DATA ANALYTICS SPEAKER SERIES
How AI, the Internet of Things, and Other Advances will Change the World
THURS, JANUARY 30TH, 2020
When: 12pm - 1pm
Where: UNC Charlotte Center City Building (320 E 9th St, Charlotte, NC 28202).
Lunch: A brown bag lunch may be brought in or Einstein’s Bagels is located in the lobby of Center City.
Parking: Parking will not be covered. We recommend using the 7th street parking deck. The pay to park lots near the building are full during week days. Parking is very limited in the area and we suggest that you walk, take the lightrail or carpool if possible. Please refrain from parking in UNCC's parking lots, as you could be ticketed.
For more information on the Center City Building, visit centercity.uncc.edu.
MEET THE SPEAKER
JOE FUQUA | LinkedIn
Chief Data Scientist for Midtown Consulting Group
A leading provider of specialized technology and management consulting services. Throughout his career, Joe has played leadership roles in the design and development of leading-edge technology solutions across the Telecommunications, Financial Services, and Logistics industries; Joe's primary focus today is in helping his clients leverage data assets and analytics to gain competitive advantage and optimize operations.
In the 1980's, Joe served as an early contributor in the development of artificial intelligence, having led research in expert systems and neural networks as well as developing advancements in multi-sensor integration and predictive modeling in dynamic systems.
Joe received his MBA from the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University. In addition, Joe is a physical scientist, with degrees in Physics and Mathematics from the University of Kentucky, and a data scientist, with certifications from Johns Hopkins University.
Recent Publications:
"Whither Blockchain" - January 2020
"Instrumenting the World" - (IoT) October 2019
"It's Time to Rethink 'Artificial Intelligence'" - September 2019
PRESENTATION TOPIC
Convergence - How AI, the Internet of Things, and Other Advances will Change the World
We live in the most rapidly changing time in human history. Recent developments in concepts like Big Data, neural networks, and distributed intelligent applications - combined with exponential increases in computing power and information storage - have brought once fantastic ideas like self-driving cars and fully autonomous personal assistance to the mainstream. These, however, are just early examples of what will be possible as these technologies continue to integrate and merge.
At the heart of all of this, of course, is data - to make this integration possible, information flows from a multitude of sources must be enabled, governed, and directed, and shared; concerns abound in terms information security, proper use/privacy, and consistency. Accuracy and speed, interpretability and visualization, distribution and consumption - these demands will require new ways of thinking about data and information management.
What implications does this have for the information professional? Which skills will be most critical? How do we invest now to ensure we are ready, both as organizations and as individual practitioners?
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