Welcome to Fall 2025

Tuesday, August 26, 2025

OMIS 681

Advanced Predictive Analytics with Machine Learning

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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More About Me… Education

University of Pavia

Louisiana State University

RStudio Education

Service 👷

The Gateway Podcast

Data Viz Competition

Research 🕵️

• Gen 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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His Message for You …

A Powerful Testimony

Questions?

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