Applied Analytics News & Impact Stories

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.”
(YouTube)

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.

School

Columbia University School of Professional Studies Expands Applied Analytics Master’s Program Options

Emerging Technologies and Quantitative Management Analytics Concentrations
Set for Fall 2025 Launch

Alumni

Enabling Success in Data-Rich, Operationally Complex Environments

Applied Analytics alumna Julie Shi ('23SPS) speaks on the value of the program’s new Quantitative Management Analytics concentration.

Student

An Applied Analytics Student’s Journey from Electrical Engineering to Cloud Computing

Applied Analytics student Oche Oche-Obe came to the program because of his deep passion for data and its transformative power.

Student

Watch: An Applied Analytics Student's Columbia Experience

Snow Luo shares her journey as a Columbia student, chronicling everything from late-night study sessions and on-campus experiences to dinners with newfound friends in New York City. (YouTube)