John Lalor
- Assistant Professor
- IT, Analytics, and Operations
Biography
John Lalor is an Assistant Professor of IT, Analytics, and Operations at the Mendoza College of Business. He completed his PhD at the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the College of Information and Computer Science. His research interests are in machine learning and natural language processing, specifically regarding model evaluation, quantifying uncertainty, model interpretability, and applications in biomedical informatics.
Prior to UMass, John worked as a software developer at Eze Software in Chicago and as an IT Audit Associate for KPMG. He has a Master's Degree in Computer Science from DePaul University, and a BBA degree in IT Management from Universty of Notre Dame, with a minor in Irish Language & Literature.
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