Research in the data-oriented areas of computer science
is contributing a new wave of theory and tools for
learning from data. Some of the research areas complement those
in statistics and others overlap.
While the research topics of the two fields are not the same, the
goals of the research are identical-to enhance
theory, methods, models, and systems for the
study of data. Unification-close collaboration in research,
in teaching, and in
applications-would greatly enhance new developments in learning from data.