About the Masterclass
Emerging technologies and trends are affecting the business arena tremendously. Never before has uncertainty become a real problem to tackle for effective decision-making in an extremely dynamic environment. In this session, we will review the factors affecting how businesses perform and the role of business analytics to facilitate organizational agility and resilience. Additionally, we will discuss myths and realities related to the latest technological advances, such as artificial intelligence and big data, and identify some key applications.
About the speaker
Dr. Guillermo Rodriguez-Abitia
Clinical Associate Professor Faculty Director of M.S. in Business Analytics
Dr. Guillermo Rodriguez-Abitia is a Clinical Associate Professor and the Faculty Director of the Master of Science in Business Analytics at the Ramond A. Mason School of Business of William and Mary. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Biochemical Engineering and a Master of Science degree in Information Systems, both from the Tecnológico de Monterrey in México. As a Fulbright scholar, he obtained a Master’s degree in Business Administration and a Ph.D. in Information Systems at the University of Texas at Arlington. He has more than 35 years of academic experience in various institutions and numerous publications in journals and conferences. He currently serves as Senior and Associate Editor in some top academic journals in the area of Information Systems, like Communications of the AIS and the Data Base for Advances in Information Systems. He is an active participant and a Council member of the Association for Information Systems.
Dr. Tingting (Rachel) Chung
Clinical Associate Professor of Operations and Information Systems
Dr. Tingting (Rachel) Chung is a Clinical Associate Professor of Operations and Information Systems. She holds a Ph.D. in Business Administration/Management Information Systems, a Ph.D. in Psychology, and a Master of Science in Information Science, all from the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Chung is highly engaged in the Business Analytics community. In 2016, Dr. Chung received an IBM Faculty Award in the Cognitive Computing category. Dr. Chung served on the Advisory Board of the NSF-funded project on Big Data Education at Penn State University , and co-hosted the 3rd Data Science Educator Workshop. In 2019, Dr. Chung received Community Partner of the Year Award, Houston Methodist Hospital, on behalf of INFORMS. In 2020, Dr. Chung received the Faculty Excellence Award from the Master of Science in Business Analytics (MSBA) program William & Mary. She has numerous publications in top academic journals.
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