Looking ahead, the department seeks to expand its research footprint and national visibility by recruiting faculty who are eager to build impactful, interdisciplinary research programs, secure external funding, expand industry collaborations, and contribute to the intellectual growth of a diverse student body. The Anuradha and Vikas Sinha Department of Data Science at the University of North Texas is a rapidly growing research-driven department with strengths in data science, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, software engineering, applied analytics, and emerging strength in quantum computing.