Belonging to the realm of intelligent technologies, it is increasingly accepted that AI has evolved from being merely a development standpoint in computer science. Indeed, recent reports and academic publications show that we are clearly on the path towards pervasive AI in both business and society. Organizations must adopt AI to maintain a competitive advantage and explore opportunities for unprecedented innovation. This book focuses on understanding the wide range of opportunities as well as the spectrum of challenges AI brings in different business contexts and society at large.
The book highlights novel and high-quality research in data science and business analytics and examines the current and future impact of AI in business and society. The authors bridge the gap between business and technical perspectives and demonstrate the potential (and actual) impact on society. Embracing applied, qualitative and quantitative research as well as field experiments and data analysis, the book covers a broad range of topics including but not limited to: human-centered AI, product and process innovation, corporate governance, AI and ethics, organizational performance, and entrepreneurship.
This comprehensive book will be a valuable resource for researchers, academics and postgraduate students across artificial intelligence, technology and innovation management and a wide range of business disciplines.
About the Author: Davide La Torre, PhD, HDR, is a Mathematician, Researcher, and University Professor. Currently he holds the position of Full Professor and Director of the Artificial Intelligence Institute at SKEMA Business School, Sophia Antipolis Campus, France. His research and teaching interests include Applied Mathematics, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Business Analytics, Mathematical and Statistical Modelling, and Operations Research.
Francesco Paolo Appio, PhD, HDR, is Full Professor of Innovation at Paris School of Business (Paris, France). His research is interdisciplinary in nature and mainly revolves around the impact of the digital transformation on innovation at multiple levels (ecosystems, city, organization, teams), taking into account different perspectives such as sustainability, socio-technical systems, technological change, and innovation capabilities.
Hatem Masri is professor of business analytics and vice president for academic affairs and development at the Applied Science University, Kingdom of Bahrain. He received a PhD in management science in 2004 and Master in operations research in 1999 from the University of Tunis, Tunisia. His research interests include business analytics, supply chain management, financial engineering, and Islamic finance. He has published more than 30 articles and 6 books, among them a textbook on Islamic business administration. Hatem is founder and chair of the INFORMS Bahrain International Group, past president of the African Federation of Operational Research Societies, general secretary of the Tunisian Decision Aid Society, member of INFORMS and IEEE, and volunteer/mentor with the AACSB.
Francesca Lazzeri, PhD, is an experienced scientist and machine learning practitioner with over 12 years of both academic and industry experience. She is author of the book "Machine Learning for Time Series Forecasting with Python" (2020, Wiley) and many other publications, including technology journals and conferences. She is Principal Cloud Advocate Manager at Microsoft, where she leads an international team of cloud developer advocates and engineers, managing a large portfolio of customers in the research/academic/education sector and building intelligent automated solutions on the cloud. She also teaches Introduction to Artificial Intelligence with Python at Columbia University. Before joining Microsoft, she was a research fellow at Harvard University in the Technology and Operations Management Unit.
Francesco Schiavone is an associate professor at the Department of Management and Quantitative Sciences (DISAQ), Parthenope University of Naples. He is also adjunct professor at Catholic University of Sacred Hearth in Rome and affiliated professor at Paris School of Business (France). Francesco does research in Innovation and Technology Management, Marketing of Innovation, and Healthcare Management. He is currently work on the "patient innovation", "crowdfunding" and "sea-land logistics" projects.
