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Picking a Data Science Program: The First Question to Ask

January 12, 2017 by Jennifer Lewis Priestley

Let me start by applauding my colleagues in the academic community for their responsiveness to the demands of the market (not something I do frequently). The academic community should be applauded for pivoting university programs in meaningful and unprecedented ways to respond to the explosive demands of the private and public sectors for deep analytical […]

Jennifer Lewis Priestley is a Professor of Statistics and Data Science at Kennesaw State University. She is the Director of the Ph.D. in Analytics and Data Science and is credited with developing the one of the country’s first Ph.D. programs for Data Science. Priestley seeks to help close the data science skills gap through a multi-disciplinary approach that combines teaching of data science theory with getting practical hands-on experience. Prior to her teaching career, Jennifer worked for 11 years in the private sector, including holding positions with Accenture, MasterCard and VISA EU. She received her B.S. in Economics from Georgia Institute of Technology, her MBA from Penn State University, and her Ph.D. in Decision Sciences from Georgia State University.

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Data Doctors – Improving Health Care with Big Data

November 1, 2016 by DS Examiner

Dr. Robert McGrath is an Associated Professor and the Director for Graduate Programs in Analytics and Data Science at the University of New Hampshire. Much of his work examines how big data can be used to improve health care practice and policies. Dr. McGrath has led many health care IT programs during his career, such […]

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Boston University’s Online MS in Applied Business Analytics Management – An Interview

September 13, 2016 by DS Examiner

We spoke with Dr. Canan Gunes Corlu to learn more about Boston University’s online MS in Applied Business Analytics Management. Read on to find out what students should know going in, how BU helps new students adjust to the program, and how students will learn to tackle real-world challenges. Dr. Canan Gunes Corlu is an […]

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West Virginia University’s Online MS in Business Data Analytics

August 17, 2016 by DS Examiner

West Virginia University’s College of Business and Economics offers an online MS in Business Data Analytics program. What can students expect from the program, and what opportunities will they have to apply their skills using real-world data? We spoke with Dr. Virginia Kleist and Dr. Brad Price to find out. Dr. Brad Price is an […]

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Data Science with the Stars: An Interview with NASA’s Chris Mattmann

February 9, 2016 by DS Examiner

Chris Mattmann is a Principal Data Scientist and Chief Architect at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He helped develop the third generation of the Apache Object Oriented Data Technology data processing and information integration system. Throughout his career, he has contributed to several cutting-edge projects, including the NASA Orbiting Carbon Observatory and the Soil Moisture Active […]

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An Interview with the SAS Academy for Data Science

January 25, 2016 by DS Examiner

Catherine Truxillo, Ph.D., is Senior Manager in the Advanced Analytics Education group at SAS Institute, where she heads up development for the SAS Academy for Data Science. In 15 years at SAS, she has written or co-written courses in a number of areas of statistics and data analysis, predictive modeling, experimentation, multivariate statistics, structural equation […]

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Driving Analytics with the Internet of Things

January 19, 2016 by Rick Hutley

As a Data Scientist or Data Analyst, or one of the various other specialists focused on deriving valuable insights through the analysis of data, it goes without saying that data is the life-blood of your analytic world – the raw materials essential to your craft. But what do you do if the data doesn’t exist? […]

Rick Hutley is the Program Director and Clinical Professor of Analytics at the University of the Pacific, frequent keynote speaker and former Vice President of Innovation at Cisco Systems.

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Listening to Big Data: An Interview with Pandora’s Gordon Rios

January 6, 2016 by DS Examiner

Gordon Rios is a principal scientist and founding member of Pandora’s Data Science Group, where he focuses on machine learning and music recommendations. He was previously a Marie Curie Research Fellow in Cork, Ireland, after a long career in internet services. Over the course of his career, Gordon has had the privilege of working with […]

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The Winning Equation: Predicting Performance Through Sports Analytics

October 29, 2015 by DS Examiner

Joel Sokol is founding director of Georgia Tech’s interdisciplinary Master of Science in Analytics degree, and Fouts Family Associate Professor in the Stewart School of ISyE. His research focuses on developing models and methods that provide new insights and make previously-intractable problems solvable. Dr. Sokol’s research has won the EURO Management Science Strategic Innovation Prize, […]

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An Interview with UMUC’s Data Analytics Program Chair

October 14, 2015 by DS Examiner

Dr. Elena Gortcheva is the Program Chair for the MS in Data Analytics and MS in Information Technology – Data Systems Technology in the Graduate School of the University of Maryland University College (UMUC). Her research interests focus on data mining and intelligent systems, and she teaches courses in data mining and big data analytics. […]

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