About US

What We Do

Texas State Center for Analytics and Data Science (CADS) is Texas State University’s central hub of data-intensive research, analytics and data science education, training, and outreach programs. It supports exploring solutions for the greatest challenges of society, science, and business through computing as well as data science and provides the tools to harness the power of data. The applications of statistics, machine learning, and artificial intelligence are prevalent in every domain ranging from criminal justice to disaster response. CADS facilitates collaboration across the data science community of domain experts from the health, life, social, and physical sciences, as well as supporting methodological experts from computer science, statistics, engineering, and applied mathematics. CADS has three focus areas: research, education and training, and community outreach.

Multidisciplinary Experts

TXST CADS research team comprises diverse faculty members with expertise in various fields. The research encompasses experts in data science, analytics, and AI, as well as subject domain experts and industry partners, to support impactful research.

Collaboration

Looking for collaborators?  We support enhancing AI and data literacy with government, NGOs, and industry on data analytics maturity plans. Contact us.

Community

Connect with TXST analytics and data science partners, including clubs and departments. 

Mission

To be a central hub for advancing analytics and data science methods research, and providing interdisciplinary solutions to scientific, societal, and business challenges through data harnessing, and outreach that support the development of the Texas workforce

Vision

To be a trailblazer in analytics and data science, inspiring and empowering the world with data-driven innovations that solve complex challenges and transform lives starting with Texas Innovation Corridor