At most companies, a data scientist’s main objective is to determine how machine learning technologies can revolutionize business procedures. In his insightful talk in February 2018 at Data Science Salon Miami, Mark Fridson Principal Data Scientist at Carnival Cruise...
We live in a society that can be resistant to change, especially when it comes to technology. But according to Justin Hendrix, Executive Director of New York City Media Lab, the discussions surrounding AR and VR are hardly different from debates that surely...
Staying updated in our vastly changing world is very important, but breaking news is not the only content out there. Anna Coenen, Senior Data Scientist at the New York Times, is determined to make sure that evergreen content reaches the audience that will value it the...
Innovations in Data Science have increased not only the amount of consumer data available to brands, but also the methods in which this data can be measured. Data Scientists in the retail industry are no longer limited to counting coupons and moreover, can focus...
Especially in a field as new and evolving as data science, your strategy is only as good as your product. Fortunately, the industry is not so new that help can’t be found. Lauren Lombardo, Senior Data Scientist at Nielsen, took the stage at DSSNYC to inform data...
In a world where even the most basic purchases and decisions depend on credit scores, accuracy holds significant weight. Gerald Fahner, Senior Principal Scientist at FICO, explains not only how his team uses machine learning to retrieve individual’s scores across...
When Subash D’Souza, Director of Data Intelligence at Warner Bros, spoke to us at The Data Science Salon in New York City in September 2018, he claimed that data security is the unsexy side of data. However, with cybersecurity programs popping up at universities...
In the next five years, media will be transformed by AI. AI will probably touch all aspects of the media value chain. We’re not at the beginning of this analytics revolution - we are at the end of the beginning, and the middle is going to be marked by widespread...
The birth of tech groups dedicated to women and underrepresented minorities (URM) is part of a wave of initiatives to support, encourage and mentor underrepresented groups in the tech sector. Simply go to meetup.com and you’ll see groups geared towards URM for almost...
It’s nearly impossible to remember what date night looked like before the coining of the term “Netflix and Chill.” With Netflix playing such an integral role in our daily lives, we were intrigued to hear from Jen Walraven, Manager of Science and Analytics at...