{"id":1679,"date":"2026-02-18T14:41:34","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T19:41:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/sdmss\/?page_id=1679"},"modified":"2026-02-18T14:41:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T19:41:34","slug":"big-data-analytics-symposium-2021","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/sdmss\/big-data-analytics-symposium-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Data Analytics Symposium 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t\t<section class=\"ucf-section ucf-section-bda-women-section \" data-section-link-title=\"Women in Data Science\" aria-label=\"Women in Data Science\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jumbotron jumbotron-fluid bg-faded pt-4 pb-2 mt-0 mb-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container container mt-0 mb-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"m-auto p-2 col-12 col-md-5 col-lg-3\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"181\" height=\"300\" class=\" wp-image-793 img-fluid aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/sdmss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2026\/02\/WiDS-300-1.avif\" alt=\"Logo with three overlapping female profiles in a circular design above the text &quot;Women in Data Science Worldwide&quot; and &quot;WiDS Orlando @ UCF.\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"mt-5 col-12 col-md-7 col-lg-9\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<p class=\"m-0\">In partnership with:<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading heading-underline mt-4\">Women in Data Science<\/h2>\n<p style=\"fontsize: 16px;\">WiDS Orlando is an independent event that is organized by the University of Central Florida as part of the annual WiDS Worldwide conference organized by Stanford University and an estimated 200+ regional events, which feature outstanding women doing outstanding work in the field of data science. All genders are invited to attend WiDS Worldwide conference events.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\n\t\t<nav class=\"sections-menu-wrapper\" aria-label=\"Page section navigation\" style=\"min-height: 60px;\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"navbar navbar-toggleable-md navbar-light bg-primary sections-menu\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"navbar-toggler collapsed ml-auto\" type=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#sections-menu\" aria-controls=\"#sections-menu\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"navbar-toggler-text\">Skip to Section<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"navbar-toggler-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"navbar-collapse collapse\" id=\"sections-menu\" data-autoselect=\"true\" data-selector=\".auto-section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"nav navbar-nav\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\n\t\t\t<section class=\"ucf-section ucf-section-bda-21-calling-all mt-0 pt-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jumbotron jumbotron-fluid pb-4 mb-0 bg-faded\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container container mt-0 mb-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Data Enthusiasts Listen Up!<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"lead\">Join us for the eighth annual Big Data Analytics Symposium hosted by the UCF Statistics and Data Science Department. The day-long series of speakers and networking opportunities connects students to industry professionals to explore the practical applications of big data and data analytics in the modern market place.<\/p>\n<p class=\"lead\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Thursday, March 18, 2021<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Virtual<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\t\t\t<a class=\"btn btn-lg btn-primary disabled\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-disabled=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" onclick=\"return false;\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tREGISTRATION IS CLOSED\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<section id=\"big-data-agenda-21\" class=\"ucf-section ucf-section-bda-21-agenda auto-section\" data-section-link-title=\"2021 Agenda\" aria-label=\"2021 Agenda\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jumbotron jumbotron-fluid bg-secondary pt-5 pb-5 mb-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container container mt-0 mb-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<h2 class=\"heading-underline\">2021 Virtual AGENDA<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>9:00 a.m. \u2013 Early Morning Employer Info Sessions<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>10:00 a.m. \u2013 Event Kickoff and Speaker Zachary Merritt \u201917MS, Advanced Analyst at Electronic Arts (EA)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>11:00 \u2013 \u2018Hot Topics\u2019 in Data Science Panel Discussion<br \/>\n<\/strong>Hosted by the UCF Data Science Advisory Board<\/li>\n<li><strong>12:00 \u2013 1:00 p.m. \u2013\u00a0 OUC\/UCF Meter Data Science Competition<\/strong><br \/>\nHosted by OUC, Meter Data Science Competition winners announced<\/li>\n<li><strong>1:00 p.m. \u2013 Alumni Panel<\/strong><br \/>\nLearn how UCF alumni transitioned into successful big data careers using bachelors and master\u2019s degrees<\/li>\n<li><strong>2:00 p.m. \u2013 Selected Speaker from WiDS<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>3:00 p.m. \u2013 Employer Networking<\/strong><br \/>\nTalk to local companies regarding internships and career paths, and find out about graduate program opportunities in big data<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Who attends?<\/h4>\n<p>The Symposium serves as a platform for exploring the application of the concepts that students are actively learning in their degree programs and how the knowledge learned applies in different real-world applications. All interested students, alumni and community members are invited to register and attend.<\/p>\n<h4>Why attend?<\/h4>\n<p>This year we are going virtual. Register to attend throughout the day to hear from local executives, alumni in the field, and student peers presenting on topics including data analytics, machine learning, and block chain. Learn from local big data experts how topics learned in class translate into the work being done in businesses.<\/p>\n<p>Get your questions answered during live Q &amp; A sessions. How do you find results in the data? What functions in a company does as a data scientist do? How can you best relay those results to clients?<\/p>\n<p>Connect in virtual breakouts and listen to panels with alumni and employers in the field. What skills are employers looking for in the field?\u00a0 Should I get my Masters and Ph.D. in the field?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cost:<\/strong>\u00a0Free; RSVP Required<\/p>\n<p><strong>Virtual Open House Format:<\/strong>\u00a0Attendees are encouraged to come and go throughout the day as their schedule and interests allows. Return to this page for a full speaker schedule to be announced in February!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Employer Virtual Tables:<\/strong>\u00a0Local employers will be virtually present to answer questions, discuss internships, and share about full-time roles. The Symposium concludes with a designated \u201cmeet-and-greet\u201d networking session for students to connect with company representatives to learn about specific career paths within each company.