The mission of the Institute for Advanced Analytics is to produce analytical practitioners who have mastered complex methods for data modeling, who have a passion for solving challenging problems through teamwork, who are guided by intellectual curiosity, honesty and integrity, and who strive to attain a level of professionalism through continuous self-improvement.

The goal of analytics is to derive and communicate insights from data. It included data management and quality, mathematical and statistical methods for data modeling, and techniques for visualizing data in support of enterprise decision making. Driving analytics is the amount of data available today. There is a need for professionals with quantitative skills coupled with an understanding of how analytics can be applied with speed, accuracy and creativity to the challenges facing organizations.

Founded at North Carolina State University in 2007 with a gift from SAS, the Institute is housed in facilities located on the university’s 1,200-acre Centennial Campus.