Applied Analytics News & Impact Stories

Faculty

Teaching and Learning in the Age of AI

At the inaugural Columbia SPS Faculty Summit on AI Teaching and Learning, faculty and industry experts explored AI’s emerging opportunities—and how professional programs can prepare students for a rapidly evolving future of work.

Student

Taking the Leap: How Poorva Desai Brings Leadership and Analytics to SPS

The Applied Analytics student shares her journey to SPS and how the student government is advancing her career.

Faculty

The Art of Analytics—From Data to Decisions

Insights from Applied Analytics lecturer David Kreutter on the importance of big-picture thinking.

Student

Leading the World Toward a Sustainable Future Through Data and AI

Applied Analytics student M. Rake Lingor Anggoro discusses his research, presented to the IEEE SusTech 2025 Conference, on the use of AI in agriculture and beyond.

Faculty

The New Imperative: From Industry Experience to AI Literacy

“As AI continues to redefine the global economy, universal AI literacy is no longer optional, it is essential.” If America wishes to remain a knowledge economy, its government and educational institutions ensure that students are prepared to succeed in an increasingly AI-reliant world.

Alumni

Breaking from the Norm: A Columbia Degree Sets You Apart

Reika Nakatsu was raised in China and Japan and graduated from a renowned university in Japan, but it wasn’t until she arrived at Columbia that her enthusiasm for data analysis took off.

Student

What I Wish I Knew: Brigadesh Mohanram from Applied Analytics

Watch: Brigadesh Mohanram ('25SPS, Applied Analytics) advises incoming students to “have a specific goal and stick to it. Keep striving for it, and you will definitely achieve it.” (YouTube)

Faculty

The Role of Deep Learning and AI in Disaster Management and Workplace Safety

Applied Analytics professor Siddhartha Dalal discusses the impacts of applied technologies on real-life risk management.

School, Student

What I Wish I Knew: Prachi Narang from Applied Analytics

Watch: Prachi Narang ('25SPS, Applied Analytics) speaks about why new students should “network from day one.”
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Alumni

Driving Customer Success with Data

Sam Engelberg (’19SPS) shares how the M.S. in Applied Analytics program helped shape his path in machine learning, product leadership, and creating positive customer outcomes.

Faculty

New Course Presentation: Mathematics for AI

Watch: Lecturer Robert Simione, Ph.D., present his new course for the M.A. in Applied Analytics program. (YouTube)

Alumni

Leveraging AI to Guarantee Data Science Solutions

Applied Analytics alumnus Cristian Leo ('24SPS) speaks on the value of the program’s new Emerging Technologies Analytics concentration.