Department of Health Data Science and Artificial Intelligence

Our Department

The Department of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (DSAI) at the McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics, UTHealth Houston, is dedicated to advancing artificial intelligence and data-driven methods to transform healthcare and biomedical research. Our faculty and students develop cutting-edge approaches in machine learning, natural language processing, imaging informatics, and privacy-preserving computation. DSAI serves as a hub for innovation, discovery, and translation of AI into real-world healthcare practice.

VISION STATEMENT: Empowering healthcare everywhere with transformative AI.

MISSION

We aim to transform healthcare by:

Advance Discovery

Develop and apply innovative AI and data science methods to accelerate biomedical and clinical research.

Transform Care

Translate AI into tools that improve diagnosis, treatment, and healthcare delivery.

Educate Leaders

Train the next generation of professionals at the intersection of AI and medicine.

Core Values

Innovation: Driving breakthroughs in AI and data science for healthcare.
Collaboration: Building strong partnerships across disciplines and institutions.
Integrity: Upholding the highest standards of scientific and clinical rigor.

Research Centers and Labs

The Department of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence hosts two flagship research centers:

SAFE (Secure Artificial intelligence For hEalthcare) Specializing in privacy-preserving machine learning, federated analytics, and secure health data sharing.
TEAM-AI (Center for Translational AI Excellence and Applications in Medicine) Advancing AI methods that are technically rigorous, clinically impactful, and designed for real-world healthcare applications.