data science

Building high-growth data businesses with Lillian Pierson (Ep. 149)

In this episode I have an amazing conversation with Lillian Pierson from data-mania.com
This is an action-packed episode on how data professionals can quickly convert their data expertise into high-growth data businesses, all by selecting optimal business models, revenue models, and pricing structures.
If you want to know more or get in touch with Lillian, follow the links below:Weekly Free Trainings: We currently publish 1 free training per week on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK4MGP0A6lBjnQWAmcWBcKQ
Becoming World-Class Data Leaders and Data Entrepreneurs Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/data.leaders.and.entrepreneurs
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lillianpierson/
The Data Entrepreneur’s Toolkit: A recommendation set for 32 free (or low-cost) tools & processes that'll actually grow your data business (even if you still haven’t put up that website yet!). https://www.data-mania.com/data-entrepreneur-toolkit/

Learning and training in AI times (Ep. 148)

Is there a gap between life sciences and data science?What's the situation when it comes to interdisciplinary research?In this episode I am with Laura Harris, Director of Training for the Institute of Cyber-Enabled Research (ICER) at Michigan State University (MSU), and we try to answer some of those questions.
 
You can contact Laura at training@msu.edu or on LinkedIn

Apache Arrow, Ballista and Big Data in Rust with Andy Grove (Ep. 145)

Do you want to know the latest in big data analytics frameworks? Have you ever heard of Apache Arrow? Rust? Ballista? In this episode I speak with Andy Grove one of the main authors of Apache Arrow and Ballista compute engine.Andy explains some challenges while he was designing the Arrow and Ballista memory models and he describes some amazing solutions.
 
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References
 
https://arrow.apache.org/
 
https://ballistacompute.org/
 
https://github.com/ballista-compute/ballista
 
 
 
 

Concurrent is not parallel - Part 1 (Ep. 142)

In plain English, concurrent and parallel are synonyms. Not for a CPU. And definitely not for programmers. In this episode I summarize the ways to parallelize on different architectures and operating systems. Rock-star data scientists must know how concurrency works and when to use it IMHO.
 
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Amethix use advanced Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to build data platforms and predictive engines in domain like finance, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, logistics, energy. Amethix provide solutions to collect and secure data with higher transparency and disintermediation, and build the statistical models that will support your business.  
 
 

You are the product (Ep. 140)

In this episode I am with George Hosu from Cerebralab
and we speak about how dangerous it is not to pay for the services you use, and as a consequence how dangerous it is letting an algorithm decide what you like or not.
 
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This episode is supported by Chapman’s Schmid College of Science and Technology, where master’s and PhD students join in cutting-edge research as they prepare to take the next big leap in their professional journey.To learn more about the innovative tools and collaborative approach that distinguish the Chapman program in Computational and Data Sciences, visit chapman.edu/datascience
 
If building software is your passion, you’ll love ThoughtWorks Technology Podcast. It’s a podcast for techies by techies. Their team of experienced technologists take a deep dive into a tech topic that’s piqued their interest — it could be how machine learning is being used in astrophysics or maybe how to succeed at continuous delivery.
 
Links
https://cerebralab.com
https://www.eugenewei.com/blog/2019/2/19/status-as-a-service

How to reinvent banking and finance with data and technology (Ep. 139)

The financial system is changing. It is becoming more efficient and integrated with many more services making our life more... digital. Is the old banking system doomed to fail? Or will it just be disrupted by the smaller players of the fintech industry?In this episode we answer some of these fundamental questions with Alessandro E. Hatami from Pacemakers
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This episode is supported by Chapman’s Schmid College of Science and Technology, where master’s and PhD students join in cutting-edge research as they prepare to take the next big leap in their professional journey.To learn more about the innovative tools and collaborative approach that distinguish the Chapman program in Computational and Data Sciences, visit chapman.edu/datascience
 
Amethix use advanced Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to build data platforms and predictive engines in domain like finance, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, logistics, energy. Amethix provide solutions to collect and secure data with higher transparency and disintermediation, and build the statistical models that will support your business.  
 

Is Rust flexible enough for a flexible data model? (Ep. 137)

In this podcast I get inspired by Paul Done's presentation about The Six Principles for Building Robust Yet Flexible Shared Data Applications, and show how powerful of a language Rust is while still maintaining the flexibility of less strict languages.
 
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Is Apple M1 good for machine learning? (Ep.136)

In this episode I explain the basics of computer architecture and introduce some features of the Apple M1
Is it good for Machine Learning tasks?
 
References
Computer architectures book https://www.amazon.com/Computer-Architecture-Quantitative-John-Hennessy/dp/012383872X
Performance https://nod.ai/comparing-apple-m1-with-amx2-m1-with-neon/

Scaling machine learning with clusters and GPUs (Ep. 134)

Let's finish this year with an amazing episode about scaling ML with clusters and GPUs. Kind of as a continuation of Episode 112 I have a terrific conversation with Aaron Richter from Saturn Cloud about, well, making ML faster and scaling it to massive infrastructure.
Aaron can be reached on his website https://rikturr.com and Twitter @rikturr
 
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What is data ethics? (Ep. 133)

What is data ethics? In this episode I have an interesting chat with Denny Wong from FaqBot and Muna.
 
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References
Denny's Twitter profile
The data ethics awareness workshop for AI practitioners