2014 Jul Opinions, Interviews, Reports

• ASE International Conference on Big Data Science 2014: Highlights from Workshops - Jul 31, 2014.
  Highlights from the presentations by Data Science leaders from MIT, Georgia Tech, Microsoft Research and CUHK during workshops at ASE Conference on Big Data Science 2014 held in Stanford University.

  Big Data, Challenges, Data Warehouse, Healthcare, MOOC, Predictive Models, Stanford

• Predictive Analytics Innovation Summit 2014 London: Day 2 Highlights - Jul 31, 2014.
  Highlights from the presentations by Predictive Analytics leaders from Spotify, ING, Quintiles, and Riot Games on day 2 of Predictive Analytics Innovation Summit 2014 in London, UK.

  Big Data, Conference, Experimentation, Healthcare, London-UK, Market Research, Predictive Analytics

• Guidelines for statistical education - Jul 31, 2014.
  Data science has grown in importance to the point where statistics education should begin to integrate data science into the core statistics curriculum, as opposed to treating data science as a separate strand.

  Data Science Education, Statistics

• Interview: Thomas Levi, PlentyOfFish on What does Big Data tell us about Romance - Jul 30, 2014.
  We discuss interesting research on the state of romance in US, how PlentyOfFish is managing competition, personal journey from String Theory to Data Science, career advice and more.

  Advice, Competition, Data Science, LDA, Learning from Data, Online Dating, PlentyOfFish, Thomas Levi

• Future of Consumer Intelligence 2014: Day 3 Highlights - Jul 30, 2014.
  Highlights from the presentations by Market Research leaders on day 3 of Future of Consumer Intelligence 2014 in Los Angeles.

  Conference, Consumer Intelligence, FOCI, Kurzweil, Los Angeles-CA, Market Research

• Predictive Analytics Innovation Summit 2014 London: Day 1 Highlights - Jul 29, 2014.
  Highlights from the presentations by Predictive Analytics leaders from eBay, Skype, Yahoo and AbsolutData on day 1 of Predictive Analytics Innovation Summit 2014 in London, UK.

  Big Data, Conference, IE Group, Innovation, London-UK, Predictive Analytics

• Interview: Thomas Levi, POF on How Online Dating is Improving Matching through Big Data - Jul 29, 2014.
  We discuss Big Data use cases at Plenty of Fish, insights from text mining of user profiles, using topic modeling for developing user archetypes, challenges and more.

  Algorithms, Big Data, Challenges, LDA, Online Dating, PlentyOfFish, Text Mining, Thomas Levi, Topic Modeling

• Future of Consumer Intelligence 2014: Day 2 Highlights - Jul 28, 2014.
  Highlights from the presentations by Market Research leaders on day 2 of Future of Consumer Intelligence 2014 in Los Angeles.

  Big Data, Consumer Intelligence, FOCI, Innovation, Los Angeles-CA, Market Research, Privacy

• Interview: Sastry Malladi, StubHub on Designing Big Data Architecture for the Unknown Future - Jul 28, 2014.
  We discuss the Big Data architecture at StubHub, important factors in architecture design, hybrid approach of using Big Data along with traditional data warehouses, challenges, importance of meta-data and more.

  Architecture, Challenges, Design, Hadoop, Interview, Metadata, Personalization, Recommendation, Sastry Malladi, StubHub

• Containers: The Enabler of YARN - Jul 28, 2014.
  The evolution of a data-center operating system is discussed along with the underlying challenges and approaches being followed. Containers play a big role in enabling the required abstraction and deliver additional benefits.

  Altiscale, Applications, Containers, Docker, Hadoop, MapReduce, Mesos, Virtualization, YARN

• Interview: Kavita Ganesan, FindiLike on Building Decision Support Systems based on User Opinions - Jul 27, 2014.
  We discuss the founding story of FindiLike, Opinion-driven Decision Support Systems (ODSS), challenges in analyzing user opinions, future of Sentiment Analysis, favorite books and more.

  Challenges, Classification, Decision Support, Kavita Ganeshan, Opinion Mining, Prediction, Sentiment Analysis, Text Mining

• Why analysts should master public speaking - Jul 27, 2014.
  Learn how to advance your career and increase the adoption of your analysis by conveying your message more clearly using public speaking experience.

  Career, Data Science Skills, Geert Verstraeten, Public Speaking

• Data for Good: data-driven projects for social good - Jul 26, 2014.
  Data for Good is an exciting new non-profit seeking to highlight the various data science projects and resources that can ultimately contribute to the social good.

  Data Science, Government, Open Data, Social Good, Social Participation

• MIT CDOIQ Symposium: Where is the Big Data Boundary of Effectiveness? - Jul 25, 2014.
  My report on Day 1 of MIT CDOIQ symposium, why MIT seniors may be less smart than freshmen, 6 types of digitization of capital, the main role of Chief Data Officer, 7-Eleven Japan, and the Big Data Boundary of Effectiveness.

