Leveraging Large Language Models to Simulate Consumer Behavior for Fintech Product Innovation.

UD researchers combine field data and machine learning algorithm to find salt patches on farmland tripled since 2011 in Delmarva.  Three of the authors of this study, (left to right) Matthew Walter, Manan Sarupria and DSI resident faculty member Pinki Mondal, collected preliminary data on rapidly salinizing farm locations in the summer of 2022.

DSI faculty council member Saleem Ali, Blue and Gold Distinguished Professor of Energy and the Environment, is the author of a new book published by Oxford University Press entitled Sustainability: A Very Short Introduction.

DSI affiliated faculty member Tim Webb, associate professor of hospitality business management, co-authored the award-winning paper for the Best Paper Award at the 2025 NENA-ICHRIE Conference. This recognition highlights contributions to the field and strengthens UD’s presence in hospitality research.