Overview

The mission of IAGSIDS is to catalyze the Data Science research community and enable the pursuit of innovative, high-impact research. IAGSIDS will conduct activities that strengthen the research community, articulate compelling research visions, and align those visions with pressing national and global challenges. IAGSIDS will communicate the importance of those visions to policymakers, government and industry stakeholders, the public, and the research community itself. IAGSIDS is a nonprofit scientific community devoted to advancing the scientific understanding of the mechanisms underlying thought and intelligent behavior and their embodiment in machines. IAGSIDS also aims to increase public understanding of artificial intelligence, improve the teaching and training of AI practitioners, and provide guidance for research planners and funders concerning the importance and potential of current AI developments and future directions.