January 25, 2015
Data Science Association Announcements
Video and Slides: Top 20 Data Quality Solutions & Random Walks for Scale Space Theory
Machine Learning Ski Hackathon - February 21 - 28, 2015
The Data Science Association and Big Data in Denver are holding a global Machine Learning Hackathon from February 21 - 28, 2015. The goal is to demonstrate how data science and engineering can improve decisions and quality of life to the public. See site: http://hackski.com.
Contestants will compete to create the best mobile phone app and/or website to be made free to the public to make best possible ski venue and rout/time decision to get to the ski slopes. Any variety of data sources and data science techniques may be used. Contest is open and free to any and all contestants – regardless of geographic location.
Date: February 21 – 28, 2015
Place: Global – Virtual
Contestant Requirements: Free and open to all
Party / Award Ceremony: Saturday February 28, 2015 at Level3 in Colorado (winners do not need to attend physically)
Prizes: 1st Prize USD $10,000 - 2nd Prize USD $ 4,000 - 3rd Prize USD $ 2,000
Contestant Registration @ http://bit.ly/1zYp9dd
Sponsor Registration @ http://bit.ly/1IxjXll
Events:
Event: Making Scores with HiScore - 360 9th Street, San Francisco - January 29, 2015.
Event: Balancing Energy and Comfort through Machine Learning in Commercial Buildings - 3333 Coyote Hill Road, Palo Alto - February 4, 2015.
Event: Big Data & CEM Summit Indonesia 2015 - Ritz-Carlton Jakarta, Mega Kuningan - February 4-5, 2015.
Event: New York Analytics Career Fair - 300 Madison Venue, New York, NY - February 5, 2015.
Event: Machine Learning for Growth - 169 11th Street, San Francisco - February 10, 2015.
Event: Machine Learning Ski Hackathon - Global - February 21 - 28, 2015.
New Books from DSA Store:
- Probabilistic Graphical Models: Principles and Techniques
- Bayesian Reasoning and Machine Learning
- Bayesian Data Analysis
New DSA Videos:
- Deep Learning, Self-Taught Learning and Unsupervised Feature Learning
- Machine Learning Basics
- Predictive Modeling and Machine Learning
New DSA Resources:
- Hebb Rule for Synaptic Plasticity - Algorithms and Implementation
- Analog Implementation of Pulse-coupled Neural Networks
- Manual of API Design
- How to Design a Good API
- Substrate - Digital Neurosynaptic Core
Data Science News Articles
- Election 2014: Results Show Limits of Big Data
- Learn from Your Analytics Failures
- Innovation Risk: How to Make Smarter Decisions
- Failure Is The Key To Learning From Big Data
- Government Forecasters Might as Well Use a Ouija Board
- Is Anyone Really Responsible for Your Company’s Data Security?
- Azure SQL Database Adds Free Tier to Azure Machine Learning
- Who Builds the World’s Most Popular Drones?
- Hacking a Universe's Worth of Data
- How Can Healthcare Ensure Its Big Data is Smart Enough?
- Book Review: 'Dataclysm'
- How Big Data Is Changing Baseball
Featured Data Science Blogs
We urge you to start your own personal data science blog @http://bit.ly/1dZ9bKI. Great way to share ideas, network and demonstrate your data science acumen.
The following are featured DSA blog posts:
- Where to Find Data Scientists: Train from Within
- High Performance Computing + Data Science = Competitive Advantage
- GDELT Project - Open Database of Human Society
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