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Leverage the Power of Data-Literacy - Apr 19, 2018.
Optimizing your business for AI success is the only way to leverage its growing power; data-literacy represents the foundation of that optimization.
Let’s Admit It: We’re a Long Way from Using “Real Intelligence” in AI - Apr 19, 2018.
With the growth of AI systems and unstructured data, there is a need for an independent means of data curation, evaluation and measurement of output that does not depend on the natural language constructs of AI and creates a comparative method of how the data is processed.- Presto for Data Scientists – SQL on anything - Apr 19, 2018.
Presto enables data scientists to run interactive SQL across multiple data sources. This open source engine supports querying anything, anywhere, and at large scale. 
Python Regular Expressions Cheat Sheet - Apr 19, 2018.
The tough thing about learning data is remembering all the syntax. While at Dataquest we advocate getting used to consulting the Python documentation, sometimes it's nice to have a handy reference, so we've put together this cheat sheet to help you out!- Derivation of Convolutional Neural Network from Fully Connected Network Step-By-Step - Apr 19, 2018.
What are the advantages of ConvNets over FC networks in image analysis? How is ConvNet derived from FC networks? Where the term convolution in CNNs came from? These questions are to be answered in this article. 
Top KDnuggets tweets, Apr 11-17: Boost your #datascience skills. Learn linear algebra. - Apr 18, 2018.
Also: Don’t learn #MachineLearning in 24 hours; Top 8 Free Must-Read Books on #DeepLearning; How Attractive Are You in the Eyes of Deep #NeuralNetwork?; Ten #MachineLearning Algorithms You Should Know to Become a #DataScientist
Monash University: Professor / Associate Professor in Creative Technologies - Apr 18, 2018.
Seeking an Associate Professor or Professor in Creative Technologies to take a leading role in building the research profile of the lab including teaching and service within the Faculty of Information Technology.
Wharton: Successful Applications of Customer Analytics – May 9-10, Philadelphia - Apr 18, 2018.
The WCAI annual conference, Successful Applications of Customer Analytics is dedicated to real-world applications that balance high-level rigor and business know-how, and to elevating the role of analytics in an organization strategic decision-making.- Hedge Yourself From a Risky Data Science Job - Apr 18, 2018.
This article covers why it's important to consider all the factors when being hired as a data scientist. - Deep Learning With Apache Spark: Part 1 - Apr 18, 2018.
First part on a full discussion on how to do Distributed Deep Learning with Apache Spark. This part: What is Spark, basics on Spark+DL and a little more. - KDnuggets™ News 18:n16, Apr 18: Key Algorithms and Statistical Models; Don’t learn Machine Learning in 24 hours; Data Scientist among the best US Jobs in 2018 - Apr 18, 2018.
Also: Top 10 Technology Trends of 2018; 12 Useful Things to Know About Machine Learning; Robust Word2Vec Models with Gensim & Applying Word2Vec Features for Machine Learning Tasks; Understanding What is Behind Sentiment Analysis - Part 1; Getting Started with PyTorch - [ebook] 7 Steps for a Developer to Learn Apache Spark - Apr 17, 2018.
We offer a step-by-step guide to technical content and related assets that to help you learn Apache Spark, whether you're getting started with Spark or are an accomplished developer. - Join AI pioneers and insurance innovators – Chubb, MetLife, Hippo and many more! - Apr 17, 2018.
Insurance AI & Analytics USA Summit is bringing together 400+ insurance innovators and AI pioneers to discuss the operational advantages of rolling out AI in your business, and then delve into the specifics of pricing, marketing, claims and underwriting. Save with code KDNuggets. - 7 Books to Grasp Mathematical Foundations of Data Science and Machine Learning - Apr 17, 2018.
It is vital to have a good understanding of the mathematical foundations to be proficient with data science. With that in mind, here are seven books that can help. - Corios: Junior Analytics Consultant - Apr 17, 2018.
Seeking a Junior Analytics Consultant, an entry-level analytics consulting role, to prepare and analyze data, interpret results, document findings and recommendations, and participate in client meetings and workshops. - Robust Word2Vec Models with Gensim & Applying Word2Vec Features for Machine Learning Tasks - Apr 17, 2018.
The gensim framework, created by Radim Řehůřek consists of a robust, efficient and scalable implementation of the Word2Vec model. - Role of IoT in Education - Apr 17, 2018.
In this article, I will discuss the significance of IoT and gain insights on why this technology is becoming an integral part of the daily learning and teaching methodologies. - RMIT University: Research Fellow - Apr 17, 2018.
