The Data, AI, and Computing Initiative catalyzes interdisciplinary collaboration and real‑world translation grounded in Notre Dame’s mission as a force for good. By coordinating research, education, infrastructure, and external engagement, the Initiative amplifies strengths, addresses gaps, and expands opportunities for faculty and students across the University.

We work with collaborators from across the University. If you are interested in being part of this growing partnership, please contact the DAC Initiative at dac@nd.edu.

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Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics

The Department of Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics aspires to create an environment for excellence in which faculty and students who have deep intellectual expertise can transcend disciplinary boundaries to impact critical problems in the natural and social sciences, technology, and beyond.

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Computer Science and Engineering

The Department of Computer Science and Engineering offers a Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering and two undergraduate programs: Computer Science and Computer Engineering. We conduct research in computer science and engineering and provide service to the University, the region, the nation, and the world.

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Hesburgh Libraries

Hesburgh Libraries cultivates curiosity and discovery as a hub for intellectual life. We advance the University’s research, teaching, and learning goals while fostering Notre Dame’s engagement with the global scholarly community.

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Information Technology, Analytics, and Operations

Information Technology, Analytics, & Operations prepares students for lifetime careers in tech and analytics by equipping them with the skills to generate value from next-generation digital technologies.

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Institute for Social Concerns

The Institute for Social Concerns is the University of Notre Dame’s scholarly home for interdisciplinary responses to questions of justice. Committed to the normative proposition that a just world is a beautiful world, we engage the most urgent signs of the times through justice education, research for the common good, and collaborations with community.

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Notre Dame–IBM Technology Ethics Lab

The mission of the Notre Dame-IBM Technology Ethics Lab is to drive ethical and human-centered design, development, deployment, and use of technology.

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Notre Dame Learning

Notre Dame Learning accompanies faculty and instructors to enhance learning for all students. We engage and promote evidence-based practices to advance teaching and learning at Notre Dame and beyond.

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Office of Information Technology

The Office of Information Technology (OIT) is the central division that supports enterprise-wide computing across the University.

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Program on AI and the Development of Ethics in Agents

The Program on AI and the Development of Ethics in Agents features a network of multidisciplinary researchers working to think collectively about how to best cultivate human flourishing amidst the emergence of powerful AI systems.