Insight-driven problem solving : analytics science to improve the world / Soroush Saghafian.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Saghafian, Soroush, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Predictive analytics.

Artificial intelligence--Data processing.

Artificial intelligence.

Problem solving--Data processing.

Problem solving.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2026.

Summary:

"Improving public policies, creating the next generation of AI systems, reducing crime, making hospitals more efficient, addressing climate change, controlling pandemics, and reducing disruption in supply chains are all problems where big picture ideas from analytics science have had large-scale impact. What are those ideas? Who came up with them? Will insights from analytics science help solve even more daunting societal challenges? This book takes readers on an engaging tour of the evolution of analytics science and how it brought together ideas and tools from many different fields – AI, machine learning, data science, OR, optimization, statistics, economics, and more – to make the world a better place. Using these ideas and tools, big picture insights emerge from simplified settings that get at the essence of a problem, leading to superior approaches to complex societal issues. A fascinating read for anyone interested in how problems can be solved by leveraging analytics"-- Cambridge University Press.

Contents:

The big picture of analytics science

Artificial intelligence and machine learning

Queueing theory and resource allocation

Game theory and mechanism design

Linear and nonlinear mathematical programming

Dynamic programming and sequential decision-making

Data analysis

Graph theory, combinatorial optimization, and supply chains.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Cambridge University Press, viewed November 18, 2025).

Other Format:

Print version: Saghafian, Soroush. Insight-driven problem solving

ISBN:

9781009379175

1009379178

9781009379168

100937916X

OCLC:

1532494186

Publisher Number:

CIPO000296020

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license