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FIRST MEETUP IN 2015
27/01/2015 1Brussels Data Science Community | @datasciencebe
27/01/2015 2
Our mission is
to educate, inspire, empower
scholars and professionals
to apply data sciences
to address humanity’s grand
challenges.
Brussels Data Science Community | @datasciencebe
27/01/2015 3Brussels Data Science Community | @datasciencebe
27/01/2015 4Brussels Data Science Community | @datasciencebe
27/01/2015 5Brussels Data Science Community | @datasciencebe
CHALLENGES
1. ACADEMIC TRAINING IS NOT ENOUGH
2. BUSINESS DOES NOT UNDERSTAND THE POWER OF ANALYTICS
3. DATASCIENCE IS TEAMWORK: NO IDEA ON HOW TO BUILD SUCH A TEAM
4. NO DATA TO WORK ON
5. NO TRAINING AVAILABLE FOR LATEST TECHNOLOGY
6. COMPANIES WANT TO HAVE A CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
7. COMPANIES CANNOT FIND THE RIGHT DATA SCIENTISTS
27/01/2015 6Brussels Data Science Community | @datasciencebe
SOME FIGURES - 2015
• 6000 HITS BLOGSITE IN JANUARY
• 700 MEETUP MEMBERS
• 555 LINKEDIN MEMBERS
• 175 FACEBOOK LIKES
• BUSINESS MEETS IT KEYNOTE
27/01/2015 7
• TOP 50 BLOGS TO READ – LIST FROM NG DATA
• +200 PAGES OF OUR BLOGSITE VISITED EACH DAY
• +10 JOBS POSTED
Brussels Data Science Community | @datasciencebe
DATA4GOOD COMPETITION
27-1-2015 8
Ward Vanden Berghe
More info
Brussels Data Science Community | @datasciencebe
SOME FIGURES - 2015
• 6000 HITS BLOGSITE IN JANUARY
• 700 MEETUP MEMBERS
• 555 LINKEDIN MEMBERS
• 175 FACEBOOK LIKES
• BUSINESS MEETS IT KEYNOTE
29/01/2015 9
• TOP 50 BLOGS TO READ – LIST FROM NG DATA
• +200 PAGES OF OUR BLOGSITE VISITED EACH DAY
• +10 JOBS POSTED
Brussels Data Science Community | @datasciencebe
LET’S TRAIN TOGETHER
29/01/2015 10
Coursera and Johns Hopkins University starts a full Data Science training.
Why don’t we build a teal and do this together.
More info
NEW JOBS IN JANUARY
HTTP://DATASCIENCEBE.COM/DATAJOBS/
29/01/2015 11
More info
29/01/2015 12
More info
DATA INNOVATION SUMMIT
27-1-2015 13
• Agenda
• Call for presentations
• Call for sponsors
Brussels Data Science Community | @datasciencebe
AGENDA – JANUARY 29TH
UPDATE ON THE COMMUNITY – PHILIPPE
UPDATE DATA4GOOD COMPETITION HOSTED BY KAGGLE - WARD
PRESENTATIONS: BRIEF INTRO TO THE THEME OF THE NIGHT - WARD
• BEN CALJON AND DIDIER CROES (UZ VUB):
NEW GENERATION SEQUENCING
• DANIELE MARINAZZO (UGENT):
MAKING SENSE OF THE BLOBS: CHALLENGES AND METHODS IN THE STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF FMRI DATA
• MIHA PELKO (UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH):
LEARNING ABOUT NEURONS AND SYNAPSES USING THE PYTHON ECOSYSTEM
• WOLFGANG JACQUET (VUB):
THE USE OF TRADITIONAL STATISTICS IN THE PRESENCE OF "HUGE" DATA
NETWORKING - KULTUURKAFFEE
PS: THERE IS A CALL FOR SPEAKERS OUT FOR OUR DATA INNOVATION SUMMIT, PLEASE SHARE IT WITH YOUR NETWORK
29/01/2015 15

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Meetup January 29th 2015 Brussels Data Science Community

