Ram’s researchs enterprise data management, business intelligence and predictive analytics. She is director of both the Advanced Database Research Grouand INSITE: Center for Business Intelligence and Analytics at the Eller College. The latter seeks to harness exploding amounts of data online – including through social media – for better decision making. Among her many honors include a 2012 IBM Faculty Award. Her research has been highlighted in several media outlets including NPR news. She has received more than 50 million in research funding from several different agencies including the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, and NASA. Keywords: Big Data Analytics, Chronic health Conditions, Network Science, Machine Learning, Prediction Modeling