Professor Ando collaborates with industry, government, and not-for-profit organisations to apply advanced analytics, econometrics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning to complex business and policy challenges. At Melbourne Business School, he has coordinated more than ten analytics projects, including industry-facing projects associated with the Master of Business Analytics program. These projects give students opportunities to work with real organisational data and apply analytical methods to practical business problems. From 2020 to 2025, Professor Ando served as Director of the Centre of Excellence in Big Data, AI and Analytics, supporting research, education, and engagement at the intersection of advanced analytics and managerial decision-making. His consulting and engaged-research activities span financial services, consumer markets, supply chains, property, hospitality, urban development, and public policy.
Financial markets, risk, and regulation. Selected projects include:
assessing liquidity risk in financial markets to support regulatory analysis;
applying large-scale data to asset pricing and portfolio management;
developing credit-risk assessment tools for financial institutions operating under Basel and related financial-services regulatory frameworks; and
analysing market demand and pricing strategies for the design of financial products.
Marketing, consumers, and product innovation. Selected projects include:
developing analytical tools for new product and service design using consumer-behaviour data and expert knowledge;
analysing online behavioural data to better understand consumer decision-making;
conducting market research to inform urban planning and public policy; and
using analytics to support product positioning, market segmentation, and pricing decisions.
Operations, supply chains, and property. Selected projects include:
applying machine-learning methods to generate insights from supply-chain data;
analysing supply-and-demand conditions in property markets;
evaluating the effects of property and urban-development policies; and
developing decision-support tools for operational and strategic planning.
Strategy and organisational decision-making
Professor Ando has also contributed to strategy reviews and analytical engagements across sectors, including the hospitality industry. His broader consulting work includes strategy, marketing, human resources, supply chains, and financial analytics, as well as projects for public-sector and not-for-profit organisations.Â
Through these collaborations, he helps organisations translate complex data into evidence-based decisions, practical analytical tools, and actionable strategic insights.