Seeking a candidate to support the research aims of developing and evaluating multi-stage search engines. The appointee will help develop novel indexing / querying techniques and create new ranking algorithms for web-scale data collections. - When Do We Trust Machines? - Apr 16, 2018.
We propose a framework of "trust heatmap", show how the trust in machines depends on two key elements: their error rate and the costs of mistakes, and examine the automation frontier. 
Online Master’s in Data Science from Northwestern - Apr 16, 2018.
Build essential technical, analytical, and leadership skills for today's data-driven world in Northwestern’s online MASTER OF SCIENCE IN DATA SCIENCE program.- Top Stories, Apr 9-15: Top 8 Free Must-Read Books on Deep Learning; Why so many data scientists are leaving their jobs - Apr 16, 2018.
Also: Ten Machine Learning Algorithms You Should Know to Become a Data Scientist; Top 10 Technology Trends of 2018; 12 Useful Things to Know About Machine Learning - Can’t-Miss Keynotes at PAW Manufacturing, plus 3 other PAWs in Vegas – Save ’til April 27 - Apr 16, 2018.
Don't miss the opportunity to witness keynote sessions by industry heavyweights at the upcoming Predictive Analytics World for Manufacturing conference in Las Vegas. Save hundreds by registering by April 27. - Valmet: Data Scientist - Apr 16, 2018.
Valmet is the leading global developer and supplier of process technologies, automation and services for the pulp, paper and energy industries. Apply by Apr 24. - Key Algorithms and Statistical Models for Aspiring Data Scientists - Apr 16, 2018.
This article provides a summary of key algorithms and statistical techniques commonly used in industry, along with a short resource related to these techniques. - Are High Level APIs Dumbing Down Machine Learning? - Apr 16, 2018.
Libraries like Keras simplify the construction of neural networks, but are they impeding on practitioners full understanding? Or are they simply useful (and inevitable) abstractions? - Don’t learn Machine Learning in 24 hours - Apr 13, 2018.
When it comes to machine learning, there's no quick way of teaching yourself - you're in it for the long haul. - Top 10 Technology Trends of 2018 - Apr 13, 2018.
In this article, we will focus on the modern trends that took off well on the market by the end of 2017 and discuss the major breakthroughs expected in 2018. - Understanding What is Behind Sentiment Analysis – Part 1 - Apr 13, 2018.
Build your first sentiment classifier in 3 steps. - Machine Learning Engineer, Data Scientist among the best US Jobs in 2018 - Apr 12, 2018.
Machine Learning Engineer, with avg. salary of $136K and Data Scientist, with avg. salary $133K are among the top US jobs in 2018, according to job site Indeed. 
Unlock the Next Era of Analytics – AI and Machine Learning at Scale - Apr 12, 2018.
Join us on Apr 19 for an interactive virtual event to hear from a panel of analytic experts as they dispel the myths and dive into the nitty-gritty of how AI and machine learning will impact analytic teams.- Onboarding Your Machine Learning Program - Apr 12, 2018.
Machine Learning's popularity is continuing to grow and has engraved itself in pretty much every industry. This article contains lessons from a data scientist on how to unlock it's full potential. - 12 Useful Things to Know About Machine Learning - Apr 12, 2018.
This is a summary of 12 key lessons that machine learning researchers and practitioners have learned include pitfalls to avoid, important issues to focus on and answers to common questions. - Top KDnuggets tweets, Apr 04-10: Introduction to Markov Chains - Apr 11, 2018.
Also: 5 Things to Know About #MachineLearning; A "Weird" Intro to #DeepLearning; How Do I Get My First #DataScience Job? - Get a headstart with Looker and 1K credits for your AWS data warehouse - Apr 11, 2018.
Looker partnered with AWS to offer, for a limited time, a free trial of Looker with a bonus of $1,000 credits towards your AWS data warehouse. - Introducing Drexel New Online MS in Business Analytics – Get the Edge - Apr 11, 2018.
Only small fraction of data is actually analyzed, with text, audio, and video largely unused. Drexel online MS in Business Analytics will teach you to analyze this overlooked data to give your company and yourself a competitive edge. - AI in Healthcare - Apr 11, 2018.
AI is completely transforming every corner of the healthcare industry. Don’t miss out on IEN’s 2nd Annual AI in Healthcare Summit, Jun 11-12, in San Francisco. - Ten Machine Learning Algorithms You Should Know to Become a Data Scientist - Apr 11, 2018.
