Student Programs

Analytics Accelerator Fall 2023 – Student Spotlights

During the Fall 2023 Analytics Accelerator, teams of students from across the University of Pennsylvania worked with corporate partners Align Technology, IKEA, TaskRabbit, and Zillow, analyzing their real data to uncover actionable business insights. Hear from students about their experience working with these companies, and leading their Analytics Accelerator teams.…Read More

A Day in the Life of a Wharton Student: Spring 2023 Analytics Accelerator

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For the past three semesters, Rishabh Mandayam, M&T’24, has been collaborating with Analytics at Wharton’s corporate partners on the Analytics Accelerator, a six-week project where students wrangle company data and provide actionable business solutions. This spring marked the 10th Analytics Accelerator and saw Mandayam’s student team working alongside Hearst to uncover insights about the company’s readers.…Read More

Penn Students Make Impact with Historic Philadelphia Non-Profit

Kimmel Data Project Team

As part of the spring 2022 Analytics Accelerator, a team of Wharton and Penn Engineering students spent six weeks helping the newly merged Philadelphia Orchestra and Kimmel Center, Inc. to identify opportunities to strengthen audience growth and attendance frequency by exploring their combined data.…Read More

Students Gain Skills, Experience, and Camaraderie During Spring 2022 Analytics Accelerator

Analytics at Wharton News Students Gain Skills, Experience, and Camaraderie During Spring 2022 Analytics Accelerator Wharton AI & Analytics for Business (AIAB) was thrilled to host the ninth Analytics Accelerator this Spring semester. Over the course of six weeks, seven student teams worked with AIAB partners – Firstrust Bank, Fox…Read More

2021 Fulton Bank Case Study

Using Data to Engage, Retain, and Grow Banking Customers OVERVIEW Fulton Bank is an American regional community bank, based out of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. They serve both consumer and business customers. Last year, Fulton Bank partnered with AI and Analytics for Business (AIAB) and participated in our annual datathon in order…Read More

Wharton Students Help Zillow Turn Data into Results

Analytics Accelerator Zillow Team

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

Fall 2021 Analytics Accelerator Summit

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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