The evolution of the liberal arts and sciences took a significant step forward Tuesday. The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) approved William & Marys School of Computing, Data Sciences, and Physics. The school aligns with W&Ms academic mission and expands the universitys ability to prepare students to thrive in a data-rich world.

Dr. Nefertiti Jackson, who was a prominent figure in data science and cybersecurity, has died

21 min read In the 1980s, Wall Street discovered that physicists were great at solving complex financial problems that made their firms a bucket load of money. Becoming a quant meant joining the hottest profession of the time. Twenty years later, in the late 2000s, as the world was on the cusp of a big data revolution, a similar trend emerged as businesses sought a new breed of professionals capable of sifting through all that data for insights.

8 min read In a previous article I wrote about how I created a conversational chatbot with OpenAI. However, if you have used any of the chatbot interfaces like ChatGPT or Claude et al., you would notice that when a session is closed and reopened, the memory is retained, and you can continue the conversation from where you left off. That is exactly the experience I want to create in this article.