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West 2018

Practical Ways to Integrate Data Science Into Your Organization

Business + Management West 2018posted by Daniel Gutierrez, ODSC December 5, 2019

This ODSC West 2018 non-technical talk “Practical Data Science,” presented by Michael Galvin, Executive Director of Data Science Corporate Training for Metis, discusses the practical steps that need to be taken to successfully integrate data science into an organization, as well as some struggles and pitfalls... Read more

Software 2.0 and Snorkel: Beyond Hand-Labeled Data

Machine Learning Modeling hand labeled data labled training data sets TensorFlow West 2018posted by Daniel Gutierrez, ODSC October 28, 2019

This ODSC West 2018 talk “Software 2.0 and Snorkel: Beyond Hand-Labeled Data,” presented by Alex Ratner, a Ph.D. student in Computer Science at Stanford University, discusses a new way of effectively programming machine learning systems using what’s called “weaker supervision,” and how it enables domain experts... Read more

Visualizing Vectors: Basics Every Data Scientist Should Know

Conferences Machine Learning Modeling Vectors West 2018posted by Daniel Gutierrez, ODSC October 8, 2019

This ODSC West 2018 talk “Visualizing Vectors: Basics Every Data Scientist Should Know,” presented by Jed Crosby, Head of Data Science at Clari, should be a required learning resource for all new data scientists. This is because every data scientist should have a firm grasp of... Read more

Data Science Literacy and Open Source Education for the Enterprise

Business + Management Conferences Data Science data science literacy literacy open source education West 2018posted by Elizabeth Wallace, ODSC October 8, 2019

As a data scientist, one of your biggest struggles in your organization is probably communicating what you do (and what you can do) to the organization outside your data science team. If the departments around your data science team don’t understand how to frame the questions... Read more

AI Gold Rush: How to Build a Better AI Startup

Business + Management Conferences Startups West 2018posted by Elizabeth Wallace, ODSC September 25, 2019

We’re in the midst of an AI “gold rush.” It’s not just people working directly with AI, but the entire ecosystem that’s changing. Even fields affected by AI are innovating within the infrastructure, causing new use cases and new ways of thinking about AI. It’s an... Read more

Using AI for Dynamic Pricing: The Smarking Example

Business + Management Retail dynamic pricing West 2018posted by Elizabeth Wallace, ODSC September 20, 2019

What do airlines, hotels, parking, and cloud computing have in common? You invest in assets upfront and render them out as slices of time. While parking assets exist in the physical space, and cloud computing exists in a virtual space, the principle is the same. Dr.... Read more

Mastering A/B Testing: From Design to Analysis

Conferences Modeling a/b testing West 2018posted by Nathaniel Jermain August 29, 2019

A/B testing is a critical tool leveraged by data scientists to estimate the expected outcome of a certain action like updating software, adding new features, or deploying a new web layout. Proper experimental design is crucial to realizing the benefits of A/B testing and avoiding the... Read more

Model Evaluation in the Land of Deep Learning

Conferences Deep Learning Modeling model evaluations West 2018posted by Nathaniel Jermain August 12, 2019

Applications for machine learning and deep learning have become increasingly accessible. For example, Keras provides APIs with TensorFlow backend that enable users to build neural networks without being fluent with TensorFlow. Despite the ease of building and testing models, deep learning has suffered from a lack... Read more

The Logistics of Starting Deep Learning

Conferences Deep Learning Modeling West 2018posted by Nathaniel Jermain August 8, 2019

Deep learning models can be intimidating and rightfully so; in their raw form they are highly complex algorithms that need to be engineered with expertise. However, deep learning is very accessible to individuals with a background in technical skills thanks to organizations and individuals that have... Read more

4 Examples of Businesses Solving Problems with AI

Blogs from ODSC Speakers Business + Management Conferences Data Science for Good ai for good West 2018posted by ODSC Team August 7, 2019

In her talk at ODSC West 2018, “Reality Check: How Businesses are using Human in the Loop Processes to Drive Real Value,” Alyssa Simpson Rochwerger, the VP of Product at Figure Eight, explains how companies can begin solving creating value and solving problems with AI. [Related... Read more