Conference Video: NEU Panel: Navigating the Different Fields of Data: A Higher Education Perspective
This is the panel discussion with Trupti Shah, Amanda Welsh, PhD, Adrienne Welsh, PhD, and Shivani Patel from the WiDS Puget Sound Conference 2020. Enjoy!
DESCRIPTION:
The panel will focus on identifying the different definitions of data analytics and discuss the need for a diversity of skills in data; from data collection to data engineering to statistical analysis to computational design to algorithm development. The all-women panel consists of instructors from three graduate data-related programs at Northeastern University – Seattle and will discuss the differences between data science, data analytics and business analytics. Our panelists are leading experts in the data field and have been invited to share their experience and educational journey in data analytics.
Trupti Shah is a Strategic Analytics Associate at Northeastern University Seattle where she works on different analytics projects to help the leadership make data-driven decisions. She recently graduated with a master’s in Data Analytics from Northeastern University Seattle majoring in Evidence-Based Management and holds a bachelor’s in Computer Engineering from the University of Mumbai. Prior to pursuing her Master’s, she had the opportunity to work in Workflow Architect and Developer roles. As someone with a keen eye for details and a passion for data, she thrives on turning data patterns into business solutions. She is passionate about performing deep-dive analyses to identify emerging trends, pain points, and opportunity areas in customer experience (CX) that influence decision making and business optimization.
Dr. Amanda Welsh is a Professor of the Practice to the Analytics & Enterprise Intelligence Domain. In addition to teaching, she focuses on further expanding our close collaboration with our industry partners in several different industries and serving as Faculty Director for the Leadership and Project Management programs in campuses across the University.
Prior to joining Northeastern, Dr. Welsh served for 25 years in the intersection of big data and media, founding two data-driven start-ups, Integrated Media Measurement Inc. (IMMI) and Garageband.com, as well as working as a Media Research Scientist at Google, and most recently as EVP, Data Science for The Nielsen Company where she designed and ran a global data-sharing program. Dr. Welsh has published numerous articles on data collection including a book on consumer data tracking and privacy.
In addition to her business responsibilities, Amanda is active in the non-profit world as Executive Director for The Foundation for Scholarly Culture and served on the Board of Directors for Raising a Reader, a national literacy/family engagement program for 10 years. She earned her Ph.D. in linguistics from Harvard University.
Adrienne Slaughter is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Khoury College of Computer Sciences at Northeastern University-Seattle. Prior to joining the faculty at Northeastern, Dr. Slaughter worked at multiple startups as both a data and software scientist. Adrienne became engaged in data science through her work with Personal Health Informatics: studying how people interact with analytics about their personal health.
Shivani is a Data Scientist at SAP Concur where she works on developing machine learning algorithms for the ExpenseIt Product. She holds two bachelor’s degrees (speech and hearing sciences and math), as well as a master’s in statistics from Oregon State University. Shivani is passionate about equity in public education and she is a member of the Renton Schools Foundation Board where she focuses on supporting an equitable curriculum of elementary STEM education. Shivani believes that movements like WiDS are invaluable in supporting the career development of women in technology which is why she is a Regional Ambassador for the WiDS conference.