Data Science and Business Analytics

Education: Ph.D. in Physics, Purdue University Courses Taught: NA Biography: Dr. Jacobs’ research expertise spans the areas of Computational/Statistical Physics, Condensed Matter, Molecular Biophysics, Structural Biology, Computational Biology, Econophysics, modeling, and optimization of algorithms. His research is saliently described as modeling and analyzing complex systems with the goal to understand, predict and control their emergent […]

Education: Ph.D. in Marketing Science and Quantitative Methods, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Courses Taught: Social Media Marketing and Analytics DSBA 6277, Mobile Marketing and Analytics DSBA 6283 Biography: Dr. Nima Jalali’s primary research interests include social media and digital marketing. He utilizes statistical modeling to gain marketing insights from customers’ online activities, which assists in brands […]

Education: Ph.D. in Management Information Systems, University of Texas at DallasM.S. in Management Information Systems, University of Texas at Dallas Courses Taught: Business Intelligence and Analytics DSBA 6201 Biography: Dr. Monica Johar’s research interests include optimal software development methodologies, content delivery systems, web personalization, and business data communication. She is an active member of the […]

Education: M.S. in Data Science and Business Analytics, UNC Charlotte Courses Taught: Visual Analytics and Storytelling DSBA/HCIP 5122 Biography: Steven Jordan is a data science and analytics leader passionate about mentoring and developing professionals in the field. His expertise lies in data strategy and management, including recruiting, training, team development, and storytelling with data. Steven […]

Education: Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics, University of Southern California Courses Taught: Math 8070/7070 (Applied Inverse Problems) Biography: Taufiquar Khan is currently a Professor and the Chair of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNC Charlotte). He was a Professor and an Associate Director of Graduate Studies of the School […]

Education: Ph.D. Candidate in Software and Information Systems (Artificial Intelligence–Based Models), UNC CharlotteM.S. in Data Science and Business Analytics, UNC Charlotte Courses Taught: DSBA 6156 Applied Machine Learning Biography: Khalil Khouy is a Data Science Manager at Sia Partners in Charlotte, North Carolina. As a client advisor, Khalil has led multiple data enhancement and reporting […]

Education: Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) in Public Health, Medical College of Wisconsin (expected August 2027)Graduate Certificate in Applied Statistics, Penn State UniversityM.A. in Religious Studies, UNC Charlotte Classes Taught: Introduction to Programming for Health Informatics HCIP 5376 Bio: Michael Korvink serves as Principal, Thought Leadership at Premier, Inc. and is a member of the graduate teaching […]

Education: Ph.D. in Marketing, University of Temple Courses Taught: Digital Marketing and Analytics (MKTG 3220 / DSBA 6284) Biography: Yu (Eric) Kou is an assistant professor of marketing in the Belk College of Business at UNC Charlotte. His research explores influencer video marketing and social media, using machine learning, deep learning, and causal inference to model practitioner and consumer behavior. His coauthored work […]

Education: Ph.D. in Computer Science, Virginia Tech Courses Taught: Applied Machine Learning DSBA 6156, Network Science DSBA 6520, Knowledge Discovery in Databases DSBA 6162/HCIP 6162 Biography: Dr. Siddharth Krishnan’s research interests are in web mining, data analytics, computational social science, and applied machine learning with a primary emphasis on analyzing, characterizing, and forecasting information dynamics […]

Education: Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Engineering (Construction Management), Texas A&M University Courses Taught: N/A Biography: Dr. Chau H. Le is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Technology and Construction Management at UNC Charlotte. He holds a Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Engineering with a focus on Construction Management from Texas A&M University. Dr. Le’s research centers […]