A link to the recording of this event can be found in the previous post. On 14 th December 2023 the BAEF held a webinar discussing the rising use of AI in industry and what we as educators can do to prepare our students for working within environments that use AI systems.  The event was well attended, and the four speakers were Marilena Karanika who is Head of Innovation at Experian, Balagopal Madhusoodhanan who, at the time, was Principal Architect, Supply Chain & Intelligent Automation at TJX inc. (now with Chanel), Luke Vilain who is leading UBSs risk assessment for Generative AI, and James Winters who is the AI Ethics and Governance Officer at Deeper Insights.   All four have a wealth of experience in using and implementing AI in highly regulated environments, and they are all keen proponents of the ethical use of AI.  The session opened with the guests describing what they do in their jobs and outside of them.   The first question focused on what the...

  We are proud to announce our next seminar coming up on 12th February 2024, between 5 and 6pm: ‘Ancient Art in the Modern-day Classroom: Creating Inclusive Classrooms and Fostering Student Engagement through Storytelling’ with Dr S M A Moin Abstract/ Brief Description of the Session In today's attention economy, getting and holding students’ attention is a big challenge many academics face. However, storified and creative teaching can break the clutter and connect with students’ rational brains by tapping into their emotions. Reflecting on his publications on narrative art, in this session, Dr S M A Moin will share his experience on the art of storytelling as a pedagogical device, empowering academics to create inclusive classrooms and trigger intellectual engagement and teacher-student and student-student co-creation. Profile: Dr S M A Moin is a Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Marketing at Queen Mary University of London, and Director of Teaching Associates at the Scho...

Thank you again to all attendees, it was a thought provoking and sometimes surprising session. It was heartening to hear that the skills of design, problem structuring, interpretation and communication are thought by everyone to be very important. Most important of all - critical thinking and assessment!

  Greetings educators We are proud to announce an exciting seminar coming up on 14th December between 5 and 6pm: ‘Embracing the fourth industrial revolution: Industry perspectives on the impact of AI’ with four industry leaders in the field: Marilena Karanika Marilena is Head of Data Innovation at Experian, she has over 10 years’ experience in credit risk modelling and analytics and has won the WiCA 2021 Award for Innovator of the Year. She is passionate about the power of financial education and collaborates with universities and professional bodies to deliver talks promoting a wider understanding of analytics as we move toward a more ethical and inclusive future of work. Balagopal Madhusoodhanan Bala is Principal Architect, Supply Chain & Intelligent Automation at TJX inc., a top AI voice on LinkedIn, and is involved with Meal Corp Inc. (Chief Data Ninja!) who are on a mission to foster education for impactful low code digital transformation. He has a particular interest in ...

Latest podcast produced by Allen Higgens our resident podcaster and media wizzard:  Annunziata Esposito Amideo is an Assistant Professor in Management Information Systems at University College Dublin and a member of the OR Society. Nunzia chats with Allen about her work as a researcher and educator in business analytics: The challenges surrounding the academic/industry interface. Knowing when to talk with clients in relatable concepts. Knowing when and how to communicate through words, visuals, and in numbers. We need to think of it as practical and applied mathematics, while being happy to express ourselves in pure mathematics if necessary. Also, a view on essential skills, competency and abilities to be able to perform data analytics professionally.