My interest in analytics started because of my passion for civic engagement. I had two wonderful role models as both of my parents are Presidential Volunteer Service Award winners. My father was a driven environmentalist[…]
Category: Analytics
Maria Singson: Analytics Researcher, AI enthusiast, and Datapreneur
If there’s one defining characteristic of analytical people, it would be that we are curious explorers. We were the kids who dismantled calculators and tried to put them back together, all because we wanted to[…]
Ria Persad: Space Physicist, People Person, and Climate Science Expert
I chose to enter the world of analytics from a love of science. When I was age 6, I heard in school about NASA and people going to the moon! I was immediately captivated, and[…]
Gail Galuppo: A Hard-side Marketer, an Inventor, and an Adventurer
Although I received my college degree in the Arts, my passion has always taken me toward the analytics side of the business. In my first job recruiting Accountants for the Illinois CPA Society, I naturally[…]
Karin Verspoor: Analytics Problem Solver, Biomedical Informatics Professor, and Tech Diversity Advocate
I have always been a problem solver. When I was around ten years old, one of my obsessions was logic puzzles; those games in which you are given a few pieces of information and you[…]
Jennifer Priestley: Academic Dean, Professor of Data Science, Analytics Story Teller, and Doting Mother
As one of the few women in the country running a Ph.D. Program in Analytics and Data Science, I am frequently asked about my career path. I received an undergraduate degree in Economics (Georgia Tech)[…]
Meet Itti Singh: Analytics savant, Dog lover, and Food aficionado
As an Industrial Engineering & Management student, subjects like Operations Research and Simulation Modelling & Statistics fascinated me. In college, I had vaguely heard of a field called Analytics where the concepts from these subjects[…]
Meet Kelly Zou: Analytics expert, Music lover, and a lively soul
It naturally starts with the word, “why” – why choosing quantitative analytics? When growing up, I have always excelled in mathematics, physics, astronomy, and fine arts. I was offered a full scholarship to study abroad.[…]
Haresh Kannan: An Avid biker, Data lover and a Spirited soul
Always, you will find people telling you to follow your passion! But I have a different side of the story. I followed my passion and later realized that ‘’ok, this is not my stuff!”. Photography[…]
Raju Varanasi: Educationist, Cricket fanatic, and Gardening enthusiast
For me, data is not just about making machines run efficiently and monitoring their performance It’s also about using data to improve people’s lives. In Education, it’s about providing support where needed to improve the[…]