Eric Bradlow, Vice Dean of Analytics at the Wharton School, leads a discussion on how Penn is harnessing huge data sets to improve health care, manage business challenges, identify crime patterns, mitigate the risks of social media, and more (#ImpactAnalytics).…Read More
Research from Wharton’s Susanna Berkouwer is helping economists and policymakers better understand the impact that climate change has on the poor across the world. In this conversation, they explain why low-income populations are so vulnerable to the climate crisis and what can be done to improve their future.…Read More
Emma Segerman, a junior studying economics at Wharton, gained necessary tools for charting a more diverse baseball future during Major League Baseball’s annual ‘Take the Field’ program last December.…Read More
Analytics at Wharton provides funding to a wide variety of research initiatives. In this research spotlight, we profile Arthur van Benthem, Assistant Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy and co-director of the Wharton Climate Center, on his research into vehicle exhaust standards over time. …Read More
This March, Analytics at Wharton celebrates International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month by showcasing business analytics leaders, pioneering researchers, and risings data science superstars. …Read More
Fourth Annual WiDS @ Penn Conference February 3, 2023 | Perry World House | 3803 Locust Walk, Philadelphia, PA 19104 The Wharton School and Penn Engineering was proud to host the fourth annual Women in Data Science (WiDS) @ Penn Conference on February 3, 2023. For the first time since…Read More 
A pair of Wharton researchers are using machine learning to shine a light on sex trafficking, one of the darkest and most difficult crimes that claims millions of victims a year worldwide. Pia Ramchandani, doctoral candidate in the Department of Operations, Information and Decisions, and her professor, Hamsa Bastani, are developing algorithms to help law enforcement crack the code on covert networks that recruit victims through deceptive online ads.…Read More
With funding from Analytics at Wharton, professors Shane Jensen and Susan Wachter worked with Desen Lin and the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) to determine the economic effects of PHS’s Philadelphia LandCare Program, which cleans and “greens” abandoned lots throughout the city, working with communities and neighborhoods to make a positive impact. …Read More
Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Risk and Security (AIRS) believes there are significant potential benefits of AI and that its adoption within financial services presents opportunities to improve both business and societal outcomes when risks are managed responsibly.…Read More
PennMAP is an interdisciplinary, nonpartisan research project of the Computational Social Science Lab at the University of Pennsylvania dedicated to enhancing media transparency and accountability at the scale of the entire information ecosystem.…Read More
