{"id":1547,"date":"2022-02-15T19:40:52","date_gmt":"2022-02-15T19:40:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2022\/speakers\/chi-zhang-copy\/"},"modified":"2022-03-03T20:13:36","modified_gmt":"2022-03-03T20:13:36","slug":"emerging-analytics-panel","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2022\/speakers\/emerging-analytics-panel\/","title":{"rendered":"Emerging Analytics Panel"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-1547\" data-postid=\"1547\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-1547 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-css_id=\"snh9575\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_snh9575 tb_first tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_m8f9578 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_hjr6579 level associate  \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>Associate<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_zodj579 level professional  \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>Professional<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_69kf579 level executive  \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>Executive<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_jvzz580 track emerging  \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h6>Track: Emerging Analytics<\/h6>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_7ywi580   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2>Panel: Can AI Be Responsible?<\/h2>\n<p>Moderator: Zohar Strinka, Principal Consultant at Analytics Strategies LLC<\/p>\n<p>Algorithms influence, and in many ways improve, every aspect of our lives and business today. Whether you are considering which movie to watch next, the best driving route, or what to buy off the shelf from the options in stock, your choices are touched by algorithms every day. In other settings algorithms are deciding which applicants will be interviewed, who will receive a loan, or what areas will be patrolled. Is some, part, or all of this good? What are the consequences or benefits, intentional and not? In this panel session we will be exploring the topic of Responsible AI. 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As a seasoned technology and business leader in both startup and enterprise settings, he has focused his career on delivering efficiency and value through automation, data science, machine learning, Artificial Intelligence, blockchain, quantum computing, and emerging concepts and innovative technologies.<\/p>\n<p>Aaron is the Chair of the Analytics Certification Board. His roles have included VP, CTO, and Practice Director of Fortune 500s and co-founder of data and technology startups.<\/p>\n<p>Aaron is a Forbes contributor, frequently invited keynote and speaker, and Certified Analytics Professional (CAP). He is an appointed member of the U.S. Department of Commerce\u2019s National Technology Information Service (NTIS) advisory board. Aaron received his M.S. 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He has been a consultant in the transportation sector for more than 35 years, specializing in freight operations and strategic planning, national and regional transportation policy, and network modeling and operations research.<\/p>\n<p>Dave is a long-time member of INFORMS, currently serving on the Board of Directors as Treasurer. He is a founder of Pro Bono Analysis, which provides analytical support to nonprofit organizations working in underserved areas and with underserved populations. In 2017, Dave was presented with the INFORMS President\u2019s Award that recognizes important contribution to the welfare of society by members of our profession.<\/p>\n<p>He received an M.S. in Engineering from the Princeton University Department of Civil Engineering and Operations Research, and a B.S. in Civil Engineering from West Virginia University.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row dropPadding-bottom tb_c0b7319 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_swoe320 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_7fer321 image-top  track emerging tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wordpress\/analytics2022\/files\/2022\/02\/fundaGunes.jpg\" title=\"Funda G\u00fcne\u015f\" alt=\"Funda Gunes headshot\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Funda G\u00fcne\u015f                            <\/h3>\n                    <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-3 tb_2vvb321 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_zewr321   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h1>Panelist: Funda G\u00fcne\u015f<\/h1>\n<h5>Director of Master&#8217;s Program at Duke University<\/h5>\n<p>Funda is a faculty member and director of the Master\u2019s program at Duke Statistical Science. Funda\u2019s current research interests include machine learning applications in analyzing electronic health records (EHR) data. Prior to joining Duke, Funda worked as a Principal Machine Learning Developer at SAS Institute for ten years where she held technical leadership roles in Responsible AI, model stacking, and automated machine learning. She has given numerous expository talks on new machine learning and data science techniques at major machine learning conferences, led tutorials on statistical methods and software, and written technical papers and blog posts. Funda is an aspiring mentor and very active in programs that focus on growing talent and community of women in fields like technology, data science, and machine learning, including as co-founder of the North Carolina chapter of Women in Machine Learning and Data Science. 