About MDI
The Massive Data Institute (MDI) at Georgetown’s McCourt School of Public Policy focuses on the secure and responsible use of data to answer public policy questions. MDI works with researchers in government, academia, and industry to solve societal-scale problems using novel and traditional large-scale data sources. MDI’s strategic partnerships promote community and innovation across the health, social, computer, and data sciences.
MDI draws on expertise from across Georgetown’s campus and beyond, including the social, natural, and computer science departments, and through strategic partnerships with organizations like the Beeck Center for Social Impact and Innovation, Lawrence Livermore Laboratories, the Institute for Social Research at University of Michigan, and the Pew Charitable Trust. The U.S. Census Bureau has designated MDI a Federal Statistical Research Data Center, one of only 23 in the nation.
The MDI regularly awards seed grants, houses post-doctoral fellows, and hosts panels and faculty seminars on public policy and massive data.
Leadership
Director
Lisa Singh, Professor, Department of Computer Science and Research Professor at MDI
Associate Director
Anjelika Deogirikar Grossman
Executive Board
Michael A. Bailey, Colonel William J. Walsh Professor of American Government, Department of Government and McCourt School of Public Policy
Amy O’Hara, Research Professor, McCourt School of Public Policy
Lisa Singh, Professor, Department of Computer Science
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Staff
Core Staff
Lahy Amman, Research Specialist
Joe Buchanan, System Administrator
Margaret Haughney, Policy Analyst
Ellen Moriarty, CJDC Database Administrator
Yiqing Ren, Database Administrator and Software Engineer
Becky Vanarsdall, Project Manager
Maanasa Vatsavayi, Software Developer
Izzy Youngs, Research Specialist
Fellows
Le Bao, MDI Postdoctoral Fellow
Christopher Dick, MDI Senior Fellow
Jaren Haber, MDI Postdoctoral Fellow
JJ Nadeo, MDI Fritz Family Fellow (joint with Institute for Technology Law & Policy)
Joe Shaheen, MDI Postdoctoral Fellow
Stephanie Straus, MDI Policy Fellow
Nathan Wycoff, MDI Postdoctoral Fellow
Student Assistants
Drew Budinsky, Research Assistant
Sang Doan, Research Assistant
Elizabeth Ledwith, Academic Assistant
Kathy Martinez, Research Assistant
Alex Pattarini, Research Assistant
Srujana Illa Sai, Research Assistant
Joseph Scariano, Research Assistant
Alex Seital, Research Assistant
Shakhzod Yuldoshboev, Research Assistant
Directions to MDI
From the main gates, you enter the building called Healy Hall at the ground floor. When facing Healy, you can go downstairs using the steps located at the center of Healy Hall, which are flanked by two cannons at each side of the staircase. Take these steps down, go through the door, and walk down the hallway. Enter through the door on the left for GU Politics (G-18). Walk past the television screen and seating area, and you will see the G-02 suite that is the MDI space. Alternatively, you can enter Healy Hall from the first floor and take the elevator (located close to the restrooms and the Bioethics Library) down to the Ground floor, walk down the ramp located on the right-hand side, and enter the MDI suite.