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can generate more of the talent in high demand worldwide.” According to the release, Clemson will receive access to SAS Visual Analytics, the company’s flagship data visualization and exploration tool. SAS Analytics software will help researchers discover the “why” behind the data by uncovering hidden relationships and trends. Using predictive analytics and forecasting tools, they will dig deeper into “what-if ” and “what next?” In addition, access to SAS Cybersecurity will support teaching and learning about how to detect suspicious network activity and thwart malicious intrusions. The partnership will also benefit the ClemsonForward strategic plan. Part of the plan lists research priorities and six innovation clusters for research. One cluster is cyber-infrastructure and big data science, which includes cybersecurity, intelligent transportation and computational genomics, digital humanities, business analytics, connected mobility and data-enabled science, engineering and social science. “The SAS analytics tools are a perfect fit for Clemson as we implement the university’s strategic plan around cyber-infrastructure and big data science,” said Todd Marek, executive
The SAS analytics tools are a perfect fit for Clemson as we implement the university’s strategic plan around cyber-infrastructure and big data science TODD MAREK, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE WATT CENTER
Analytics giant SAS is working with Clemson University in using data to conduct research on cyber-infrastructure, which includes cyber-security, intelligent transportation and computational genomics, digital humanities and business analytics. The new Watt Family Innovation Center will serve as center point for the research, according to a news release, (Photo/Provided)
director of the Watt Center, in the release. “The collaboration provides an important capability for the Clemson research community and I’m very appreciative of the relationship we have built with SAS.” Professors will be able to easily integrate SAS software into coursework, giving students hands-on experience.
A study of 54 million employee profiles on PayScale.com identified “Knowledge of SAS” as the No. 1 career skill that translates into salary bumps. SAS customers span more than 83,000 business, government and university sites, including 94 of the top 100 companies on the 2016 Fortune Global 500.
SAS has been part of education for four decades, and collaborates with higher education institutions around the world to foster lucrative SAS skills, according to the release. Clemson University Media Relations contributed the content contained in this story.