 In 2004, he described the expanding sphere of Computer Science and proposed the need to infuse computer science into all disciplines using the phrase CS+X.He and his co-authors Peter Norvig and Slav Petrov proposed a model for computer science research in industry, based on their experience at Google in their paper, "Google’s Hybrid Approach to Research".Since 2016 Spector advocated for a balanced and critical perspective on data science, and in the presentation "Opportunities and Perils in Data Science", he argued for a trans-disciplinary study of data science that includes the humanities and social sciences.