Global Association for Research Methods, Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
GrmdsAI is a California 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization advancing research, education, and community services for the AI era.
We bring together researchers, students, educators, professionals, organizations, and innovators to develop knowledge, build practical capabilities, and create positive impact through research methods, data science, and artificial intelligence.
GrmdsAI continues the work of the RM Institute, which began in 2000 with research, consulting, and training in research methods, quantitative analysis, data science, machine learning, and artificial intelligence.
Since 2009, we have also developed the RMDSai community, connecting researchers, data scientists, AI professionals, students, educators, and organizations through online communities, conferences, competitions, workshops, training programs, and collaborative activities.
GrmdsAI was formally established in California as a nonprofit organization in 2016. Today, we continue this long-term mission through research and innovation, education and career development, and community services.
Our mission is to advance research, education, and community services that help people and organizations understand, develop, and apply data science and artificial intelligence responsibly and effectively.
Research — GrmdsAI conducts and supports research and innovation in Holistic Computation, Operational Causal AI, ASI, AI Maturity, and HMIP.
Education — Through GCA and related programs, we help students, young professionals, researchers, and organizations build practical capabilities in research, data science, AI, innovation, and career development.
Community — We build and support RMDSai communities through conferences, competitions, workshops, training, networking, collaboration, and ecosystem development.
Dr. Alex Liu is the Director of the RMDS Lab, an advisor for the Harvard Data Science Review, an AI educator at Caltech, and an adjunct professor at Claremont Graduate University. From 2013 to 2019, he served as a Distinguished Data Scientist at IBM, including the role of Chief Data Scientist for Analytics Services.
Before IBM, Dr. Liu worked as Chief Data Scientist for several companies and taught advanced quantitative methods at the University of Southern California and the University of California, Irvine. He has also consulted for organizations including the United Nations and Ingram Micro.
Dr. Liu holds an MS in Statistical Computing and a PhD in Quantitative Sociology from Stanford University. Read more about Dr. Alex Liu.
GrmdsAI works with academic, technology, nonprofit, government, and industry partners to advance research, education, innovation, and community development.
We welcome researchers, students, educators, professionals, organizations, volunteers, and partners to participate in GrmdsAI programs and communities. You can collaborate with us on research, join educational and community activities, contribute your expertise, or support our nonprofit mission through partnerships and donations.