
Columbia University’s Data Science Day event for 2020 is coming up this March 31st, and promises to be the best one yet. You can sign up online now to reserve your seat. Hope to see you there!
Perry Beaumont, Ph.D. – Lecturer – Columbia University

Columbia University’s Data Science Day event for 2020 is coming up this March 31st, and promises to be the best one yet. You can sign up online now to reserve your seat. Hope to see you there!

A very interesting article about Data Science applications in emerging economies, and with some great ideas for action

Honored to be part of this special initiative to profile various alumni of the University of Illinois as part of “University of Illinois | 150 Years & Beyond”, and a big shout-out to Jeff D’Alessio, Editor of The Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette, for taking on this interesting project in such a caring and deliberative way.

Recently came across this newly-launched website, Towards Data Science, and it looks to offer a variety of interesting insights related to data science generally.

Columbia University’s Data Science Institute is sponsoring an informative January Event entitled “Data For Good: Foundations of Data Science”, and it is open to the public. More information is available here…
McKinsey’s “How to Win in Insurance” is a great read, where one of my favorite quotes within it is that “Strategy is probabilistic, not deterministic”. The concept of the Power Curve is interesting as well, and with thoughtful insights for how it can be applied in practical ways.

Dataiku Banana News is an excellent blog with really interesting insights and resources (and a fun dose of humor) related to data science applications.
A trailer has been released for the documentary “Data Science Pioneers”. To look for a premiere near you check out www.datascience.movie.
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Watch this space for more information on the official release date for Data Science Pioneers. It was great to have been asked to be part of this special initiative to bring understanding and insight to the role of data science in financial services, and so exciting that it’s now close to being publicly available. Will be sure to post with updates when available…
Pleased to announce that Digital Finance has hit bookstores, with royalties going to charities supported by Distinguished Programs. A big shout-out to the publishing team at Routledge, and a sincere thank you for all their support with making this happen.