  Big Data, Chief Data Officer, Jeanne Ross, MIT, Stuart Madnick

• Interview: Aparna Pujar, eBay on Evolution of Behavior Analytics for User Engagement - Jul 25, 2014.
  We discuss Behavior Analytics vs. Web Analytics, important metrics for user engagement, challenges of behavior insights domain, future of multi-screen analytics, key soft skill and more.

  Analytics, Aparna Pujar, Customer Engagement, Data Governance, Data Quality, eBay, Marketing, Metrics, Trends

• Big Data & Analytics in Healthcare Summit 2014 Philadelphia: Day 2 Highlights - Jul 25, 2014.
  Highlights from the presentations by Healthcare Analytics leaders from Cigna, National Parkinson Foundation, Quintiles and NYU Langone Medical Center on day 2 of Big Data & Analytics in Healthcare Summit 2014 in Philadelphia.

  Analytics, Big Data, Conference, Healthcare, Innovation, Philadelphia-PA

• Interview: Leo Meyerovich, Graphistry on Browser-based Interactive Big Data Visualization - Jul 24, 2014.
  We discuss the merits of Superconductor architecture, comparison with current JavaScript visualization library, use cases, future plans, launch of Graphistry, visualization trends, and more.

  Big Data, Graphistry, Javascript, Leo Meyerovich, Motivation, Time Series, Trends, Visualization

• Big Data & Analytics in Healthcare Summit 2014 Philadelphia: Day 1 Highlights - Jul 24, 2014.
  Highlights from the presentations by Healthcare Analytics leaders from GlaxoSmithKline, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, Adventist Health and Mayo Clinic on day 1 of Big Data & Analytics in Healthcare Summit 2014 in Philadelphia.

  Analytics, Big Data, Conference, Healthcare, Innovation, Philadelphia-PA

• MLlib: Apache Spark component for machine learning - Jul 24, 2014.
  MLlib, the machine learning component of Apache Spark, has developed into a tool that supports many common machine learning algorithms and now comes with more mature documentation and a stable API.

  Apache Spark, Daniel D. Gutierrez, Machine Learning, MLlib

• Interview: Amy Gaskins, AVP, MetLife on New Era Hiring at MetLife through Synapse - Jul 23, 2014.
  We discuss the motivation behind launch of Synapse, updating the recruitment process to meet today's needs, data science trends, career advice, important soft skills and more.

  Advice, Amy Gaskins, Data Science, Hiring, Interview, MetLife, Strategy, Trends

• Business Intelligence Innovation Summit 2014 Chicago: Day 2 Highlights - Jul 23, 2014.
  Highlights from the presentations by Business Intelligence leaders from Netflix, Hyatt, GE Capital and University of Texas on day 2 of Business Intelligence Innovation Summit 2014 in Chicago.

  Analytics, Business Intelligence, Chicago-IL, Conference, Data Processing, IE Group, Innovation, Visualization

• Interview: Amy Gaskins, AVP, MetLife on Smarter Analytics through Qualitative Research - Jul 22, 2014.
  We discuss the relevance of qualitative research for customer intelligence, MetLife Infinity, and the increasing trend of behavior-based customer segmentation.

  Amy Gaskins, Causation, Interview, Marketing, MetLife, Qualitative Analytics, Strategy

• Business Intelligence Innovation Summit 2014 Chicago: Day 1 Highlights - Jul 22, 2014.
  Highlights from the presentations by Business Intelligence leaders from Boeing, Salesforce, Wells Fargo, and Citibank on day 1 of Business Intelligence Innovation Summit 2014 in Chicago.

  Analytics, Business Intelligence, Chicago-IL, Conference, IE Group, Innovation

• Spotting Bad Data Visualizations - Jul 22, 2014.
  Good (or bad) Data visualizations can significantly help (or hurt) your case. Learn more about how poorly people can spot bad data visualizations.

  Data Visualization, Software Advice

• Future of Consumer Intelligence 2014: Day 1 Highlights - Jul 19, 2014.
  Highlights from the presentations by Market Research leaders from H(app)athon Project, Socratic Technologies, TNS, PepsiCo on day 1 of Future of Consumer Intelligence 2014 in Los Angeles.

  Big Data, Consumer Intelligence, Customer Analytics, FOCI, Innovation, Los Angeles-CA, Market Research

• Interview: Cliff Lyon, Stubhub on Mastering Recommendation & Personalization Analytics Part 2 - Jul 19, 2014.
  We discuss current trends, future vision, interesting correlations, privacy concerns, and advice for Data Science practitioners.

  Advice, Cliff Lyon, Metrics, Motivation, Personalization, Recommendation, StubHub

• Interview: Cliff Lyon, Stubhub on Mastering the Art of Recommendation and Personalization Analytics - Jul 18, 2014.
  We discuss challenges in designing recommendation and personalization systems, how to select the right metrics, and learning regarding presentation of recommendation on different channels.

