Data Science Ph.D. program: Tackling research with societal impact

Sijia Qian, new this fall to UNC Charlotte’s School of Data Science, is blazing trails – in the classroom and her lab. 

For the University’s inaugural cohort of students pursuing a Ph.D. in data science, Qian is teaching a research design course that is eliciting “aha moments” over the connection of quality design to meaningful insights from data. Her research on the social implications of artificial intelligence and information integrity reinforces the fundamental interdisciplinary nature of data science.

“One focus of my research is to create media literacy interventions, such as educational materials or training modules, to equip people to better navigate an increasingly complex multimodal information landscape,” said Qian, an assistant professor in the School of Data Science at UNC Charlotte. “On social media, all kinds of information, including that generated by AI, adds another layer. How do users distinguish trustworthy information?”

The full article can be found on Inside UNC Charlotte.