Applying Data Science

Arthur Kordon is an internationally recognized expert in applying data science, advanced analytics and artificial intelligence in industry. The list of his current projects for large corporations includes customer churn analysis, classifying patterns in office occupancy, and nonlinear price forecasting. In his previous role as advanced analytics leader at Dow Chemical, Dr. Kordon successfully applied advanced analytics solutions in various business problems in forecasting, business cycles analysis, price elasticity analysis, and fraud detection in auditing. He also introduced novel technologies for improved manufacturing and new product design based on artificial intelligence, including robust inferential sensors, process optimization based on empirical emulators, automated operating discipline, and accelerated fundamental model building. He holds a US patent and has published more than 70 papers, 14 book chapters in the area of applied artificial intelligence and advanced analytics, and 3 books.

Part I, From Business Problems to Data Science.- Data Science Based on Artificial Intelligence.- Business Problems Dependent on Data.- Artificial Intelligence-Based Data Science Solutions.- Integrate and Conquer.- The Lost-in-Translation Trap.- Part II, The AI-Based Data Science Toolbox.- The AI-Based Data Science Workflow.- Problem Knowledge Acquisition.- Data Preparation.- Data Analysis.- Model Development.- The Model Deployment Life Cycle.- Part III, AI-Based Data Science in Action.- Infrastructure.- People.- Applications of AI-Based Data Science in Manufacturing.- Applications of AI-Based Data Science in Business.- How to Operate AI-Based Data Science in a Business.- How to Become an Effective Data Scientist.- Glossary.