Welcome!

My name is Eitel Lauría and I am a Professor of Data Science and Information Systems at the School of Computer Science and Mathematics, Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY.

I am the Director of Graduate Programs, including:

• the Master of Science in Computer Science/Software Development,
• the Master of Science in Information Systems,
• the Advanced Certificate in Information Systems,
• the Advanced Certificate in Business Analytics.

Teaching & Research Interests

My teaching and research interests cover the fields of data science, predictive modeling, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and data & information quality, focusing on the application of these disciplines in a variety of domains, including IT implementation, educational technology, learning analytics, health informatics, network security, and natural language processing.

I am the recipient of the 2015 Board of Trustees Distinguished Teaching Award.

Short Biographical Statement

I worked in the IT industry for 20+ years, advising on such topics as decision support systems, business analytics, distributed application development and e-business. As a managing partner with GLD Consultores, I worked with a number of organizations across a wide range of industries, including Microsoft, IBM, Exxon, Reuters, Philip Morris, Hewlett Packard, STET France Telecom, Accenture and Ryder.
I hold a six-year degree in Electrical Engineering from University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, an MBA from Universidad del Salvador (Argentina) / University of Deusto (Spain), and a PhD in Information Science from University at Albany, State University of New York. Before coming to Marist, I was a Lecturer at the Dept. of Management Science and Information Systems, School of Business, University at Albany. In Argentina I was a Faculty member and Chair of the MIS Dept. at the School of Business, Universidad del Salvador.
I live in Delmar, 7 miles south of Albany, NY with my wife Corinne. We have two incredible daughters, Florencia and Maia, and two beautiful grandsons: Tomás, born in 2020, and Oscar (Ozzie) born in 2023. I’m a scuba diver, an avid squash player,  a former rugby player, and I have a passion for  soccer. I am also a really bad skier. And I paint a bit.

My Heritage

I was born and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina, so I  describe myself as an “Argentino” and a “Porteño” -nickname given to those who grew up in the city of Buenos Aires and its surrounding neighborhoods (it originally referred to those immigrants that came through the port of Buenos Aires in the early 20th century). The Argentine genetic mixture is mostly made up of Spanish, Italian and Native American ancestry components, spiced up with flavors of Jewish, British, German, Syrian-Lebanese, African, Armenian, and Eastern European. This ethnical cocktail is what probably makes Argentinians loud, outgoing, big huggers and kissers, and with little sense of personal space. Argentinians speak with their hands and are great friends of their friends. As divisive and whining as they can be -they quarrel about everything, including politics and soccer, the country’s true religion- they settle matters around food, having lunch or dinner together, that can take forever.
Someone said once that “Argentinians are born knowing that life is simple pleasures. You go from a furrowed brow (your default facial expression) to a huge smile without any filter. There’s always room for one more person at the table. There’s always a reason to make a toast, a joke, to discuss, to complain”. I couldn’t agree more.

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