1. The Data Science Initiative at UNC Charlotte

2. Professional Science Master and Certificate Programs Data Science and Business Analytics Health Informatics Launched by the College of Computing and Informatics, the Belk College of Business, and the College of Health and Human Services 3

3. Student Placement Recognition and funding for exceptionally talented students includes: Successful internships and employment of DSI students have been with companies including:

4. Executive Education Customer-Focused Innovation Establishing a Culture of Innovation Design Thinking IT Risk and Cybersecurity Organizational, Operational, and Supply Chain Risk Financial Risk Executive Communications Leading Change Management Strategic Decision Making Analytics for Competitive Advantage Innovation Analytics Health Informatics Data ScienceLeadership Entrepreneurship Innovation Cybersecurity Risk Management 6

5. UNC Charlotte Analytics Faculty Research Areas

6. DSI Analytics Areas of Expertise Cyber security analytics Energy analytics Health analytics Social good analytics Visual analytics Operations and supply chain management Business analytics Systems analytics 6

7. SOPHI – Large Scale Research Data Repository 7 the Data Science Initiative Repository for high volumes of combinatorial diverse data Controlled and secure discovery and access to data Access to a suite of tools for analytics and data visualization Access to local and externally federated data Single point of entry for researchers SOPHI – System for the Observation of Populous Heterogeneous Information

8. SOPHI Service for testing Big Data Architectures 8

9. DSI Contract Research/Contract Innovation Met with > 50 potential industry customers Signed 13 MSA/MRAs $200K in signed research contracts >$3.5M in pipeline 95% of research engages multiple colleges DSI Innovation Lab 2000 sq. ft. of collaboration space in PORTAL Exploring on-campus work location for interns Preparing 3 year investment plan DSI Industry Solutions Leveraging CCI Business Partners infrastructure to provide preferential access to DSBA/HI students Additional options include internships, classroom presentations, DSBA/HI student projects, adjunct professorships

10. Contact Information Mirsad Hadzikadic DSI Executive Director Mirsad@uncc.edu Mark Armstrong DSI University/Industry Coordinator Mark.Armstrong@uncc.edu 10

11. Panelists Joan Lorden Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Yi Deng Dean, College of Computing and Informatics Nancy Fey-Yensan Dean, College of Health and Human Services Steve Ott Dean, Belk College of Business 11