The Research Paper Competition showcases the latest, unpublished research in people analytics. Watch finalists present their findings on a broad range of topics including diversity, performance measurement, virtual teams, and the gig economy.
Have you ever wondered what makes certain Ted Talks go viral? Sebastian Wernicke, Chief Data Scientist at ONE LOGIC, analyzed all of the Ted Talks over the last 10 years and conducted a statistical analysis to identify what makes the most memorable TED Talks. He looks at delivery style, profession,…Read More
From education to professional sports, more and more people are recognizing the power of virtual reality technology. Senior Director of Academy Operations, Ayreann Luedders, discusses how Walmart has been able to push the boundaries in integrating VR technology to be at the cutting edge of employee training.
Tableau Zen Master and Data Community Leader at CyclePlot, Eva Murray, speaks about building analytics communities in organizations. She demonstrates tangible ways to effectively present data to ensure that the audience can embrace the recommendations and findings.
As more companies begin to build out their people analytics capabilities within their organizations, they will faced to make tough decisions around the ethics of collecting data for certain analyses. Arvind Narayanan, Professor of Computer Science at Princeton University and Meg Mitchell, Senior Research Scientist at Google Research and Machine…Read More
Stephanie Lampkin, founder of Blendoor, sits down with Samir Nurmohamed, Assistant Professor of Management at The Wharton School, to discuss how she leverages augmented intelligence, machine learning, and rich demographic data to mitigate human and algorithmic bias.
Startup Competition showcased cutting-edge startups working in the field of people analytics on topics ranging from increasing diversity amongst applicants to gender pay equity. In these presentations, the finalists pitch their businesses to a panel of judges with the hopes of winning the prize for top company.
Case Competition, participants were invited to analyze data from Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) in order to recommend ideal caseloads for its nurses with the objective of improving the efficiency and effectiveness of its Nurse Home Visitors program. In these presentations, the competition finalists present their proposed solutions.
Wharton Dean, Geoff Garrett, speaks about how the school is using people analytics to optimize the admissions process to build a cohesive, dynamic, and diverse MBA class. He also shares how he hopes to use people analytics to solve future challenges within the university.
Associate Research Professor at the Language Technologies Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Rita Singh, discusses the ability to use Artificial Intelligence to deduce characteristics of people using just their voices.
