Interested in becoming a D2K Partner, sponsoring a capstone project, or getting involved with Rice data science events? Fill out the form and select your membership level, or email d2k@rice.edu with any questions you may have.
The Center for Transforming Data to Knowledge - the D2K Lab, is an Innovative and Interdisciplinary hub for data science education at Rice University.
We train exceptional Rice students to make an impact by solving your real-world data science and artificial intelligence problems.
D2K Industry Partnerships
Levels and Benefits
D2K Lab industry partners have exclusive branding and recruitment access to Rice data science and AI students from over 16 majors across Rice University.
Partner Level - $60,000*
Combines the best of research, education, recruitment, and enriched engagement with the Rice data science community.
- Sponsorship of two D2K Capstone projects included (1 year-long or 2 semester-long projects, $40,000 value) with weekly engagements from your organization and guidance from D2K faculty for the Rice student team.
- Ownership of resulting Intellectual Property (IP), including data and software solutions produced by the team.
- On-site data science education led by D2K faculty aligned with your capstone project ($10,000 value).
- Recruitment Level benefits included ($10,000 value).
- Premier sponsorship of the Rice Datathon event included ($7,500 value; over 400 students attend annually) with highvisibility branding.
Capstone Level - $25,000*
For companies and organizations looking for data science and artificial intelligence solutions to your business challenges and interested in recruiting data science students.
- Sponsorship of a D2K Capstone project included (1 semester-long project, $20,000 value) with weekly mentorship from your organization and guidance from D2K faculty for the Rice student team.
- Ownership of resulting Intellectual Property (IP), including data and software solutions produced by the team.
- Recruitment Level benefits included ($10,000 value).
- On-site data science education led by D2K faculty aligned with your capstone project (available at an additional cost).
Recruitment Level - $10,000
Looking to hire exceptional Rice data science and AI students? Make impactful connections and brand your organization.
- Sponsorship of the Rice Datathon event included ($2,000 value; over 400 students attend annually).
- Host recruiting talk at Rice D2K and engage with Rice data science students.
- Invitation to Rice D2K Showcase event to celebrate the impact of data science (over 200 attend each semester)
- Branding on the D2K website, in monthly newsletters, and at all events and programs.
- Promoted job and internship announcements in the Rice Data Owls Weekly Digest (reaches over 1,500 Rice students).
Learn more about our Data Science Capstone.
View highlights of our D2K Capstone projects and their impact.
Email the D2K Lab about how you want to become involved!
*Discounts may be available for non-profits and community organizations. Email d2k@rice.edu to learn more about the discounted partnerships.
**Talk to us to learn more about tailored Premier Partnership opportunities.
For Community Partnerships
View a list of highlighted community and social impact projects >
Email d2k@rice.edu to learn more about the discounted partnerships, if you are a government agency, community or non-profit organization.
For Research Partnerships
Visit a list of highlighted research projects.
If you are a Rice faculty and researcher, please visit this page for more information about research partnerships.
D2K Data Science Capstone Projects
Data Science & Artificial Intelligence Capstone Projects
The D2K Lab provides advanced students from across many programs and departments at Rice University with unique and challenging opportunities to make an impact by solving real-world data science and artificial intelligence problems.
Companies and organizations seeking research solutions to their data science and artificial intelligence challenges can partner with the D2K Lab to sponsor a capstone team. (200+ students will participate in the D2K Capstone in 2023 (projected).
- Companies and organizations seeking research solutions to their data science and artificial intelligence challenges can partner with the D2K Lab to sponsor a capstone team over a semester or a year.
- With a sponsored research agreement ($20,000 value), sponsors will own any resulting Intellectual Property (IP), including data and software solutions produced by the team.
- D2K Capstone projects utilize data science and artificial intelligence to solve pressing real-world problems in collaboration with companies, healthcare institutions, and community organizations.
- Students present their results from the capstone projects and highlight their impact at the D2K Showcase.
Rice Data Science Degrees
Minor in Data Science
The data science minor is designed to prepare students to use computational thinking and data science tools to solve practical problems in their areas of expertise.
Professional Master of Data Science
The Master of Data Science program is a non-thesis degree designed to support the needs of interdisciplinary professionals with online or oncampus options.
Get Involved With D2K Programs and Events
- D2K Showcase - See the impact our students are making with data science and AI in their capstone projects.
- Rice Datathon - Fast-paced, 24-hour data mining competition for experienced and novice data science and AI students
- HackRice - Rice's hackathon is a 36-hour student competition stretching computational skills and imagination.