UHV data science students partner with Sysco for capstone projects

Hardik Gohel, an associate professor of computer sciences at the University of Houston-Victoria, far right, and Yun Wan, professor and chair of Computer & Information Sciences, second from left, stand with a group of UHV undergraduate and graduate data science students and Sysco officials. This spring, data science students had the opportunity to gain hands-on industry experience by partnering with Sysco, a global leader in food distribution and restaurant supplies, for their senor and capstone projects. For the first time, UHV integrated real-world business challenges into its COSC 6380 Capstone Course for graduate students and COSC 4360 Senior Project for undergraduates. The students took on data-driven problems such as supply chain analytics to customer purchasing behavior to strengthen both their technical expertise and understanding of data-science's role in business decision-making in the food distribution industry.

The University of Houston-Victoria, located in the heart of the Coastal Bend region since 1973 in Victoria, Texas, offers courses leading to more than 50 academic programs in the schools of Arts & Sciences; Business Administration; and Education, Health Professions & Human Development. UHV provides face-to-face classes at its Victoria campus, as well as an instructional site in Katy, Texas, and online classes that students can take from anywhere. UHV supports the American Association of State Colleges and Universities Opportunities for All initiative to increase awareness about state colleges and universities and the important role they have in providing a high-quality and accessible education to an increasingly diverse student population, as well as contributing to regional and state economic development.