The WKU Student Chapter of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics will host a Virtual Q&A Session with Dr. Ceni Babaoglu, Assistant Program Director and Associate Member of Graduate Studies in Data Science at Ryerson University, at 3 p.m. Feb. 26. 

Where: Zoom (Meeting ID: 971 4655 1173, Passcode: 596373)

Dr. Babaoglu teaches Data Science courses in the Data Analytics, Big Data, and Predictive Analytics and Practical Data Science and Machine Learning certificate programs and Data Science and Analytics masters program.

Abstract: Dr. Ceni Babaoglu will talk about her academic journey: from Mathematics to Data Science. She will share her experiences through her recent projects and publications, as well as discuss the future trends in data science. Also, she will explain important applied mathematics concepts used in the fields of data science, machine learning, and artificial intelligence.

Dr. Ceni Babaoglu's research interests include statistical machine learning, data mining and deep learning. Some of her papers in data science involve projects with industrial partners such as Globe and Mail, Manulife, St. Mike’s Hospital, and Toronto Police Services. Her publications can be found at: https://www.cenibabaoglu.com/publications 

She is teaching Data Analytics courses in the "Data Analytics, Big Data, and Predictive Analytics, Certificate Program", “Practical Data Science and Machine Learning, Certificate Program” and "Data Science and Analytics, Masters Program." You can find more info about her at: www.cenibabaoglu.com