Ideas that Connect.
Our Mission
Guided by Notre Dame’s Mission, the Lucy Family Institute adventurously collaborates on advancing data-driven and artificial intelligence (AI) convergence research, translational solutions, and education to ethically address society’s vexing problems. As an innovative nexus of academia, industry, and the public, the Institute also fosters data science and artificial intelligence (AI) access to strengthen diverse and inclusive capacity building within communities.
Vision
To become the preeminent intellectual beacon, inspiring collaborative, equitable, and impactful data and artificial intelligence innovations as a global force for good.
History
Founded in December of 2019 with a $25 million gift from alumnus Robert Lumpkins and his wife, Sara, the Lucy Family Institute contributes to scholarship and education related to the relationship between data and society, with the goal of using data and innovation as a force for good in the world.
As a part of its establishment, the Lucy Family Institute integrated two pre-existing research centers at the University that operated with a primary focus on data science, societal interface, and interdisciplinary applications of data science: the Center for Network and Data Science (CNDS) and the Center for Social Science Research (CSSR).
What we do
The Lucy Family Institute brings expertise in data science, AI, data engineering, computing, applications, and methods. The Institute also brings forth core societal expertise in areas of human development, healthcare, sciences, peace processes, ethics, global development, democracy, and poverty studies.
Combining these core capabilities enables the Lucy Family Institute to compile best-in-class research teams aligned toward specific societal challenges that translate out of research and into practice. We do this through research, funding, education, outreach and through special initiatives.
Notre Dame to convene government, industry and academic leaders to set regulatory roadmap for responsible social media
Notre Dame to convene government, industry and academic leaders to set regulatory roadmap for responsible social media
Federally funded research explores how AI tools can improve manufacturing worker safety, product quality
Federally funded research explores how AI tools can improve manufacturing worker safety, product quality
Collaboration with National Education Equity Lab to Create Pathways to Notre Dame
Collaboration with National Education Equity Lab to Create Pathways to Notre Dame
Lee Gettler, professor of anthropology, elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Lee Gettler, professor of anthropology, elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science