Episodes

Friday Dec 18, 2020
Data Science and Renewable Energy
Friday Dec 18, 2020
Friday Dec 18, 2020
Renewable energy is an important topic at the moment, and will continue to be well into the future, but how does something like ML assist in these initiatives?
In this episode of DS30, our hosts, data science instructors Michael Cullen and Ana Hocevar are joined by our own Don Fox, data scientist and instructor for Pragmatic Institute, to discuss his entrance into data science and his extensive experience in renewable energy and geothermal energy systems.

Friday Jun 19, 2020
Friday Jun 19, 2020
Netflix is one of the biggest, most recognizable names in the world, and it’s one of the biggest, most recognizable names in data science. In this episode of DS30, our hosts, data science instructors Michael Cullan and Ana Hocevar are joined by Senior data scientist at Netflix, Dr. Becky Tucker, as they discuss how Netflix handles modeling in unstable environments and dive deeper into the tools and methodologies used there.
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Thursday Jun 04, 2020
Journey to Becoming Data Driven in the Financial Sector
Thursday Jun 04, 2020
Thursday Jun 04, 2020
How are financial institutions using data and data science to create better products and offer better services for their customers?
Senior vice president of financial and strategic analytics at Dime Community Bank Gavriel Giloni joins Rebecca Kalogeris, vice president of marketing at Pragmatic Institute, to talk about the importance of gathering and using data to improve a financial institution. By having a dedicated data team creating and building reports, product professionals are able to spend more time identifying and implementing opportunities and less time finding that information. But navigating the restrictions regarding financial data can prove difficult. Listen to this podcast to see how Gavi and his team are building a data-driven foundation for Dime Community Bank.
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Tuesday May 19, 2020
High Stakes Poker and Data Science - The Story of Ashley Mason
Tuesday May 19, 2020
Tuesday May 19, 2020
What does high-stakes poker and data science have in common?
In this episode of DS30, our hosts, data science instructors Nicholas Cifuentes-Goodbody and Ana Hocevar are joined by data science consultant and professional poker player, Ashley Mason. Ashley discusses his experience with The Data Incubator, time as a professional poker player and exciting projects he's working on.