  • 1. FIRST MEETUP IN 2015 27/01/2015 1Brussels Data Science Community | @datasciencebe
  • 2. 27/01/2015 2 Our mission is to educate, inspire, empower scholars and professionals to apply data sciences to address humanity’s grand challenges. Brussels Data Science Community | @datasciencebe
  • 3. 27/01/2015 3Brussels Data Science Community | @datasciencebe
  • 4. 27/01/2015 4Brussels Data Science Community | @datasciencebe
  • 5. 27/01/2015 5Brussels Data Science Community | @datasciencebe
  • 6. CHALLENGES 1. ACADEMIC TRAINING IS NOT ENOUGH 2. BUSINESS DOES NOT UNDERSTAND THE POWER OF ANALYTICS 3. DATASCIENCE IS TEAMWORK: NO IDEA ON HOW TO BUILD SUCH A TEAM 4. NO DATA TO WORK ON 5. NO TRAINING AVAILABLE FOR LATEST TECHNOLOGY 6. COMPANIES WANT TO HAVE A CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY 7. COMPANIES CANNOT FIND THE RIGHT DATA SCIENTISTS 27/01/2015 6Brussels Data Science Community | @datasciencebe
  • 7. SOME FIGURES - 2015 • 6000 HITS BLOGSITE IN JANUARY • 700 MEETUP MEMBERS • 555 LINKEDIN MEMBERS • 175 FACEBOOK LIKES • BUSINESS MEETS IT KEYNOTE 27/01/2015 7 • TOP 50 BLOGS TO READ – LIST FROM NG DATA • +200 PAGES OF OUR BLOGSITE VISITED EACH DAY • +10 JOBS POSTED Brussels Data Science Community | @datasciencebe
  • 8. DATA4GOOD COMPETITION 27-1-2015 8 Ward Vanden Berghe More info Brussels Data Science Community | @datasciencebe
  • 9. SOME FIGURES - 2015 • 6000 HITS BLOGSITE IN JANUARY • 700 MEETUP MEMBERS • 555 LINKEDIN MEMBERS • 175 FACEBOOK LIKES • BUSINESS MEETS IT KEYNOTE 29/01/2015 9 • TOP 50 BLOGS TO READ – LIST FROM NG DATA • +200 PAGES OF OUR BLOGSITE VISITED EACH DAY • +10 JOBS POSTED Brussels Data Science Community | @datasciencebe
  • 10. LET’S TRAIN TOGETHER 29/01/2015 10 Coursera and Johns Hopkins University starts a full Data Science training. Why don’t we build a teal and do this together. More info
  • 11. NEW JOBS IN JANUARY HTTP://DATASCIENCEBE.COM/DATAJOBS/ 29/01/2015 11 More info
  • 13. DATA INNOVATION SUMMIT 27-1-2015 13 • Agenda • Call for presentations • Call for sponsors
  • 14. Brussels Data Science Community | @datasciencebe
  • 15. AGENDA – JANUARY 29TH UPDATE ON THE COMMUNITY – PHILIPPE UPDATE DATA4GOOD COMPETITION HOSTED BY KAGGLE - WARD PRESENTATIONS: BRIEF INTRO TO THE THEME OF THE NIGHT - WARD • BEN CALJON AND DIDIER CROES (UZ VUB): NEW GENERATION SEQUENCING • DANIELE MARINAZZO (UGENT): MAKING SENSE OF THE BLOBS: CHALLENGES AND METHODS IN THE STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF FMRI DATA • MIHA PELKO (UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH): LEARNING ABOUT NEURONS AND SYNAPSES USING THE PYTHON ECOSYSTEM • WOLFGANG JACQUET (VUB): THE USE OF TRADITIONAL STATISTICS IN THE PRESENCE OF "HUGE" DATA NETWORKING - KULTUURKAFFEE PS: THERE IS A CALL FOR SPEAKERS OUT FOR OUR DATA INNOVATION SUMMIT, PLEASE SHARE IT WITH YOUR NETWORK 29/01/2015 15