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AIM offers doctorate program in data science

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AIM offers doctorate program in data science
The PhD program 'is specifically designed to push the boundaries of knowledge across multiple fields through data'

This is a press release from the Asian Institute of Management.

Intelligent and interconnected technologies have made the world a smaller place, as they have expanded the frontiers of human knowledge and discovery. The explosion in the volume of generated data that accompanied these technologies led to the rise of data science, which we seek to better understand the present and to discover and create the future.

Spurred by the need to develop mentors of mentors in the game-changing field of data science, the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) is launching its PhD in Data Science program, a first in the Philippines and one of only a handful in Asia.

AIM’s new doctorate program aims to make original and novel contributions to data science by harnessing state-of-the-art computational, mathematical, and statistical methodologies to analyze masses of data across a wide variety of contexts. Pioneering insights and novel algorithms will be developed and applied in a cross-disciplinary and ethically responsible manner for industry, society, and academia.

“This PhD program is specifically designed to push the boundaries of knowledge across multiple fields through data. For AIM, it will also help maintain our leading position and competitive advantage in data science, complexity science, and artificial intelligence research,” said AIM’s president and Dean Jikyeong Kang.

The PhD program builds on the success of AIM’s Data Science Masters’ degree program, which currently ranks 3rd in Far East Asia ahead of similar offerings in Japan, Singapore, and South Korea, according to the international university ranking agency Eduniversal.

“We want our graduates to be able to lead at the front lines and rise to the new challenges of a world powered and governed by data,” said Associate Professor Erika Legara, AIM’s MSc in Data Science Academic Program Director.

“AIM’s PhD in Data Science program specifically emphasizes the creation of new knowledge, insights, and methods with and from data. The program will train individuals to conduct comprehensive and extensive research on cross-disciplinary topics,” she added.

Students who undertake the program’s rigorous curriculum will be under the guidance of its internationally-recognized faculty of data scientists. They will also have access to AIM’s 1.2-petaflop computing facility, one of the most powerful and sophisticated AI supercomputing platforms of its kind in Southeast Asia.

AIM developed the doctorate program in response to the scarcity of leaders in data science research capable of pushing the boundaries of knowledge in and developing the applications of the field. The course serves to produce graduates who can lead data-driven research, including building models and simulations, in both industry and academia.

All PhD students are also required to serve as instructors or teaching assistants at AIM or elsewhere, allowing them to share the results of their research while putting them in the pole position should they wish to pursue academic careers.

Upon graduation, alumni are poised to become key players in ethical and responsive data science research and policymaking in the public or the private sector. They can be expected to lead growth and development in a wide range of fields, including finance, economics, urban planning, transportation, medicine and healthcare, and business logistics and supply.

Among the requirements for graduation is the completion of at least three research and development projects, including two first-authored publications in reputable indexed journals, and one project that addresses the needs of a government, industry, or international organization.

“Most of the top data scientists in big tech firms like Amazon, Google, and Microsoft, and in banks like JP Morgan, have PhDs…. A PhD in Data Science is one of the few doctoral programs that are exceptionally useful in both academia and industry,” said professor Christopher Monterola, who also heads the Aboitiz School of Innovation, Technology, and Entrepreneurship.

For more details about the doctorate program, please email rhsantos@aim.edu. – Rappler.com

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