Fred Dimyan, CEO of Potoo – the company that manages multiple online market places, including Amazon – sits down and talks to Ann about how his company works and what it does for consumers day-to-day. It was founded in 2014 to monitor online marketplaces like Amazon and other buying and selling platforms to make sure […]
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Predictive Modeling Class Projects Become Twin Wins for UConn
Posted on November 6, 2019 by Claire Hall The UConn delegates pose at a reception during the JMP Discovery Summit in Tuscon, AZ. The two UConn teams represented here tied for first place in the contest. (Contributed Photo) If a pet-adoption agency wants to quickly find a home for a puppy, is it better to post a picture […]
‘Jeopardy!’ Winner Used Analytics to ‘Beat the Game’
July 17, 2019 – Claire Hall Game-show contestant James Holzhauer developed a strategy to quickly maximize the amount of money he won, says OPIM professor David Bergman. An aggressive strategy, mathematical finesse, a sharp mind, and a willingness to take risks were some of the factors that spurred ‘Jeopardy!’ game-show contestant James Holzhauer to win 32 consecutive […]
Grad Students Help PCX Aero Go ‘Full Throttle’
Posted on July 15, 2019 by Claire Hall MBA student Don Pendagast (left) and MSBAPM student Chitra Reddy (right), were on a six person team dedicated to helping PCX Aerospace improve their critical data-collection systems. (Nathan Oldham / UConn School of Business) When it comes to the aerospace industry, PCX Aerostructures is in the big leagues.The company […]
UConn Takes 3rd Place in Global Analytics Challenge
July 3, 2019 – Claire Hall Left to right, Prasanthi Lingamallu, Carl Johnson, and Barbara Lucas Johnson accept the 3rd place award in the International Big Data Analytics Education Conference (Contributed Photo) A team of UConn students earned third place in the 2019 International Big Data & Analytics Education Conference with their passionate presentation on “The Catastrophic […]
CABA News ~ Summer 2019
Sharing Data to Boost Student Retention Rates
Posted on May 3, 2019 by Claire Hall Pictured above, Yuly Susaya from UConn’s MSBAPM Program. Graduate Students from UConn’s CABA shared data analysis with Captial Community College to bolster their student retention rates. (Nathan Oldham / UConn School of Business) G. Duncan Harris, Interim CEO at Capital Community College, and his team, know the strengths and the […]
UConn Graduate Students Present to Capital Community College in Hartford
UConn Graduate Students Present to Capital Community College in Hartford
Jose Cruz to Receive Service Excellence Award
Posted on March 26, 2019 by Claire Hall Jose Cruz of the UConn School of Business will be presented with the Service Excellence Award from the American Association of University Professors in April. (Nathan Oldham / UConn School of Business) For his outstanding work with the MSBAPM program and other initiatives, OPIM associate professor Jose Cruz will […]
CABA Shifts into High Gear
MSBAPM students Karpagam Vinayagam, Anoop Ramathirtha, and Suhas Nadiga, whose team came in third place. (Nathan Oldham/UConn School of Business) UConn MSBAPM Students Help Stanley Black & Decker ‘Nail Down’ Its Data Analytics Info Stanley Black & Decker executives wanted to optimize their vast repository of data from their Healthcare division, but were hampered because […]