April 2026
Beginner
320 pages
8h 45m
English
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About the Author
Fern Halper, PhD, is a nationally recognized expert on data and artificial intelligence whose work helps business and technology leaders understand what it really takes to succeed with data and AI in practice. She brings a rare combination of hands-on practitioner experience, academic teaching, and industry thought leadership. Over more than 25 years, Dr. Halper has been published hundreds of times on data mining, analytics, machine learning, and artificial intelligence, and she is coauthor of several Wiley-published titles in cloud computing, big data, and analytics.
Halper is widely recognized as a leading voice in the data and AI community. She is a frequent speaker and educator at national conferences and events, where she helps executives and practitioners cut through hype to build AI literacy, develop governance and risk understanding, and design practical roadmaps for enterprise AI adoption.
Halper holds a BA from Colgate University and a PhD from Texas A&M University. She has been a lead analyst at Bell Laboratories, a partner at Hurwitz & Associates, and has taught at both Colgate University and Bentley University. She is currently the vice president of research at TDWI and founder of AI Foundations Group.
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