Data Science Blog

By Christabel Obi-Nwosu, MTSU Student About Me My name is Christabel Obi-Nwosu, and I am a senior Computer Science major with a minor in Data Science at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU), graduating in December 2026. I am an international student from Nigeria, currently residing in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Outside the classroom, I am deeply involved…

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I came to MTSU in 2019 from Lexington, Kentucky and got my B.S. in Audio Production in December 2023. I decided to return to MTSU to study Data Science in October 2024, and it has been an incredible experience. In my classes, I’ve learned extremely valuable skills in programming, analysis, statistics, and business intelligence. Despite…

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Dr. Yanfang Liu teaches multiple data science courses as well as mathematics. DATA classes taught:  DATA 2025 – Communicating with Data  DATA 4950 – Data Science Capstone  DATA 6300 – Data Understanding  DATA 6500 – Cases in Data Science  DATA 6990 – Topics Seminar in Data Science  Year joined MTSU: 2024   Home Department: Department of Mathematical Sciences   Research Interests:Inverse problems,…

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Dr. John Wallin is the Director of MTSU’s Computational and Data Science Ph.D. program. He is also an Astronomy professor. DATA classes taught:  DATA 1010, 6300, 6550 – and CDS courses  Year joined MTSU: 2010  Home Department : Physics and Astronomy   Research Interests: Applications of LLM, Galaxy Collisions, XR Simulations  Other Data Science involvement : Director, CDS PhD Program   Why…

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Cheri Burt is the Executive Assistant for the Data Science program. Year joined MTSU  -2021   What is your degree? B.A. in Broadcast Communications, M.S. in Mass Media Arts, Graduate Certificate in Public Relations  One piece of advice for data science students- Take advantage of every opportunity to improve your skills, especially internships.   Outside of work –Involved in…

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Kirstie is one of the undergraduate advisors for the Data Science Program. She advises students whose last names begin with L-Z. Year joined MTSU – as advisor, 2022  What is your degree? Professional Science Master’s Degree in Computer Science and Quantitative Analytics from Austin Peay State University,   Bachelor’s Degree in Professional Studies, Information Technology at MTSU.   Other Data Science…

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MTSU Computational and Data Science Ph.D. student, Yuan Chen, presents elements from his dissertation proposal on Quantum Algorithms for Differential Equations. This talk presents a collection of works on quantum and hybrid quantum–classical methods for differential equations, with emphasis on the two directions: learning-based quantum models for dynamical systems and lightweight quantum recurrent architectures. Differential…

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We are excited to announce the recipients of the prestigious Steve and Kathy Anderson Scholarship for the 2026–2027 academic year! This highly competitive scholarship recognizes outstanding students in the MTSU Data Science program who have demonstrated exceptional academic achievement, passion for data science, and a commitment to making a meaningful impact here at MTSU. This year,…

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Computational and Data Science Ph.D. student, Cayden Schalk, presents his research work on Emotion Recognition.  Understanding emotion in conversation requires combining cues from language, vocal expression, and visual behavior while accounting for how emotion evolves across speakers and dialogue turns. This problem is important for multimodal interactive systems such as emotion-aware assistants, social robots, and…

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Computational and Data Science Ph.D. student Abigail Kelly presents elements from her internship and research. Her research focuses on Geospatial Data and Graph Theory – specifically, how to extract patterns from this difficult type of data.  Geospatial data science focuses on extracting patterns and knowledge from data containing a spatial or geographic component. This discipline is…

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