Professional opportunities
Profile: Data Scientist
Functions: Data scientists analyse, present and predict main trends in data flows, identify the software tools needed for big data processing, know the general problems connected to big data analysis within a specific application context, and recognise the professional skills needed for problem-solving.
Skills: Statistical Analysis, Programming, understanding of software infrastructures.
Professional opportunities: Large companies, public administration.
Profile: Open Data Manager
Functions: Open data managers coordinate big data mining and publication in the public and private sectors. They are able to define the best practices to assess open data reliability and security, to coordinate programmers’ groups and plan new service types based on open data for citizens, urban contexts, companies and institutes for economic and social analysis.
Skills: Data Management, understanding of software infrastructures, Statistical Analysis, understanding of data flows and their formats.
Professional opportunities: Public administration, local administrations, public and private research institutes, large companies.
Profile: Data Intelligence Professional
Functions: Data Intelligence Professionals are able to insert data science methodologies into large and middle-sized companies’ organizational processes and market strategies. Data Intelligence Professionals know the general problems connected to data science technologies and need to be able to coordinate technical and management skills in order to innovate companies’ production cycles and marketing strategies.
Skills: Management, understanding of the advanced Data Mining and Business Analytics tools.
Professional opportunities: Large and middle-sized companies.
Profile: Big Data Infrastructure Professional
Functions: Big Data Infrastructure Professionals need to be able to install and manage main big data software, hardware and network infrastructures. Their tasks are to ensure the functioning of the hardware and software infrastructures and to advice professional managers on the choice and use of those that are most suitable to their needs.
Skills: Planning and analysis of big data hardware, software and network architectures.
Professional opportunities: Large companies, public administration.