Stanford Causal Science Center

The Stanford Causal Science Center (SC²) serves as a campus-wide hub for learning, collaboration, and discovery in causal inference across disciplines.

Our mission has two main goals:

1. Build community: SC² brings together students, postdocs, and faculty from across Stanford who are interested in understanding cause and effect. Through seminars, workshops, and conferences, we create opportunities for exchanging ideas and sparking new collaborations.
2. Advance training and research: We support scholars applying causal inference methods in diverse fields, from statistics, computer science, and the social sciences to biomedical research and law, helping them use data to uncover how the world really works.

The Causal Science Center convenes the community year-round through a vibrant portfolio of events. Each year, the Center hosts two flagship conferences: the Stanford Causal Science Conference, open to the public, and the SC² Conference, a student-focused forum spotlighting emerging scholars. 

Beyond conferences, the Center fosters ongoing connections through CausaliTEA, a quarterly networking mixer, and a regular series of online seminars on causal inference.

In addition, the Center co-hosts the Bay Area Tech Economics Seminar Series (BATES) in collaboration with the University of San Francisco (USF), bringing together researchers and practitioners at the intersection of economics, technology, and causal inference.

Check out our upcoming in-person gatherings and our online causal inference seminars. 

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