Today the University Space Committee chaired by Provost Warwick Arden reviewed the Institute’s request for a strategic lease of approximately 22,000 square feet of office and classroom space on Centennial Campus to grow the Master of Science in Analytics (MSA) degree program to a maximum of 180 students. The new Alliance One building, currently under construction, was approved for a strategic lease for a term of 10 years.
Practicum Sponsors Announced
One of the world’s leading cosmetics companies, Estée Lauder, is among the many organizations on this year’s roster of practicum project sponsors for the Master of Science in Analytics (MSA) Class of 2015. The seventeen projects—which span aerospace, autos, chemicals, consumer goods, banking, energy, professional sports, Continue reading “Practicum Sponsors Announced”
Director Speaks at IISE Event
The Institute’s director, Dr. Michael Rappa, was the invited guest speaker this evening at a dinner gathering of the Raleigh Chapter of the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE) on the NC State campus in Raleigh. Dr. Rappa’s talk focused on how the emergence of Analytics and Big Data will broadly affect the practice of industrial Continue reading “Director Speaks at IISE Event”
Wells Fargo Data Group
The Institute’s director Dr. Michael Rappa traveled to Charlotte today to speak at a corporate-wide gathering of the Wells Fargo Enterprise Data and Analytics leadership team convened by the company’s new Chief Data Officer, Dr. Charles Thomas. Dr. Rappa provided executives with an overview of the Institute’s novel 10-month Master of Science in Analytics degree program and its growing pipeline of graduates. Joining him Continue reading “Wells Fargo Data Group”
Six Sigma Forum Keynote
The Institute’s director, Dr. Michael Rappa, was the keynote speaker today at the 12th Annual Lean Six Sigma Forum—Big Data, Big Decisions: Leveraging Lean Six Sigma in a Data Rich Environment—hosted by the NC State University College of Textiles. In his lecture, Dr. Rappa provided a sweeping overview of how the world is being changed by “big data” and the new digital reality facing businesses.
Data Scientists and Big Data
How the Statistics community can best respond to the demand for data science and analytics education was the topic of a presentation by the Institute’s director Dr. Michael Rappa at the Joint Statistical Meetings held this week in Boston. Data Science and its relationship to conventional statistics degree programs is the focus of an intensifying dialogue in academic departments across the country. Speaking to Continue reading “Data Scientists and Big Data”
Bridging the Talent Gap
Speaking today at a summit on “Bridging the Data Science Talent Gap” held at MIT, the Institute’s director Dr. Michael Rappa shared his views on how universities can best respond to industry needs and address the acute shortage of data professionals. “Analytics is a team sport,” said Rappa. “We’ve focused our energy on creating a scalable learning model for producing high performing teams of professionals, who can blend Continue reading “Bridging the Talent Gap”
Students Influence Broadband Debate
The results of work performed by a student practicum team in the Master of Science in Analytics (MSA) Class of 2013 has made its way into the latest report on consumer broadband wireline services published by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Measuring Broadband in America 2014. The team—led by Neha Rawal and including Suman Basu, Robert Moreira and Attila Veres—developed a novel method Continue reading “Students Influence Broadband Debate”
Institute Welcomes MSA Class of 2015
This week 86 candidates in the Class of 2015 begin a 10-month journey as the eighth cohort in the Institute’s innovative Master of Science in Analytics (MSA) degree program. The 2015 cohort is the result of the most selective admissions process in the history of the Institute.
Become a Practicum Sponsor
The Institute for Advanced Analytics invites interested organizations to submit a proposal to sponsor a practicum team project for the Master of Science in Analytics (MSA) Class of 2015. Since 2007, MSA students have conducted a wide variety of projects—70 in all—from virtually every industry sector, as well as state and federal government agencies. Sponsors identify challenging business problems and share data for their team to analyze. The 8-month project is conducted confidentially and without a sponsorship fee. The proposal submission period is open through July 15. To learn more about how to submit a proposal, please see the guidelines for Practicum Sponsorship.