This weeks guest post comes from KDD (Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining). Every year they host an excellent and influential conference focusing on many areas of data science. Honestly, KDD has been promoting data science way before data science was even cool. 1989 to be exact. They have opened a call for papers for the … Continue reading KDD 2020 Opens Call for Papers
Top Companies to work for if you are a data scientist
Checkout the top 5 companies to work for if you are a data scientist based on employee reviews, job satisfaction ratings, and CEO approval.
#Datathon2018: An online Data Hackathon
Data Science Society is organizing the first ONLINE #Datathon2018 - a 48-hours challenge for all people passionate about data, willing to experiment with new types of data, and expand their network of connections in the field globally. The Online #Datathon2018 The Datathon is one of the initiatives of Data Science Society, happening for the third … Continue reading #Datathon2018: An online Data Hackathon
Julia for Data Science Book
Today brings us a very welcome guest post by Zacharias Voulgaris, author of Julia for Data Science. This is an excellent new book about the Julia language. By reading it you will learn about: IDEs for using Julia Basics of the Julia language Accessing and exploring data Machine learning Advanced data science techniques with Julia … Continue reading Julia for Data Science Book
Data Scientists, Data Engineers, Software Engineers: The Difference According to LinkedIn
The differences between Data Scientists, Data Engineers, and Software engineers can get a little confusing at times. Thus, here is a guest post provided by Jake Stein, CEO at Stitch formerly RJ Metrics, which aims to clear up some of that confusion based upon LinkedIn data. As data grows, so does the expertise needed to … Continue reading Data Scientists, Data Engineers, Software Engineers: The Difference According to LinkedIn
Data Science and the Perfect Team
Today, I am proud to welcome a guest post by Claire Gilbert, Data Analyst at Gongos. For more on Gongos, see the description at the end of the post. It’s fair to say that for those who run in business intelligence circles, many admire the work of Fast Forward Labs CEO and Founder Hilary Mason. … Continue reading Data Science and the Perfect Team
How to Kickstart Your Data Science Career
This is a guest post from Michael Li of The Data Incubator. The The Data Incubator runs a free eight week data science fellowship to help transition their Fellows from Academia to Industry. This post runs through some of the toolsets you'll need to know to kickstart your Data Science Career. If you’re an … Continue reading How to Kickstart Your Data Science Career
The Most Popular Skills and Degrees of Today’s Data Scientists
Today, we are lucky to have Daniel Levine of RJMetrics provide a guest post. RJMetrics created an extensive report detailing The State of Data Science. I asked Daniel to provide some results as they relate to the current education of data scientists. Recently, RJMetrics released a benchmark report that looked to answer many of the … Continue reading The Most Popular Skills and Degrees of Today’s Data Scientists
Free Big Data Analytics Handbook
Brian Liou from Leada was kind enough to provide a guest post about their latest handbook, The Data Analytics Handbook: Big Data Edition. Have you ever wondered what the deal was behind all the hype of “big data”? Well, so did we. In 2014, data science hit peak popularity, and as graduates with degrees in … Continue reading Free Big Data Analytics Handbook
Data Sources for Cool Data Science Projects: Part 2 – Guest Post
I am excited for the first ever guest posts on the Data Science 101 blog. Dr. Michael Li, Executive Director of The Data Incubator in New York City, is providing 2 great posts (see Part 1) about finding data for your next data science project. At The Data Incubator, we run a free six week … Continue reading Data Sources for Cool Data Science Projects: Part 2 – Guest Post
