This MSc (Master of Science) in Data Science program is the result of a collaboration between the National Centre for Scientific Research “Demokritos” (link is external) and the University of the Peloponnese (link is external).NCSR “Demokritos”, is one of Europe’s leading multi-disciplinary scientific Research Centers. Its Institute of Informatics & Telecommunications, which is responsible for the MSc program, has a strong background on data management and data analytics, focusing on big data technologies. The multidisciplinarity of NCSR “Demokritos” will also be exploited, enriching the MSc program with use cases from the domains of energy, environment and biology.
The University of the Peloponnese has a strong backgound in Postgraduate courses. Its Department of Informatics and Telecommunications, which will have the responsibility of the MSc program, has strong expertise on data bases, data management, statistical methods and data visualisation.