Creating Value from Data: Artificial Intelligence and Beyond
About the class
Artificial Intelligence has a great impact in our society and businesses. It is arguably the most important digital technology that ever existed. AI can empower your enterprise; but, deciding on how to adopt and how to adapt AI technologies requires a good understanding of AI.
The aim of this master class is to provide an overview on the possibilities and constraints of AI. We will learn the basic language of AI and try to understand what it actually does. Finally we will explore why the data is an invaluable asset and what is the workflow for creating value from it.
About the Presenter
Olga Klopp is an Associate Professor of Statistics at ESSEC Business School and a member of the statistical department of CREST-ENSAE, The Institut Polytechnique de Paris. She holds a Ph.D. in Mathematics & Applied Mathematics and an Habilitation degree (HDR) in high-dimensional Statistics. Olga teaches Big Data Analytics, Business Data Science and Statistical Inference in various programs at ESSEC Business School. Prior to joining ESSEC in 2017, she was at university Paris Nanterre and CREST and has also worked at Dauphine University and National Autonomous University of Mexico. She is an associated Editor of the Bernoulli Journal – Bernoulli Society and is frequently invited as a speaker at leading scientific events in Statistics and Machine Learning. Olga’s research focus is in high-dimensional statistics, and especially, in matrix completion and network models.