{"49051":{"#nid":"49051","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Business Analytics and Optimization","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETITLE:\u003C\/strong\u003E Business Analytics and Optimization\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESPEAKER:\u003C\/strong\u003E Dr. William Pulleyblank\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EABSTRACT:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;In\n2009, IBM launched a major activity in business analytics and\noptimization.\u0026nbsp; This includes operations research, data analytics,\nstatistical analysis, business optimization and risk management.\u0026nbsp; I\nwill review this and discuss how it fits with our Smarter Planets\nstrategic initiative.\u0026nbsp; I will focus on the types of client problems\nthat are being attacked as well as the types of activities that are\ntaking place.\u0026nbsp; I will also discuss the disciplines that being combined\nin his activity as well as some of the major challenges we face.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"Business Analytics and Optimization","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Business Analytics and Optimization"}],"uid":"27187","created_gmt":"2010-01-21 08:53:04","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 01:49:32","author":"Anita Race","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2010-02-02T10:00:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2010-02-02T11:00:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2010-02-02T11:00:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2010-02-02 15:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2010-02-02 16:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2010-02-02 16:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"1377","name":"optimization"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}