Discussion: Research Challenges and Opportunities in Data Analytics
Event Type:
Colloquium
Speaker:
Dr. Barbara Stevens
Event Date:
Tuesday, February 3, 2015 -
3:30pm to 5:00pm
Location:
SMLC 356
Audience:
General PublicFaculty/StaffStudentsAlumni/Friends
Sponsor/s:
Stat group
Event Description:
In this talk, we will discuss the role of an Analytic Methodologist at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), related research issues, opportunities, and challenges in the growing area of data analytics. Preparation (areas of study) for a analytic methodologist includes statistics, mathematics, computer science, engineering, and all areas utilizing large data sets and computation.
Short Bio: Dr. Barbara Stevens is Deputy Chief of the Emerging Issues and Advanced Analytics Group, a Central Intelligence Agency unit that works across regional boundaries to deal with the Agency's most difficult data analysis issues to help inform US foreign policy. She received a Doctorate in Statistics from Florida State University and taught at the University of Georgia before joining the CIA. She has worked as a methodologist and manager in a number of assignments in the Directorate of Intelligence.