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Alec Brown enrolled in the MSA program mere weeks after earning dual bachelor’s degrees in mathematics and economics from Western Kentucky University. During the MSA, he and four teammates completed a practicum project sponsored by the Museums of Fine Arts of Boston and Houston. Upon graduation, he accepted a job Continue reading Five Minutes with Alec Brown ’18
Quantitatively-oriented Disney fans might view Aaron Baker’s role as a dream job: he manages an Enterprise Analytics and Data Science team for Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution. He works remotely from Raleigh with team members based on both the east and west coasts. Aaron’s career ascension is a product of Continue reading Five Minutes with Aaron Baker ’14
On June 3-4, 2021, the Institute hosted its inaugural Responsible Machine Learning Conference (RML2021), which welcomed approximately 320 practitioners, teachers, and students of data science. Focused on bias, fairness, and transparency in machine learning, RML2021’s featured speakers included renowned scholars from Columbia, Duke, UNC-Chapel Hill, the University of Chile, and Continue reading Institute Hosts Responsible Machine Learning Conference
Keona Drakeford didn’t become a leader in the field of data science overnight. She earned an associate’s degree in mathematics in her native New York, balancing her studies with motherhood and various jobs in the finance industry. Keona went on to complete her bachelor’s in statistics and MSA at NC Continue reading Five Minutes with Keona Drakeford ’16