A new centre for advanced analytics and decision sciences was inaugurated at the National Institute of Technology Rourkela (NITR) Bhubaneswar auditorium on Friday.
After inauguration of the lakshmana Rao Peri Centre for Advanced Analytics and Decision Sciences (lPCADS), a workshop on ‘Advanced Analytics: Principles and Applications’ was held.
The centre offers MTech degree in analytics and decision sciences, which is an interdisciplinary course supported by three academic departments of the institute, Computer Science and Engineering, Mathematics, and School of Management.
The programme will run in collaboration with the University of North Carolina (UNC) Charlotte, USA where students will spend one semester of the course at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte (UNCC). The new centre will create a cadre of trained advance skilled manpower to cater to the needs of the country, said NITR Director Prof Sunil Kumar Sarangi.