Bridging the Gap Between Industry/Community and Academia

Analytics Innovations Hub

What is the Analytics Innovations Hub?

The Analytics Innovations Hub is a one stop location where industry and academia intersect to create advancements in data and analytics.  The AI Hub aims to connect students, academics, and industry professionals so that they can combine their strengths and solve issues while benefitting each other in the process.

In less than 6 years, we co-created value with

Projects

Students

Industries

Organizations

The AI Hub creates value for

Students

  • Create projects with real-world applications
  • Gain industry experience
  • Work with cutting-edge, cloud-based, smart technology solutions
  • Cultivate your professional development and networking skills

Community/Industry

  • Learn from students’ creative, out of the box thinking 
  • Get to know top students for recruitment
  • Upskill individuals and organizations through education programs
  • Create a community of practice and solve problems

Scholars and Industry Practitioners

  • Stay connected with industry
  • Collaborate with experts to address community problems and challenges
  • Get the chance to join our team of accomplished professional education program instructors and academic professionals

Our Programs

Community/Industry & Academia Partnerships

We partner with businesses and organizations who want to create solutions to challenging problems, or are seeking data-driven insights. A team of leading MSBA students, faculty advisors, and experts collaborate on the project and deliver results, including analysis, recommendations, dashboards, models, applications, prototypes, and digital solutions.

Education

The Data and Analytics Academy offers Degree, Professional Development, and Executive Education programs in business and data analytics. Our programs are designed to be work-compatible and flexible no matter what pathway you choose to advance your career in this high demand field. 

 

 

Technology Lab

The Virtual Analytics Innovation Lab provides a comprehensive technology ecosystem to students, staff and faculty to help them address the problems of today and tomorrow. It specializes in data analytics and innovation, and lets users access collections of software, processes, tools, and templates. These resources enable our community to analyze, design, and develop prototypes and proof of concept digital solutions in the fields of data analytics, data science, big data and cloud computing.

Research

With its renowned research faculty, the Center for Business Analytics (CBA) designs and conducts cutting-edge analytics research that delivers business insights to organizations and academic progress to faculty and the CBA.

AI Insights Magazine

The Analytics Innovation Insights magazine is a platform where data enthusiasts can expand their knowledge through high quality articles, analysis, and case studies authored by faculty, students, and value network partners. Be sure to subscribe so that you can be up to date about the MSBA program, highlighted projects, alumni, CBA events, exciting workshops, news, and current industry trends.

Professional Development

Our goal is to provide a defined path, high quality resources, professional networking, and a variety of opportunities to students seeking a career in Data Analytics. Our career readiness program in Data, Analytics and AI is designed with diversity in mind and considers the needs of high school, undergraduate, and graduate students. We also provide employment, internship, and volunteering opportunities within and beyond the program.

Applied Project Advisor Program

The Applied Project Advisor Program provides student project teams an opportunity to receive expert knowledge, feedback, and strategic direction for their projects. With their diverse expertise,  our advisors help students navigate project challenges and offer workshops related to their field of study.

Startup Incubator

With our strong data analytics and digital technology innovation capacities, we are partnering with CoMotion (https://comotion.uw.edu/) to cultivate innovation development by students, researchers, and community partners. CoMotion is the University of Washington’s collaborative innovation hub dedicated to expanding the economic and societal impact of the UW community.

What Our Partners Are Saying

“The MSBA program helped me leverage an effective combination of the UW brand, industry-ready curriculum that gave [me] hands-on exposure to the latest technologies, & the Applied Project with Microsoft, all of which made me competitive through solving complex real world problems to aid in business decision-making with the power of analytics.”
Ankita Deshmukh '19

MSBA Alumni

The MS Business Analytics (MSBA) program has been an incredible learning experience for me. With a background in Electronics and Communication Engineering and a Master’s degree in Data Analytics, this program provided me with the ideal combination of business acumen and analytical skills, preparing me for success in the dynamic field of data-driven decision-making. The MSBA program is a transformative journey that bridges the gap between my technical expertise and the strategic application of data analytics in business.”

Zainab Sheerin Mohamed Shuaib'23

MSBA Alumni

“Business Analytics and the tools that are taught in this program are the future. We will need students with these skills to help us deliver safer and more efficient care to our patients. We look forward to work with UW-Tacoma MSBA students because they offer a diverse skill set and a new perspective for solving problems.”
CHI Franciscan

“The MSBA students were simply stated, delightful and phenomenal. The work they completed was insightful and immensely practical.”
Microsoft

Contact Us

Mailing address

Center for Business Analytics
Milgard School of Business
University of Washington Tacoma
Campus Box 358420
1900 Commerce Street
Tacoma WA 98402-3100

Telephone | Fax

253-692-5630 | 253-692-4523

 

Email address

aihub@uw.edu

 

Web Page

https://www.tacoma.uw.edu/business/cba