To the uninitiated, analytics might seem like a dry subject. Practitioners might have a reputation for being more comfortable with numbers, formulae, predictive models, and computers than with people. Analytics business units might be seen as non-revenue-generating, and therefore less important than other departments such as sales, account servicing or marketing. What if we challenged …

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The modern world runs on data. A vast ocean of it exists, waiting to be tapped on. For businesses and individuals who are able to collect this data and use them to their advantage, the opportunities seem limitless. Just ask Rachel Sng, who has recently joined the National University of Singapore (NUS) Master of Science …

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After completing her PhD in engineering and working nearly five years in a then stable and robust oil and gas industry, Li Fengzi’s career was progressing steadily. But when a severe market downturn shook the sector, she came to the stark realisation that optimising technologies is crucial for companies to be future-ready. This began a …

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26-year-old Shivam Bansal described his journey in the NUS Master of Science in Business Analytics (MSBA) programme to be one that had “completely met his expectations”. Prior to enrolling into the programme, Shivam was a lead data scientist who built and developed analytics products for the insurance domain. With 5 years of working experience in …

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When Tang Han first applied for the NUS Masters of Science in Business Analytics (MSBA) programme, she had no relevant experience and was armed only with a strong interest in big data and machine learning. A career path in business analytics may seem like an exclusive one tailored to computing geniuses or professionals with relevant …

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Pursuing further studies can often be nerve wrecking, but for Vincent Lee Jun Sheng, a full-time student of NUS Master of Science in Business Analytics (MSBA) programme, it has been a transformative experience. After graduating with a degree in mechanical engineering, he worked as a Product Support Engineer at OSIsoft, a software company that develops …

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After graduating with a Mechanical Engineering degree, finding a job in the world of analytics was the last thing Abhishek Roy expected.  However, the opportunity with Mu Sigma, an analytics company in India intrigued and inspired him to improve his quantitative skills and understanding of machine learning. “Leveraging the smartest analytics solutions is the core …

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For 26-year-old Zhang Kaixiang, it was the cost savings impact he could make in an organisation that convinced him to embark on his own journey with the National University of Singapore (NUS) Business Analytics Centre to pursue a Master of Science in Business Analytics (MSBA). After graduating from NUS in 2014, the Electrical Engineering graduate began working …

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