Data scientists help organizations make sense of their data. As data collection grows in speed, size and complexity, new challenges emerge in dealing with this so called "big data". These range from efficient algorithms to analyze the data to the design of large, distributed systems to acquire and manage the data. The Data Science study profile is an MSc level programme that combines elements from different subfields of computer science, from machine learning to distributed systems, to train new generations of data scientists for the industry, academia, and administration.

The Data Science study profile is organized together by the Algorithms, Data Analytics and Machine Learning and the Networking and Services subprogrammes of the department. Students can take the Data Science profile under either subprogramme. The language of education is English.