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<section id=\"big-data-sponsors-21\" class=\"ucf-section ucf-section-bda-21-sponsors auto-section\" data-section-link-title=\"2021 Sponsors\" aria-label=\"2021 Sponsors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jumbotron jumbotron-fluid mb-0 bg-faded\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container container mt-0 mb-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<h2 class=\"heading-underline\">Special Thanks To Our 2021 Sponsors:<\/h2>\n<h3>Pegasus Sponsors<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row mb-4 mt-4\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"align-items-center col-12 col-md-12 col-lg-12\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"495\" height=\"213\" class=\"img-fluid alignnone wp-image-1729 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/sdmss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2026\/02\/OUC-Logo-2.png\" alt=\"OUC logo with blue letters, a green square featuring a lightbulb design, and the tagline &quot;The Reliable One&quot; below in blue and italicized font.\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/sdmss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2026\/02\/OUC-Logo-2.png 495w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/sdmss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2026\/02\/OUC-Logo-2-300x129.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 495px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 495\/213;\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<h3>Gold Sponsor<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row mb-4 mt-4\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"align-items-center col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"355\" class=\"img-fluid alignnone wp-image-1715 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/sdmss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2026\/02\/Intego-Group-Logo-Table-Sponsor.png\" alt=\"Logo of INTEGO GROUP with the word &quot;GROUP&quot; below and colored vertical bars above and below the text in yellow, blue, red, and gray on a light background.\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/sdmss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2026\/02\/Intego-Group-Logo-Table-Sponsor.png 400w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/sdmss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2026\/02\/Intego-Group-Logo-Table-Sponsor-300x266.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 400px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 400\/355;\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"align-items-center col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\" class=\"img-fluid alignnone wp-image-1714 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/sdmss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2026\/02\/Volo-logo-R-FULL-no-border-08.16.17-300x204-1.png\" alt=\"Voloridge Investment Management logo featuring four ascending blue bars and the company name written below in black text.\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/204;\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<h3>Black Sponsor<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row mb-4 mt-4\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"align-items-center col-12 col-md-12 col-lg-12\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"83\" class=\"img-fluid wp-image-1480 size-full alignnone lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/sdmss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2026\/02\/Playfair-Data-Logo-Large-Event-Sponsor-300x83-1.png\" alt=\"Playfair Data logo with a stylized bird illustration on the left and the words &quot;Playfair Data&quot; in bold red and black text on the right.\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/83;\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<h3>Table\/Breakout Room Sponsors<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row mb-4 mt-4\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"383\" height=\"83\" class=\"img-fluid alignnone wp-image-1731 size-full pb-2 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/sdmss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2026\/02\/Milliman-logo_color_RGB-3-e1611786051717-1-1.png\" alt=\"Milliman logo featuring a green and blue geometric design to the left of the company name &quot;Milliman&quot; in blue text.\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/sdmss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2026\/02\/Milliman-logo_color_RGB-3-e1611786051717-1-1.png 383w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/sdmss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2026\/02\/Milliman-logo_color_RGB-3-e1611786051717-1-1-300x65.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 383px) 100vw, 383px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 383px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 383\/83;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a class=\"btn btn-primary mr-3\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\trole=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tUCF COLLEGE OF BUSINESS\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<a class=\"btn btn-primary pl-4\"\n\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.ce.ucf.edu\/credit\/master-data-analytics\/\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tUCF Master of Science in Data Analytics\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<p class=\"font-size-base font-size-lg\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Contact\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:Kathryn.Feehrer@ucf.edu?subject=Big%20Data%20Analytics%20Symposium%20Sponsorship\">Kathryn Feehrer<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:puck@ucf.edu?subject=Big%20Data%20Analytics%20Symposium%20Sponsorship\">Puck Winchester<\/a>\u00a0to learn more about sponsorship and scholarship opportunities for the 2022 Big Data Analytics Symposium.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<section id=\"past\" class=\"ucf-section ucf-section-bda-past-symposia-26 auto-section mb-0\" data-section-link-title=\"Past Symposia\" aria-label=\"Past Symposia\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jumbotron jumbotron-fluid pb-4 mb-0 bg-inverse\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container container mt-0 mb-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<h2 class=\"heading-underline\">Past Symposia<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"m-auto col-12 col-lg-6 col-xl-4\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a class=\"btn btn-primary btn-block\"\n\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/sdmss\/big-data-analytics-symposium-2025\/\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t Big Data Analytics Symposium 2025 \t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"m-auto col-12 col-lg-6 col-xl-4\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a class=\"btn btn-primary btn-block\"\n\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/sdmss\/big-data-analytics-symposium-2024\/\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tBig Data Analytics Symposium 2024\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"m-auto col-12 col-lg-6 col-xl-4\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a class=\"btn btn-primary 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