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Date/Time: Wednesday, 4/23/25, 5-7 pm
Location: Ramapo College, Trustees Pavilion
Join us for the Center for Data, Mathematical, and Computational Sciences (DMC) Fair on April 23th, 2025.
Following the keynote speech, attendees can view posters showcasing Ramapo students’ research projects in Data, Mathematical, and Computational Sciences. Attendees will be able to network with Ramapo students and faculty as well as industry professionals. Awards will be given for the best posters and refreshments will be served.
Short bio of keynote speaker:
Michael Geraghty is the State of New Jersey’s Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and Director of the New Jersey Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Cell (NJCCIC). In these roles Director Geraghty is responsible for the development and execution of the State’s cybersecurity strategy. He is responsible for leading and coordinating New Jersey’s cybersecurity efforts while building resiliency throughout the State and has direct responsibility for all aspects of statewide cybersecurity operations; governance, risk and compliance; and incident response.
Mr. Geraghty is an accomplished cybersecurity executive with a history of building innovative and model programs in private and public sector enterprises including roles as CISO of the Hudson’s Bay Company, Chief Information Officer of the National and International Centers for Missing and Exploited Children, Vice President of High Technology Investigations at Prudential Financial, and Network Intrusion Detection Manager, Lucent Technologies/Bell Labs. Mr. Geraghty began his career with the New Jersey State Police, where he served 12 years and led the formation and development of its High Technology Crimes Investigations Unit.
He has provided expert testimony before the United States Congress and in federal, state, and international courts on computer crime investigations and forensics. Geraghty is a past president of the Northeast Chapter of the High Technology Crimes Investigation Association and has held leadership roles in the National Strategic Policy Council on Cyber and Electronic Crime.
Categories: Data Science, Lecture Series, Mathematics, MSCS, MSDS
AI implementation in Finance operations
Speaker: Larry Shapiro from PwC
When: Monday 11/11 at 6:30pm – Room ASB 136
Topic: AI implementation in Finance operations: Larry Shapiro leads the Global Oracle ERP implementation at PwC including application of AI to finance operations and engagement management. Larry’s talk will resemble a real life case study on how leaders in large global enterprises embrace AI.
Some of the topics he will cover include:
Leadership Concerns:
Ethical Considerations:
Strategic Imperatives:
Implementation Challenges:
Please contact Jane Riff ( jriff@ramapo.edu ) for more information.
Categories: Data Science, Lecture Series, Mathematics, MSCS, MSDS
Mathematical Modeling Education: My Journey Connecting Theory with PracticeDr. Geena Taite
Brief Abstract: Dr. Geena Taite, Ramapo College undergraduate alumna of the mathematics program, Ramapo College adjunct professor, and PCTI STEM Academy mathematics teacher, shares her doctoral experiences learning about mathematical modeling education. These experiences led her to connect theory with practice through designing and facilitating sessions for pre-service mathematics teachers and also professional development for in-service mathematics teachers. At this talk you will engage in a brief mathematical modeling task, learn about Geena’s doctoral experiences that led to her dissertation work, and hear findings from her recently published dissertation.
Speaker Brief Bio: Dr. Geena Taite. Dr. Taite is a graduate of our mathematics program at Ramapo College and a success story of our mathematics program. Dr. Taite received her Ph.D. in Mathematics Education from Montclair State University. Her talk is both an educational and an inspirational event for you, and a great networking opportunity.
Categories: Lecture Series, Mathematics
The Computer Science Club is happy to announce their first big event for the semester! Eric Wohltman, a Senior Lead Software Engineer working at the biggest bank in the US (Chase), will give an online presentation. He will share his story about what he did as a college student, how he got his first job at Chase, and how he grew in the company to become a senior lead developer. He’ll also share some tips and some of the mistakes he made along the way. Sure, you do not want to miss it!
DATE: February 28 @ 6 PM
LOCATION: Google Meets
Make sure to RSVP below via Archway 🙂
Categories: Lecture Series, MSCS
Bjarne Stroustrup, inventor of the C++ language and a pioneer in the field of Computer Science, is coming to Ramapo College on March 13th at 3:30 pm. Join us to learn about the past, present, and future of the language, and Dr. Stroustrup’s personal insights on its impact on the field of Computer Science . Dr. Stroustrup is currently a Professor of Computer Science at Columbia University in New York, NY.
