Biography

Professor Zhang is a passionate researcher, teacher, and practitioner in the areas of artificial intelligence and business analytics. His intellectual aspiration is to computationally discover valuable knowledge and intelligence from massive amounts of data available in various structures, genres and streams. He is keen on building AI-powered solutions to practical problems in a wide range of domains.
Drew’s industry experience spans IBM, Microsoft, Google, and Allianz, etc. He enjoys bringing real-life richness and relevance into his classroom.
Prof. Zhang received his Ph.D. in Computer and Information Science from University of Michigan in 2005.