It's important for data scientists to have a broad range of knowledge, keeping themselves updated with the latest trends. With that being said, we take a look at the top 10 machine learning algorithms every data scientist should know. - Getting Started with PyTorch Part 1: Understanding How Automatic Differentiation Works - Apr 11, 2018.
PyTorch has emerged as a major contender in the race to be the king of deep learning frameworks. What makes it really luring is it’s dynamic computation graph paradigm. - KDnuggets™ News 18:n15, Apr 11: Why so many data scientists are leaving their jobs; New Poll: Data Scientist job satisfaction - Apr 11, 2018.
Also Where Analytics, Data Science, Machine Learning Were Applied - Trends and analysis; Top 8 Free Must-Read Books on Deep Learning. - New Poll: Data Scientist and Data Community Job Satisfaction - Apr 10, 2018.
Is Data Scientist / Machine Learning Engineer still the sexiest profession or have you been burned? Please vote in the new poll on job satisfaction. - Managing model complexity in the fight against fraud, Apr 18 Webinar - Apr 10, 2018.
Learn how to optimize your models by leveraging robust data sets that improve performance; avoiding endless feature engineering and overfitting; and other useful steps. -
Top 8 Free Must-Read Books on Deep Learning - Apr 10, 2018.
Deep Learning is the newest trend coming out of Machine Learning, but what exactly is it? And how do I learn more? With that in mind, here's a list of 8 free books on deep learning. - Genetic Algorithm Key Terms, Explained - Apr 10, 2018.
This article presents simple definitions for 12 genetic algorithm key terms, in order to help better introduce the concepts to newcomers. - The Cold Start Problem with AI - Apr 10, 2018.
Why companies struggle with implementing AI and how to overcome it. - Implementing Deep Learning Methods and Feature Engineering for Text Data: The Skip-gram Model - Apr 10, 2018.
Just like we discussed in the CBOW model, we need to model this Skip-gram architecture now as a deep learning classification model such that we take in the target word as our input and try to predict the context words. - Can’t-Miss Keynotes at PAW Financial, plus 3 other PAWs in Vegas – Save ’til April 27 - Apr 9, 2018.
Don't miss the opportunity to witness keynote sessions by industry heavyweights at the upcoming Predictive Analytics World for Financial conference in Las Vegas, Jun 3-7. - Comet.ml – Machine Learning Experiment Management - Apr 9, 2018.
This article presents comet.ml – a platform that allows tracking machine learning experiments with an emphasis on collaboration and knowledge sharing. - Machine Learning for Text - Apr 9, 2018.
This book covers machine learning techniques from text using both bag-of-words and sequence-centric methods. The scope of coverage is vast, and it includes traditional information retrieval methods and also recent methods from neural networks and deep learning. - Where Analytics, Data Science, Machine Learning Were Applied: Trends and Analysis - Apr 9, 2018.
CRM/Consumer Analytics, Finance, and Banking are still the leading applications, but Health Care and Fraud Detection are gaining. Anti-spam, Manufacturing, and Social are the fastest growing sectors in 2017, while Oil / Gas / Energy and Social Networks analysis have declined. - Why so many data scientists are leaving their jobs - Apr 9, 2018.
We look at some of the big challenges and frustrations that data scientists face on a regular basis. - Top Stories, Apr 2-8: Top 20 Deep Learning Papers, 2018 Edition; How Do I Get My First Data Science Job? - Apr 9, 2018.
Also: Supervised vs. Unsupervised Learning; Why Data Scientists Must Focus on Developing Product Sense; A Day in the Life of a Data Scientist: Part 4; How To Choose The Right Chart Type For Your Data - Loading Terabytes of Data from Postgres into BigQuery - Apr 9, 2018.
Despite the fact that an ETL task is pretty challenging when it comes to loading Big Data, there’s still the scenario in which you can load terabytes of data from Postgres into BigQuery relatively easy and very efficiently. - Build a Foundation that Supports AI and Machine Learning - Apr 6, 2018.
In an upcoming livestream on April 19, we’ll dig into how to build a foundation that supports AI and Machine Learning with industry experts and uncover what many companies are going through. - Why Data Scientists Must Focus on Developing Product Sense - Apr 6, 2018.
Data Scientists should focus on developing product sense to move fast and systematically, create models that are relevant and to able to know when to stop. - Descriptive Statistics: The Mighty Dwarf of Data Science – Crest Factor - Apr 6, 2018.
