How a Cal State Fullerton data science student got to work in Hollywood

Don’t bother asking Ameya Agavekar what movie stars he bumped into during his internship this academic year with Lionsgate Entertainment.
His job was behind the scenes. Way behind the scenes.
But in his own way, the Cal State Fullerton student, who this month received his master’s in Information Systems and decision science with a concentration in business analytics, has gotten to influence the studio’s decisions on movie releases.
He did it by crunching numbers — more nu