Welcome to Fall 2024

Biagio Palese

Thursday, August 28, 2025

OMIS 681 sec 1– Advanced Predictive Data Analytics for Business

Who Am I…?

Prof. Palese

Dr. Palese

Biagio

Dr. B

Where Am I From…?

Why Am I Here…?

What is Information System (IS)…?

A Scientific Discipline

Information Technology ↔︎️ Management

Why Software Is Eating The World, Wall Street Journal, August 20, 2011 Marc Andresseen (Netscape co-founder)

“My own theory is that we are in the middle of a dramatic and broad technological and economic shift in which software companies are poised to take over large swathes of the economy.”

Why Are You Here…?

Activity: Reflection

• Why did I show this video to you?

• What is the core message of the video?

• Any other reflection?

There are no right or wrong answers/comments just write your thoughts [5 minutes]

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Type of Data Professionals [Credits: @Yan Holtz]

More About Me… Education

University of Pavia

Louisiana State University

RStudio Education

Service 👷

The Gateway Podcast

Data Viz Competition

Research 🕵️

• AI 💻

• Human-AI Interactions 👤 —💻

• Chatbots 🤖

• Systems Beyond Firm Control 🎮

• Data Analytics 📊

Teaching Philosophy 🧑‍🏫

FACILITATE

YOUR

LEARNING ❗

Responsibilities

• Be Attentive

• Be Engaged

• Be Curious

Goals

• Understand

• Interact

• Do Not Become A Mummy

Informal ≠ Impolite

Enough About Me… Time to Learn About You

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Need > Help: Our TA

Venkata Surya Vineel Nekkanti

His Message for You

A Powerful Testimony

Questions?

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