Biography
Hongfei Li is a Principal Data Scientist and Manager of Data Science Team in IBM Analytics, NY, USA. She obtained her PhD in Statistics from Department of Statistics in the Ohio State University and has published many papers in the top journals. She has given presentations in many conferences in the areas of Statistics, Machine Learning, etc.
Research Interest
big data, data mining
Biography
Dr. Turay is professor of Economics. He joined the faculty in the School of Business in 2012. Prior to coming to Kentucky State University, Professor Turay was a Visiting Research Professor at the Executive Ph.D. Program at Jackson State University, Provost and VPAA at Tougaloo College, Dean of Research and Graduate Studies at Western Carolina University and Southern Illinois University – Edwardsville respectively. He also served as Chair and Professor of Economics at Radford University, and Professor of Economics and International Trade at Mississippi State University. At Mississippi State he also served as Assistant to the Provost and VPAA. Professor Turay has written on topics related to international trade, international finance, economic development, national and international security. He has received several awards and distinctions including: Distinguished Scholar at the Southwest Economic Association’s 93rd Annual Meeting, 2013; Fulbright Senior Fellow, 1991 (Declined to accept the Chair of Economics position at Radford University); Malone Faculty Fellow: National Council on U.S. Arab Relations, 1990; Outstanding Teaching Award, Mississippi State University, 1988; Phi Kappa Phi, 1988; Beta Gamma Sigma, 1980; Omicron Delta Epsilon, 1974. Professor Turay has served on several Associations, Boards and Committees including: Board of Directors, Kentucky Employee Credit Union, 2013 – present; Committee member, Downtown Frankfort, Main Street Committee, 2012-present; Member and Past President, Southwest Social Sciences Association; Editor, Southwestern Journal of Economics, 1985 – present; Chair, College of Business and Computer Science, KSU Strategic Planning Committee, 2012 – present. Professor Turay has taught several courses including: Principles of Economics (macro and micro); International Economics; International Business, and Economic Development.
Research Interest
Principles of Economics (macro and micro); International Economics; International Business, and Economic Development.
Biography
Henri Laude held various management positions in several leading companies and organizations such as OSIS/BULL (Directeur), META Group (now GARTNER - General Manager EMEA), METRIS (Vice President) and BNP Paribas (CIB Capital Markets, CARDIF Insurance: Manager/Director). Since 2015, Henri is the chief data scientist and cofounder of Advanced Research Partners (a startup involved in data sciences, competitive intelligence and cyber security - Paris & Hong Kong), he is the founder and chief data scientist of the BlueDsX's laboratory (french data sciences and cyber security laboratory of the Blue Soft Group). In 2016 he has published the successful book "Data Scientist et langage R" and he has created a new big data algorithm related to weak signals in multi-varied Time Series (published in the international review of competitive intelligence - R2IE). As APIEC/SCIP's Chapter chair, as business and IT alignment expert, as Competitive Intelligence & Data Sciences practitioner... Henri Laude likes to promote a 360° vision to ensure the resilience and the grow up of leading organizations. He is a startupper involved in the creation and funding of companies as an investor and/or senior advisor & contributor of ideas : co-Founder of e-XmlMedia software editor company, co-founder and 'business angel' of M4M holding company (venture capital firm), co-founder of Advanced Research Partners, Globality Ventures advisor (French & Asian tech strategic cooperation & founding), Xnotes (blockchain) board advisor ...
Research Interest
Big Data,Data Mining, Cyber Security