Wharton AI & Analytics News Archives

Wharton Students Help Zillow Turn Data into Results

The Zillow project promised to be a tough one. The online real estate company wanted to find meaningful patterns in the copious data it collects on site visitors, so the leaders turned to Wharton Customer Analytics for help. The project was put into the Analytics Accelerator, giving Zillow access to a team of Wharton and Penn students who worked for seven weeks to solve the problem. Keshav Ramji, W’24 EAS’24, who is earning a dual degree in economics and computer science, was one of those students.…Read More

How Neuroscience Can Help Build a Better Workplace

How can managers use teachings from neuroscience to create workspaces that offer psychological safety and feelings of connectedness? Three professionals from diverse backgrounds joined Wharton Neuroscience Initiative’s Vulnerability, Authenticity, and Trust podcast to share their thoughts and recommendations. …Read More

Fall 2021 Analytics Accelerator Summit

This Fall, Analytics at Wharton successfully hosted its seventh (third virtual) Analytics Accelerator. Over the course of nine weeks, student teams, comprised of undergrads and graduates across the University, worked with real-world data to solve a unique challenge posed by their respective company sponsors. This flagship experiential learning program culminated in the Summit on November 19, 2021, when student teams presented their findings.…Read More

The Journey to Become a Data Driven Company

This fall, the Wharton Undergraduate Data Analytics Club (WUDAC) and Wharton Customer Analytics (WCA) held the inaugural Data Days Conference. Throughout the two-day event, more than 100 students attended peer-led technical workshops on machine learning, SQL, and data visualization. Students also heard from industry speakers who offered advice on starting a career in data analytics. …Read More

Wharton Professor Dean Knox Recipient of 2021 NOMIS & Science Young Explorer Award

The lack of progress in identifying and addressing the racial disparities in law enforcement stems in part from inconsistent record-keeping and misleading statistical analyses of incomplete data, according to Dean Knox, the winner of the 2021 NOMIS & Science Young Explorer Award.…Read More

Keynote Speaker Michelle Peluso, W’93, Shares #WhyWiDS Is a Must-Attend Event

The third annual Women in Data Science @ Penn Conference is packed with leading academics at Penn and industry titans from Amazon, PepsiCo, UnitedHealth Networks, and more! Get a sneak peek at the keynote address led by Michelle Peluso, W’93, EVP, COO, and Co-President of retail at CVS Health, and discover #WhyWiDS is a must-attend event. …Read More

Are Teams Better Than Individuals at Getting Work Done?

When it comes to getting work done, two heads are better than one. Except when they aren’t. A new study from Wharton professor of operations, information and decisions Duncan Watts digs into the question of whether it’s better for employees to work in teams or alone — and the answer may be surprising for managers trying to figure out the best way to assign tasks.…Read More

Penn Media Accountability Project (PennMAP) Research and Outcomes to Expand Thanks to Leadership Gift

The Wharton School and the University of Pennsylvania are delighted to announce the expansion of the Penn Media Accountability Project (PennMAP), an interdisciplinary, nonpartisan research project dedicated to enhancing media transparency and accountability. Its growth is made possible by a new leadership gift from Richard Jay Mack, W’89.…Read More