Adjunct Faculty

Education: Executive MBA (EMBA), Harvard Business School Courses Taught: Big Data Analytics for Competitive Advantage DSBA 6100; Special Topics in Data Science and Business Analytics: From Data to Decisions: Informed Leadership DSBA 6010 Biography: Booshra Ahmed has over 20 years of leadership and ‘Big 4′ consulting experience in all major functional business areas including Digital […]

Education: M.S. in Economics, UNC Charlotte Courses Taught: DTSC 2301 – Modeling in Society Biography: Lexi is currently pursuing a PhD in Public Policy at Charlotte, specializing in energy policy. Her research focuses on electric vehicle charging tariffs and carbon intensity, examining how policies can shape consumer behavior toward sustainable energy use. Lexi earned her […]

Education: Ph.D. in Operations Research, co-major in Computer Science, North Carolina State University Courses Taught: Business Intelligence and Analytics DSBA 6201 Biography: Kornelia is a Principal Data Scientist in the NL team at Ally, where she works on natural language tasks including automated summarization. Her research focuses on text analytics using NLP, Machine Learning, Deep […]

Education: Ph.D. in Information Technology, UNC CharlotteM.S. in Computer Science, UNC Charlotte Courses Taught: Modeling and Society DTSC 2301/DTSC 2301, Data Science for Social Good DTSC 4301/4302 Biography: Dr. Ted Carmichael has over 14 years of experience as a Data Scientist and researcher in both the public and private sectors. He began his academic career at the […]

Education: Ph.D. Candidate in Computing and Informatics, UNC CharlotteM.S. in Data Science and Business Analytics, UNC Charlotte Courses Taught: Ph.D. Candidate in Computing and Informatics, University of North Carolina at CharlotteM.S. in Data Science and Business Analytics, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Biography: Rick Chakra is the Founder and CEO of Armada IQ, a […]

Education: Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering, Kansas State UniversityM.S. in Industrial Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology Courses Taught: DSBA-HCIP 6160: Database Systems for Data Scientists Biography: Dr. Shih-Hsiung Chou is a data scientist with deep expertise in big data analytics, machine learning, and artificial intelligence. He is currently a Senior Data Scientist at Advocate Health, where he utilizes […]

Education: MS, Computer Science, UNC Charlotte Courses Taught: DTSC 2301/DTSC 2301 Bio: Christopher Dong is a distinguished professional with a robust academic background and a proven track record in the dynamic fields of computer science and data science. Currently serving as a Data Scientist/ML Engineer at Sunbelt Tools since January 2022, Christopher is instrumental in […]

Education: Ph.D. in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, University of North Carolina at CharlotteM.S. in Data Science and Business Analytics, University of North Carolina at CharlotteB.A. in Applied Mathematics, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Courses Taught: Cloud Computing for Data Analysis DSBA 6190 Biography: Dr. Colby Ford is the founder of , a Microsoft and […]

Education: Master of Management in Clinical Informatics, Duke University School of MedicineM.S. in Computer Science, Visvesvaraya Technological University (India) Courses Taught: Cloud Computing for Data Analysis DSBA 6190; Advanced Health Data Integration HCIP 6393 Biography: Sabyasachi Gupta, known as Sabby, is a highly accomplished entrepreneur and healthcare strategy consultant, with a proven track record in […]

Education: M.S. in Business Analytics, York University, B.Ed, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, B.Sc, University of Toronto Courses Taught: Biography: Katherine is the Director of AI Governance at Mastercard, where she develops streamlined processes and tools for evaluating traditional and generative AI products. With nearly a decade of experience, she has led data science […]