AI & Analytics Accelerator

How the Wharton AI & Analytics Accelerator Helped Penn Vet Turn Data Into Action

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When Penn Vet joined the Wharton AI & Analytics Accelerator in Fall 2025, the goal was clear but ambitious: make better use of years of client and hospital data to strengthen engagement, fundraising, and long-term strategy. For Chase Engel, Assistant Director of Annual Giving, and Sarah Trout, Associate Director of Advancement Services, the Accelerator offered a rare opportunity to step back from day-to-day operations and ask deeper, data-driven questions about how Penn Vet connects with its community.…Read More

Building Marketing Mix Models with Google Pixel Data Using Meridian

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University of Pennsylvania students partnered with Google during the Fall 2025 AI & Analytics Accelerator to analyze the impact of the company’s marketing investments. The team explored how different channels contribute to Pixel activations, focusing on uncovering causal relationships rather than relying solely on predictive accuracy.…Read More

License‑Level Demand Forecasting for Spencer’s & Spirit Halloween

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University of Penn students partnered with RxSense for the Spring 2025 AI & Analytics Accelerator. The group worked to to develop a forecasting model to predict drug utilization trends for 2025, enabling RxSense’s clients—pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and health plans—to more effectively budget for and manage pharmacy costs. …Read More

Wharton AI & Analytics Accelerator Helps RxSense Tackle AI Challenges in Healthcare

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Rick Bates, WG’96, CEO of RxSense, joined the Wharton AI & Analytics Accelerator to explore new solutions to two high-priority challenges: automating long-range drug pricing forecasts and reverse-engineering pharmacy benefit plans. Through the 8-week collaboration, RxSense gained fresh modeling approaches, actionable AI frameworks, and a clearer path to full automation—outcomes that are now directly shaping the company’s internal analytics strategy and future hiring. The project exemplifies how companies can leverage the Accelerator to solve complex problems and accelerate innovation.…Read More

A Predictive Analytics Collaboration with RxSense

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University of Penn students partnered with RxSense for the Spring 2025 AI & Analytics Accelerator. The group worked to to develop a forecasting model to predict drug utilization trends for 2025, enabling RxSense’s clients—pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and health plans—to more effectively budget for and manage pharmacy costs. …Read More

IKEA Retail (Ingka Group) Leverages Wharton AI & Analytics Accelerator for Strategic Innovation

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For the past three years, IKEA has participated in the Wharton AI & Analytics Accelerator, an experiential learning program offered by the Wharton AI & Analytics Initiative (WAIAI) which pairs teams of qualified students with companies to solve real business challenges. We spoke with Christine Cox, WG’01, Head of Digital Data and Analytics for IKEA Retail (Ingka Group), and Tania de Sousa Dias, Global Vice President of AI Adoption & Governance at IKEA, to learn how IKEA continues to find value in the Accelerator year after year.…Read More