MS in Analytics Seminar - Creating Business Value with Enterprise Data and Analytics - May 6
Entitled, Creating Business Value with Enterprise Data and Analytics: Key Enablers at Best Practice Companies, Blake’s seminar will assess the strategic initiatives now underway at many companies to create business value with their advancing data and analytic technologies.
Ginni Rometty Speaks at the Council on Foreign Relations
IBM CEO Ginni Rometty articulates her vision of the future of Big Data.
Stephen Gold Gives Seminar On IBM Watson And Its Potential Use In Healthcare
Watson, IBM’s artificial intelligence computer that bested two former champions on Jeopardy!, is making inroads in health care, says Stephen Gold, global director of IBM Watson Solutions.
Desmond Wang, PhD Candidate, Discusses the Intricacies of IBM Watson
Speaking to an engaged audience of students, faculty and staff, Desmond Wang, PhD candidate in Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences led a compelling overview of the architecture and processes of IBM’s Watson today in the latest installment of the Master of Science in Analytics speaker series.
Online Information Session Date Added - February 1
The Master of Science in Analytics is hosting a number of online information sessions throughout the fall and winter. During these sessions prospective students can participate in a webinar to learn more about the program's distinctive features and curriculum. Each session will leave plenty of time for questions. Potential attendees need to register to reserve their seat and receive login credentials - and you can do this now by visiting our information session registration page. Plenty of dates and times are available throughout the remainder of the year and into 2013.
Diego Klabjan Receives IBM Award Inspired by Jeopardy-Winning "Watson"
Diego Klabjan has received an IBM 2012 Watson Solutions Faculty Award to implement a course based on a new class of analytical systems — the likes of which created Watson, the artificial intelligence computer that clinched a victory on Jeopardy! in 2011.
Bill Franks Leads Seminar at Northwestern on the Hype Surrounding Big Data
Bill Franks spoke to a large audience of faculty, students and staff on November 1, 2012, in the Master of Science in Analytics Seminar Series
On Campus Information Session for Northwestern Students - 11/7/12
November 7, 2012 at 12 pm in Tech M128
McCormick Launches Master of Science in Analytics - 10/1/12
After years of vision and planning by IEMS faculty and staff, McCormick welcomed an outstanding inaugural class of Master of Science in Analytics (MSiA) students with a launch party on Wednesday, September 26.
Bill Franks to Speak at Master of Science in Analytics Lecture Series on 11/1/12
Bill Franks, Chief Analytics Officer, Global Alliance Programs, Teradata Corporation and author of "Taming the Big Data Tidal Wave" will give a lecture to McCormick students entitled, "Cutting Through the Hype of Big Data: What You Really Need to Know."
Applications for 2013-14 Are Now Being Accepted - 9/4/12
Applications for admission for the 2013-14 cohort were opened on Tuesday, September 4.
Diego Klabjan Blog Post for International Institute for Analytics - 8/1/12
Master of Science in Analytics director, Diego Klabjan, has joined Tom Davenport, Bill Franks and other leading analytics professionals blogging at the International Institute for Analytics.
Register your interest in applying for 2013-14 - 6/11/12
Applications are now closed for entry into the Master of Science in Analytics program for the 2012-13 cohort. Applications for the 2013-14 cohort will be accepted from September 1.
Teradata Assists in New Analytics Focus at Northwestern University - 12/14/11
Northwestern has collaborated with Teradata in the development of the curriculum for the Master of Science in Analytics program. "Teradata is the world's largest company solely focused on creating enterprise agility through database software, enterprise data warehousing, data warehouse appliances, and analytics."
IBM and Northwestern University Collaborate on Masters Programs - 12/8/11
Northwestern University and IBM (NYSE:IBM) today announced they are collaborating on new business and technology curricula to help students gain the latest skills in business analytics.
Diego Klabjan Blog Post for International Institute for Analytics - 6/1/12
Master of Science in Analytics director, Diego Klabjan, has joined Tom Davenport, Bill Franks and other leading analytics professionals blogging at the International Institute for Analytics.
Innovations and Big Data Workshop - 1/16/12
Organized by the director of the Master of Science in Analytics, Diego Klabjan, the Industry Studies Association and the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences are sponsoring a workshop on big data analytics in San Jose, California on March 1.
Helping Students Bridge Their Rational and Intuitive Minds - 12/14/11
Dean Julio Ottino writes for IBM's A Smarter Planet blog, "Business analytics provides the toolset that leaders can use to combine rational analysis with an intuitive understanding of the challenges we face. Developing analytics skills will increasingly be a critical competency for successful leaders."
Tackling Data Overload - 12/6/11
New analytics degree program to train students to succeed in data-rich business world
Rayid Ghani, Chief Scientist for Barack Obama’s 2012 presidential campaign will speak at Northwestern University Master of Science in Analytics seminar series on Thursday February, 7 at 12:00pm in the ITW classroom of the Ford Motor Company Engineering Design Center.
Kurt Kendall to Lead Retail Analytics Seminar at Northwestern
Kurt Kendall, partner and director of Analytics practice at Kurt Salmon, will lead the next seminar in the Master of Science in Analytics continuing speaker series. Kendall’s talk will occur on Tuesday, March 12 at 12pm in the ITW room of the Ford Motor Company Engineering Design Center and will address ‘Analytics as a Retail Growth Engine.’
