FIU COVID-19 Datathon offers solutions to the challenge of campus repopulation.

FIU COVID-19 Datathon offers solutions to the challenge of campus repopulation.

An AI powered wearable device, a plan to supply personal protection equipment and a solution to optimize class scheduling took the top prizes in the FIU ATOM COVID-19 Datathon, held from July 24 to August 2, 2020. The competition, hosted by the FIU Business ATOM Think Tank to develop technology-driven solutions for repopulating the campus, attracted 51 students from throughout FIU. […]

FIU Business’ “Data Panthers” win U.S. leg of Santander NEO’s Challenge, advance to Madrid.

While they study analytics every day, it’s rare that students in FIU’s Information Systems and Business Analytics Department (ISBA) have the chance to work with massive real-world financial data. That’s why global financial giant Banco Santander’s first Santander NEO´s Challenge, an international university competition, posed an incredible opportunity to put their classroom knowledge to a […]

A Flock of Data: There is more to gathering information than counting birds.

Birds and business analytics: Rarely mentioned together. Yet for FIU College of Business Assistant Professor Roman Lukyanenko, helping scientists tap into observations of bird watchers, nature enthusiasts and tourists led to a new paradigm for gathering and sorting information, one that offers a dynamic method for understanding the experiences of customers, clients, patients and even […]

Female executives share what the future holds for women in management information systems.

New opportunities are emerging for women who want to work in management information systems, a field that has recently become dominated by men. Sectors including data analytics, security, mobile, and telecommunications are increasingly looking for female graduates. That was the message from four senior female IT executives as they shared experiences, challenges and advice at […]

AIS at FIU opens doors to tech and data careers of the future.

Analytics, business intelligence, data management, and other Management of Information Systems (MIS) specialties rank among the fastest growing fields, and the most in-demand, secure jobs, in today’s career marketplace. To learn more about opportunities in these fields, FIU students can attend the Association for Information Systems (AIS) at FIU’s Open Meet and Greet for the […]