No other mean of data description is more comprehensive than Descriptive Statistics and with the ever increasing volumes of data and the era of low latency decision making needs, its relevance will only continue to increase. - Are New Technologies Killing Their Ancestors? - Apr 6, 2018.
Are automatic feature learning models (e.g. CNN) killing their previous manually engineered models? This is an important question that is to be answered in this article. - Top Data Science, Machine Learning Courses from Udemy – April 2018 - Apr 5, 2018.
Udemy April $10.99 sale is now going on top courses from leading instructors and learn Machine Learning, Data Science, Python, Azure Machine Learning, and more. - Top March Stories: Will GDPR Make Machine Learning Illegal? - Apr 5, 2018.
Also: The Two Sides of Getting a Job as a Data Scientist; 5 Things You Need to Know about Big Data. - Advancing Your Analytics Career With Automated Machine Learning - Apr 5, 2018.
Join DataRobot on Apr 26 at 1:00 pm EST for this webinar, in which industry expert Jen Underwood will show how you can use automated machine learning to quickly develop predictive models and advance your career beyond traditional business intelligence. - Data Science and the Art of Producing Entertainment at Netflix - Apr 5, 2018.
Each Netflix production is a logistical challenge that consumes and produces a vast amount of data. The tech giant is utilising this data to help them create new content and assist them at every stage, from pre-production to launching the show. - Scalable Select of Random Rows in SQL - Apr 5, 2018.
Performance boosts are achieved by selecting random rows or the sampling technique. Let’s learn how to select random rows in SQL. - Foot Locker: Data Scientist - Apr 5, 2018.
Seeking a Data Scientist to lead the team in developing sophisticated predictive models, mining large data sets for insights, building scalable data products, and growing the overall Data Science capability at Foot Locker. - Foot Locker: Scrum Master - Apr 5, 2018.
Seeking an experienced Scrum Master to guide and coach multiple Scrum Teams within the growing Data team at Foot Locker, Inc. This individual will be responsible for monitoring the scrum processes and facilitating scrum ceremonies. - Top KDnuggets tweets, Mar 28 – Apr 03: A “Weird” Intro to Deep Learning; Why so many data scientists are leaving their jobs - Apr 4, 2018.
Also: Don't learn #MachineLearning in 24 hours; Introduction to Functional Programming in #Python - What Does GDPR Mean for Machine Learning? - Apr 4, 2018.
This post investigates how the GDPR, which comes into force at the end of May, will effect machine learning. -
Supervised vs. Unsupervised Learning - Apr 4, 2018.
Understanding the differences between the two main types of machine learning methods. - Foot Locker: Data Engineer - Apr 4, 2018.
Seeking a Data Engineer to play a critical role in delivering value to our internal and external customers, and work with top talent to help shape and implement the future of data driven retail experiences leveraging the latest tools for big data. - Foot Locker: Data Platform Engineer - Apr 4, 2018.
Seeking a candidate for a journey of building a brand new data lake platform being built on top of a cloud based platform utilizing the latest tech stacks. - KDnuggets™ News 18:n14, Apr 4: How Do I Get My First Data Science Job? A “Weird” Intro to Deep Learning; Top 20 DL papers - Apr 4, 2018.
Also: A Day in the Life of a Data Scientist: Part 4; Understanding Feature Engineering: Deep Learning Methods for Text Data. - Solve Data Science Challenges Through Collaboration - Apr 3, 2018.
Get this eBook to learn key issues that hamper fragmented data science teams; how accelerate innovation via collaborative workspaces, and how top data science teams boosted productivity by up to 4x. - Hear From Data Science Luminaries Nate Silver and Cathy O’Neil at Rev, May 30-31, SF - Apr 3, 2018.
Rev is for data science leaders and practitioners, offering interactive sessions, stimulating conversations, and tutorials about how to run, manage, and accelerate data science as an organizational capability. Get early bird rates until April 15. - Upcoming Meetings in AI, Analytics, Big Data, Data Science, Deep Learning, Machine Learning: April and Beyond - Apr 3, 2018.
Coming soon: AnacondaCON Austin, QCon.ai SF, INFORMS Baltimore, AI Conference NYC, Data Science Salon Dallas, AI Expo Global London, ODSC Boston, and many more. - Top 20 Deep Learning Papers, 2018 Edition - Apr 3, 2018.
Deep Learning is constantly evolving at a fast pace. New techniques, tools and implementations are changing the field of Machine Learning and bringing excellent results. - How To Choose The Right Chart Type For Your Data - Apr 3, 2018.