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Whether you are considering which movie to watch next, the best driving route, or what to buy off the shelf from the options in stock, your choices are touched by algorithms every day. In other settings algorithms are deciding which applicants will be interviewed, who will receive a loan, or what areas will be patrolled. Is some, part, or all of this good? What are the consequences or benefits, intentional and not? In this panel session we will be exploring the topic of Responsible AI. Understanding how we can design algorithms to better reflect our values as a society will help ensure we continue to enjoy as many benefits as possible with less of the downsides.<\/p>\n<img src=\"\/wordpress\/analytics2022\/files\/2022\/01\/aaronBurciaga.jpg\" title=\"Aaron Burciaga, CAP\" alt=\"Aaron Burciaga headshot\"> <h3> Aaron Burciaga, CAP <\/h3>\n<h1>Panelist: Aaron Burciaga, CAP<\/h1> <h5>Sr. Practice Director, On-Demand Cloud Computing for AI Solutions<\/h5> <p>Aaron Burciaga is a renowned Data Scientist, AI Engineer, author and Advisor. As a seasoned technology and business leader in both startup and enterprise settings, he has focused his career on delivering efficiency and value through automation, data science, machine learning, Artificial Intelligence, blockchain, quantum computing, and emerging concepts and innovative technologies.<\/p> <p>Aaron is the Chair of the Analytics Certification Board. His roles have included VP, CTO, and Practice Director of Fortune 500s and co-founder of data and technology startups.<\/p> <p>Aaron is a Forbes contributor, frequently invited keynote and speaker, and Certified Analytics Professional (CAP). He is an appointed member of the U.S. Department of Commerce\u2019s National Technology Information Service (NTIS) advisory board. Aaron received his M.S. Operations Research from the Naval Postgraduate School and his B.S. from the US Naval Academy.<\/p>\n<img src=\"\/wordpress\/analytics2022\/files\/2022\/02\/davidHunt.jpg\" title=\"David Hunt\" alt=\"David Hunt headshot\"> <h3> David Hunt <\/h3>\n<h1>Panelist: David Hunt<\/h1> <h5>Vice President at Oliver Wyman<\/h5> <p>Dave Hunt is a Vice President with Oliver Wyman, a global general management consulting firm with more than 60 offices in 31 countries. He has been a consultant in the transportation sector for more than 35 years, specializing in freight operations and strategic planning, national and regional transportation policy, and network modeling and operations research.<\/p> <p>Dave is a long-time member of INFORMS, currently serving on the Board of Directors as Treasurer. He is a founder of Pro Bono Analysis, which provides analytical support to nonprofit organizations working in underserved areas and with underserved populations. In 2017, Dave was presented with the INFORMS President\u2019s Award that recognizes important contribution to the welfare of society by members of our profession.<\/p> <p>He received an M.S. in Engineering from the Princeton University Department of Civil Engineering and Operations Research, and a B.S. in Civil Engineering from West Virginia University.<\/p>\n<img src=\"\/wordpress\/analytics2022\/files\/2022\/02\/fundaGunes.jpg\" title=\"Funda G\u00fcne\u015f\" alt=\"Funda Gunes headshot\"> <h3> Funda G\u00fcne\u015f <\/h3>\n<h1>Panelist: Funda G\u00fcne\u015f<\/h1> <h5>Director of Master's Program at Duke University<\/h5> <p>Funda is a faculty member and director of the Master\u2019s program at Duke Statistical Science. Funda\u2019s current research interests include machine learning applications in analyzing electronic health records (EHR) data. Prior to joining Duke, Funda worked as a Principal Machine Learning Developer at SAS Institute for ten years where she held technical leadership roles in Responsible AI, model stacking, and automated machine learning. She has given numerous expository talks on new machine learning and data science techniques at major machine learning conferences, led tutorials on statistical methods and software, and written technical papers and blog posts. Funda is an aspiring mentor and very active in programs that focus on growing talent and community of women in fields like technology, data science, and machine learning, including as co-founder of the North Carolina chapter of Women in Machine Learning and Data Science. 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