Business Analytics and AI Initiative

Jun 9, 2025

Bill Rand Appointed New Goodnight Executive Director of Institute for Advanced Analytics

Poole College of Management professor Bill Rand will be appointed Goodnight Executive Director of the IAA, effective July 1.

Jun 2, 2025

Elevating Social Sciences, Elevating Lives

Through AI research, Poole professor Bill Rand works to make an impact on businesses, communities and society.

Apr 2, 2025

Poole Pack Profiles: Get to Know Richard Warr

Outside of his roles as an administrator and professor, Richard Warr pursues ways to ‘get out of your head’ and relax.

Dec 14, 2023

Poole College’s Women in Technology Leadership and Management Panel Covers Range of Topics

Hosted by the Business Analytics and AI Initiative, the panel allowed NC State students to hear about technology professionals’ career journeys and gain actionable insights from their successes, challenges and opportunities.

May 11, 2023

Poole College Hosts Business Analytics Roundtable

Police presence, minimum wage and self check-out: Experts examine a wide variety of issues through a data analytics lens at the college’s second annual Business Analytics Roundtable.

May 9, 2023

BAI Roundtable Facilitates Networking, Exposes Marketing Analytics Students to Emerging Trends 

On April 26, NC State’s BAI Initiative hosted its second annual roundtable event to generate new ideas and share emerging trends. For MMA graduate students, the event was an opportunity to network and learn from industry professionals about strategic decision-making and the importance of data. Ju Yon Yu and Kayla Layden, two MMA graduate students who attended the event, share about why they chose to participate and some highlights from the event.

Apr 29, 2022

Business Analytics and AI Initiative Presents Inaugural Roundtable on May 19

The inaugural roundtable will feature thought leaders from academia, firms and organizations that are working on state-of-the-art analytics and the transformational power of those analytics.