Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Talk: Big Data and Human Creativity

You are invited to the following talk, which is being held as part of the data mining course.  All students are welcome to attend:

Title: Big Data and Human Creativity
Speaker:  Mark Pitts
Date/Time:  Thursday, April 2, 6 pm
Location:  Olmsted 211C

Speaker Bio:
Mark Pitts is Vice President of Enterprise Informatics, Data & Analytics at Highmark Health, the third-largest integrated health care delivery and financing system in the United States. Pitts has over 25 years of healthcare experience in both payer and provider organizations.  In his seven years with UnitedHealthcare, Mark built the UHC Data Science function from the ground up, including the creation of an innovative and award-winning data & analytics platform, and pioneered the application of machine learning and unstructured data analysis to health care challenges. Mark also devoted 17 years to the University of Florida Health System, delivering technology and analytic solutions for both the UF Physicians Faculty Group Practice and Shands HealthCare, the hospital system of the University of Florida.

He is a sought-after public speaker on the subject of health care analytics, regularly appearing at events in North America and around the world.  Many attendees comment on his ability to make technical topics accessible to everyone – with a sense of humor along the way.  He has been interviewed, quoted, and featured in a variety of broadcast, print, and online publications, including Public Radio’s All Things Considered and the InformationWeek Advanced Analytics issue.

Mark studied computer engineering, graduated with honors from the University of Florida with Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in Accounting, and earned a Master of Science in Statistics with a dual emphasis in Applied Statistics and Biostatistics from Texas A&M University.

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