Call for Applications: Undergraduate Computer and Data Science Research Fair
AI is now embedded in classrooms, workplaces, and daily life, raising questions about the kind of future we want to create. This year’s theme— Future Forward: AI and the Next Decade —invites undergraduate students to imagine lasting impacts of AI through posters, demonstrations, and creative projects that explore its opportunities, risks, and limits.
Students who participate will be eligible for a range of prizes and receive feedback on their work from faculty, alumni, and industry attendees.
Application Deadline: Wednesday, October 22 (11:59 PM ET)
Application Details:
- Eligibility: Open to all Columbia and Barnard undergraduates. Class projects are welcome but not required; independent projects without a faculty advisor are encouraged; works in progress are welcome.
- 2025 Tracks (choose one in your application): AI in Society: Human Futures (work, culture, politics, everyday life); Responsible & Sustainable AI (environment, security/privacy, transparency, governance); AI for Discovery & Innovation(research advances, domain applications, new models and methods)
- Formats Accepted: Posters, table-based demos & visualizations, startup/entrepreneurial projects, and creative tech installations or performances.
The fair will be held on Thursday, November 6 from 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM in Carleton Commons, Mudd Building. The event is hosted by the Data, Media, and Society Center at the Data Science Institute, co-organized by a committee of undergraduate students across Columbia University and Barnard College, and co-sponsored by schools and units across our campus. The event is free and open to all to register and attend.
