IDRIS
Institute for Data, Research, and Innovation Science.
AT RUTGERS UNIVERSITY
About IDRIS
The Institute for Data, Research, and Innovation Science (IDRIS) is an organizing hub for applied, social, ethical, and responsible scholarship in data science and emerging technologies at Rutgers University–Newark. Data work is what we do.
Our Mission at IDRIS
Our Focal Themes
IDRIS focuses on the following themes:
- Data Work and Science
- Technology
- Ethics
- Responsible and Applied
- Anchor-Driven Urban-Solutions
Our Central Wicked Problems
IDRIS focuses on interrogating and addressing the following wicked problems:
- Health
- Environmental
- Data Quality
- Data Literacy
- Responsible AI and Other Technologies
Our History
IDRIS is funded by a Roadmaps Grant from The Rutgers University Academic Affairs Office. IDRIS has three academic foci:
Funded Research
Training
Community-Engaged Practice
Each foci is enhanced by a series of synergies and partnerships including those with industry, city, state and federal government, and not-for-profit institutions. The institute’s target audiences include students, faculty, external researchers, partners, and members of the New Jersey community and beyond.