  A/B Testing, Algorithms, Cliff Lyon, Experimentation, Metrics, Personalization, Recommendation, StubHub

• Manufacturing Analytics Summit 2014 Chicago: Day 2 Highlights - Jul 17, 2014.
  Highlights from the presentations by Analytics leaders from World Fuel Services, Vigilent Corporation, Caterpillar and SunEdison on day 2 of Manufacturing Analytics Summit 2014 in Chicago.

  Analytics, Chicago-IL, Conference, Data Analysis, IE Group, Metrics

• Interview: Piero Ferrante, BCBS on Why Healthcare is Rich in Data but Poor in Information - Jul 17, 2014.
  We discuss role of analytics in healthcare payer firms, major challenges in leveraging healthcare data, shift to value-based payments, personal motivation towards analytics, career advice and more.

  Advice, Analytics, Challenges, Healthcare, Interview, Piero Ferrante, Stocks, Text Mining

• Dear CIO, what you have is NOT a Data Lake - Jul 17, 2014.
  Data Lakes are often the ideal structure of a company's big data, but the reality is that data is often split into data puddles. Xurmo seeks to eliminate this by integrating Data Virtualization into the Data Lake.

  Data Lakes, Data Science Platform, Data Warehouse, Hadoop, NoSQL, Sridhar Krishnan, Xurmo

• Interview: Marc Smith, Chief Social Scientist, Connected Action, on Why We Need Open Tools for Social Networks - Jul 14, 2014.
  We discuss NodeXL impact stories, upcoming NodeXL features, importance of an open environment, future of social media analytics, advice for novice researchers and more.

  Advice, Interview, Marc Smith, NodeXL, Open Data, Social Network Analysis, Visualization

• Manufacturing Analytics Summit 2014 Chicago: Day 1 Highlights - Jul 14, 2014.
  Highlights from the presentations by Analytics leaders from McCormick, HP, Patheon and Boeing on day 1 of Manufacturing Analytics Summit 2014 in Chicago.

  Analytics, Chicago-IL, Conference, Data Analysis, IE Group, Predictive Analytics

• Interview: Amy Gershkoff, Director of Customer Analytics & Insights, eBay on How to Design Custom In-House BI Tools - Jul 11, 2014.
  We discuss key principles for designing business intelligence tools, exploring causation based on correlation insights, attributes of future Analytics leaders, interesting Big Data trends, important qualities in data scientists and more.

  Advice, Amy Gershkoff, Business Intelligence, Data Integration, eBay, Interview, Obama for America, Trends

• Business Analytics Innovation Summit 2014 Chicago: Day 2 Highlights - Jul 11, 2014.
  Highlights from the presentations by Business Analytics leaders from State of Illinois, Navistar, BMO Harris Bank and McGraw Hill Education on day 2 of Business Analytics Innovation Summit 2014 in Chicago.

  Business Analytics, Chicago-IL, Conference, Education, IE Group, Visualization

• Chief Data Officer Summit 2014 – Day 2 Highlights - Jul 11, 2014.
  Highlights from the presentations by Data Governance experts from Visa, Bing, San Francisco County, and RS Investments at Chief Data Officer Summit 2014 in San Francisco, CA.

  Big Data, Chief Data Officer, Data Governance, IE Group, Open Data, San Francisco-CA

• How Xbox, Big Data & Statistical Analysis Can Measure Public Opinion - Jul 11, 2014.
  Could the Xbox gaming platform and Big Data hold the key to generating accurate measures of public opinion, such as election polling? A team of statistical scientists think so.

  Big Data, Statistics, Survey, Xbox

• Interview: Dave Marvit, Innovation Strategy Consultant, Fujitsu on Privacy and Sentiment Analysis challenges - Jul 9, 2014.
  We discuss the modern sentiment analysis challenges, how to address privacy concerns, Big Data predictions and more.

  Big Data, Challenges, Dave Marvit, Fujitsu, Interview, Prediction, Privacy, Sentiment Analysis

• Business Analytics Innovation Summit 2014 Chicago: Day 1 Highlights - Jul 9, 2014.
  Highlights from the presentations by Business Analytics leaders from Bank of America, Northern Trust, AOL and Liberty Mutual on day 1 of Business Analytics Innovation Summit 2014 in Chicago.

  Business Analytics, Conference, Credit Risk, Customer Experience, IE Group, Predictive Analytics

• When Watson Meets Machine Learning - Jul 2, 2014.
  Our report on a recent Cognitive Systems meetup co-sponsored by IBM Watson and NYU Center for Data Science, IBM Watson Ecosystem, and machine learning applications, from healthcare to cognitive toys. You will want Fang!

  App, Cognitive Computing, IBM, Machine Learning, Ran Bi, Watson

• Is “Data Scientist” more than “Data Analyst” ? - Jul 1, 2014.
  Data Scientists and Data Analysts have a number of skills unique to their positions, with analysts focusing more on creating business value and data scientists including simulation and optimization in their jobs.

  Business Intelligence, Data Analyst, Data Mining, Data Scientist