All are welcome! Food will be available, along with a raffle for Google earbuds – courtesy of the Computer Science Club and co-sponsors. Check back here for room information as we get closer to the event.
Categories: Data Science, Lecture Series, MSCS, MSDS
Monday 11/20 at 6:30pm – Room ASB 136
Please join us for a fireside chat between Prof Jane Riff and Larry Shapiro – Global Engagement Product Director (Oracle) at PwC. The talk will cover balancing business goals with ethical considerations:
All are welcome! Note this is part of DATA 225: Ethics in Technology curriculum.
Categories: Lecture Series
Thursday, November 9, 2023, 11:15am – 12pm – Virtual (WebEx)
Please join us for a talk by Dr. Seyma Guven, Senior Applied Scientist at Amazon!
Dr Guven will share her personal journey to realizing how science works in a business setting. The talk will cover perspectives on the challenges and how students can be
better prepared to meet those challenges. This will be an open ended discussion – so bring your questions!
Dr. Guven have a Ph.D. in Operations Research from Georgia Tech, specializing in optimization in supply chain & logistics applications. She has been working for Amazon for 4+ years, in Supply Chain and Optimization Technologies (SCOT) department. She develops mathematical models and methodologies to solve inventory and transportation problems with high uncertainty using operations research and statistics techniques.
WebEx link provided to registrants prior to event
Categories: Data Science, Lecture Series, Uncategorized
Thursday, April 20, 3:30 PM – 6:30 PM (Alumni Lounges)
Please join us for sessions with Jane Riff, Product Manager, Business Intelligence & Advanced Analytics at KPMG and Peter Podolski, Senior Data Scientist at UPS
These sessions will focus on discussing the Capabilities of a Data Science Center of Excellence and on Theory, Practice and Pragmatism in Enterprise Data and Computer Science. This is a 3 part event, with a dinner for attendees served in between the 2 lectures for an opportunity for students to mingle with presenters and to informally discuss topics relating to the presentations.
Event Schedule:
Categories: Data Science, Lecture Series
Tuesday, April 4, 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM – SC-158 (Alumni Lounges)
Please join us for a talk by MSDS Alum Keith Osani, VP of Global Technology Data & Analytics at Sony Music!
This session will discuss the type of data available to music companies from digital platforms such as Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon, YouTube, TikTok and more. We will also explore the increasing volumes of data and the data engineering required to handle it all. Insight will also be given into the tools that data analysts are using to access the data and what types of analysis they are performing.
Categories: Data Science, Lecture Series, MSDS
Thursday, March 30, 2023 7-8pm – ASB 323
Please join us for a DMC Lecture Series event: Decoding Data Science: A secret recipe for success, given by Dr. Kanad Basu, Data Science Leader & Applied Mathematician!
Abstract of talk:
Data Science has completely transformed all major business sectors such as IT, Banking, Healthcare, Entertainment, Sports & much more. In order to make better & smarter decisions, businesses all over the world have long gathered & analyzed data. The global data science platform market was worth US $ 3.93 billion in 2019 and US $ 4.89 billion in 2020. From 2020 to 2027, it is predicted that the Data Science market will increase at a compound annual rate of 26.9 percent. There has never been a better time to study analytics & data science and contribute to this exciting field.
In this talk Kanad will share his transition journey, lessons picked up along the way, the skills one must develop for being a successful data scientist and how to prepare & market yourself for the job market.
About the author:
Kanad Basu, an interdisciplinary scientist who has 18+ years of analytics and data science experience spanning across academia and industry. Kanad holds the prestigious “Professor of Practice” position at Thunderbird School of Global Management, Arizona State University. He also led a market research data science team at Medallia that focuses on building a consumer behavioral intelligence and benchmarking platform that combines millions of consumer activities to allow businesses to understand where, how, and why consumers spend their time and money. Before Medallia, he led the computer vision data science team at Covisus where he and his team implemented state of the art computer vision algorithms to keep our nation safe by securing supply chains, protecting global compliance for pharmaceutical and medical industries and aiding brands in the prevention of product tampering.
Kanad holds a PhD in Applied & Computational Mathematics, has multiple publications, patents & book chapters around big data analytics and statistical applications in the field of Mathematical Biology & Mathematical Finance. Kanad is a frequent speaker at national & international conferences in AI & Data Science.
Categories: Data Science, Lecture Series, MSCS, MSDS
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