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The Massive Data Institute (MDI) at Georgetown’s McCourt School of Public Policy harnesses modern data and computing power to produce cutting edge social science, computer science, and data science research that improves public policy decision making.

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Event — MDI Scholars Research Showcase Spring 2026

On Wednesday, April 29, 2026, the Massive Data Institute of the McCourt School of Public Policy will host the MDI Scholars Research Showcase Spring 2026. MDI Scholars will present their research in…

April 23, 2026

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Datathon for Democracy: Combining Public Data and Agentic AI to Analyze Speech on Social Media

Written by Miranda M. Yarowsky, SFS ’26, MDI Program Assistant As part of Tech & Society Week, the Massive Data Institute, Bright Data, and IBM sponsored the Datathon for Democracy on March…

March 30, 2026

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Event – Datathon for Democracy: Data In Action — Massive Data Institute, Bright Initiative, and IBM

Join the McCourt School of Public Policy’s Massive Data Institute (MDI), Bright Data Initiative by Bright Data, and IBM, for an exclusive one-day Datathon for Democracy on March 29th. We will…

March 2, 2026