The power of charts to assist in accurate interpretation is massive and that's why it is vital to select the correct type when you are trying to visualize data. - Why You Should Start Using .npy Files More Often - Apr 3, 2018.
In this article, we demonstrate the utility of using native NumPy file format .npy over CSV for reading large numerical data set. It may be an useful trick if the same CSV data file needs to be read many times. - Implementing Deep Learning Methods and Feature Engineering for Text Data: The Continuous Bag of Words (CBOW) - Apr 3, 2018.
The CBOW model architecture tries to predict the current target word (the center word) based on the source context words (surrounding words). - Foot Locker: Sr Architect – Data Engineering - Apr 3, 2018.
Seeking a candidate to focus on understanding the enterprise data vision and ensuring that various cross-functional teams are aligning their data initiatives to this overall vision. - Foot Locker: Sr Manager Platform Engineering - Apr 3, 2018.
Seeking a candidate to lead a team of 6-8 platform engineers responsible for platform operations, DevOps, and delivery of our data products. This is a unique opportunity to lead a big data platform, best practices and data governance across multiple industry leading sneaker brands. - Get a headstart with Looker – and $1,000 credits towards your AWS data warehouse - Apr 2, 2018.
Looker has partnered with AWS to offer, for a limited time, a free trial of Looker with a bonus of $1,000 credits towards your AWS data warehouse. - Minimizing Model Risk with Automated Data Preparation & Machine Learning, Apr 19 - Apr 2, 2018.
Join DataRobot, Apr 19 at 2:00 pm ET/11:00 am PT, for a webinar on how to use Automated Data Preparation & Machine Learning to gain a competitive advantage, while quickly aligning your business operations to regulatory requirements. - Top Stories, Mar 26 – Apr 1: Text Data Preprocessing: A Walkthrough in Python; A Weird Introduction to Deep Learning - Apr 2, 2018.
Also: Using Tensorflow Object Detection to do Pixel Wise Classification; Understanding Feature Engineering: Deep Learning Methods for Text Data; Exploring DeepFakes; Top 20 Python AI and Machine Learning Open Source Projects - How Do I Get My First Data Science Job? - Apr 2, 2018.
Here are the steps you need to obtain your first job in data science, including details on how to create a good portfolio, key networking tips, getting the right education and managing expectations. - Foot Locker: Data Analyst - Apr 2, 2018.
Seeking a self-managing leader who has a history of increasing responsibility and a passion to move the ball forward with respect to analyzing and deploying the customer experience data. - A Day in the Life of a Data Scientist: Part 4 - Apr 2, 2018.
Interested in what a data scientist does on a typical day of work? Each data science role may be different, but these contributors have insight to help those interested in figuring out what a day in the life of a data scientist actually looks like. - Foot Locker: Sr Manager – Digital Analytics and A/B Testing - Apr 2, 2018.
Seeking a candidate to lead strategy and instrumentation of analytics, personalization, and continuous optimization through A/B/N testing for Foot Locker websites, mobile applications, and partner integrations. - Topnotch Keynotes at PAW Healthcare, and 3 other Predictive Analytics Worlds in Vegas - Mar 30, 2018.
Join us in Las Vegas, June 3-7, 2018 and be there to witness these industry heavyweights share their knowledge in can't miss keynote sessions. Register by April 27 to save hundreds with current regular rates. - Carfax: Statistician, Predictive Analytics - Mar 30, 2018.
Seeking a Statistician, Predictive Analytics to maintain and enhance existing models by adding new features and incorporating new modeling techniques, and conduct R&D work to develop new predictive models that can be deployed within CARFAX products. - How to make a simple bar chart in D3 - Mar 30, 2018.
D3 is a JavaScript library that continues to grow, both in terms of popularity and possibilities, capable of creating dynamic, interactive visualisations. This tutorial provides a step-by-step guide on how to create a basic bar chart in d3, populated with data from a csv file. -
A “Weird” Introduction to Deep Learning - Mar 30, 2018.
There are amazing introductions, courses and blog posts on Deep Learning. But this is a different kind of introduction. - Foot Locker: Sr Solutions Architect – Machine Learning and AI Technologies - Mar 30, 2018.
Seeking a candidate to lead the data driven transformation of Foot Locker in partnership with members of the data, CX and infrastructure teams. This role has end-to-end responsibilities for our ML/AI/Cognitive platform - from design, thru technical specification, to delivery.