I am an Assistant Professor of Business Analytics at the Dhillon School of Business and an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the University of Lethbridge. I was formerly the coordinator and a professor in the Business Analytics program at Cambrian College. My teaching focuses on applied data science, business analytics, and AI at the intersection of business and computer science. I bring experience as a data science team manager and academic researcher to develop and teach courses that are both rigorous and practice-oriented. I teach courses such as Python Programming, SQL Database Development, AI for Business, Data Transformation, Business Analytics, Research Methods and Ethics, and Data Wrangling. My teaching philosophy centers on clarity, engagement, and iterative learning with frequent formative feedback and real-world applications.
I incorporate applied examples and tools like DataCamp, Excel, Python, SQL and many others in my courses to help students connect theory to practice. I have led and co-supervised several applied studies and thesis projects involving municipalities, industry partners, and research labs, covering topics like AI in public engagement, workforce resilience, and stakeholder feedback systems. I have also integrated storytelling, simulations, and exploratory themes to enhance classroom engagement.
My research interests includes social network analytics, data ethics, AI in education and public administration, and program evaluation. I have published in the *Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation*, *Light on Teaching*, and the *Open Access Teaching Case Journal*, and presented at conferences including ASAC, Upper Bound AI, Inventures, and the Southern Alberta AI Conference. Current research projects span AI governance, thematic analysis in LLMs, and algorithmic applications in corporate discourse. I also serve as a reviewer for journals such as *First Monday*, *IJTHI*, and CJPE.
I frequently collaborate across sectors, including with municipalities, non-profits, and international partners, and I actively contribute to curriculum development, mentorship initiatives, and public engagement on AI and analytics. I organize speaker series and serve as a reviewer and advisor for student awards and funding programs. My work aims to advance the responsible use of technology in business, education, and community contexts, equipping students and organizations with tools to navigate an increasingly data-driven world.
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With the University of Lethbridge Library, an endless AI story generator for AI Month, June 2024
A demo for a presentation on an AI ChatBot - code from http://keithweaver.github.io/eliza/
Spidering, scraping and text extraction for several complex sites using OCR and Python with PIL, pdf2image, and pytesseract
From the Friday meeting series (a one hour weekly hackathon), a QR code generator in Python/Flask.
From the Friday meeting series (a one hour weekly hackathon), a site that takes a text file and turns it into a sea shanty in Python/Flask
From my work with YouthRex, a cheatsheet for Excel
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The University of Lethbridge's PUBlic Professor Series will feature Sidney Shapiro, Assistant
Professor of Business Analytics at the Dhillon School of Business, discussing the current state
and future possibilities of Generative AI, as well as its societal impacts. The event is
scheduled for Thursday at the Slice Bar and Grill.
Source: Lethbridge Herald
The University of Lethbridge's PUBlic Professor Series
Source: Education News Canada
The Southern Alberta B2B Tradeshow and Conference, organized by WIDA Procurement and Supply Chain Solutions, is scheduled for October 10, 2024, at the Lethbridge and District Exhibition. The event aims to showcase products and services across various industries, including consumer packaged goods, logistics, warehousing, transportation, distribution, retail, and manufacturing. Speakers include Carol Haayema, certified financial planner at IG Wealth Management; Sidney Shapiro, assistant professor of data analytics at the University of Lethbridge Dhillon School of Business; and Trevor Lewington from Economic Development Lethbridge.
Source: Inside Logistics
A University of Lethbridge event exploring the transformative potential and challenges of generative AI, part of the Public Professor Series.
Source: My Lethbridge Now