Python Ireland March meetup

Ingo Keck (http://twitter.com/ingo_keck) will be giving a talk in March.

Before Ingo, Deirdre will be giving a short 10 minute talk about "Open Data Ireland – Challenges and Potential for Developers"

Description:

The Insight Centre for Data Analytics, NUI Galway is currently collaborating with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform on advancing Open Data initiatives in Ireland. As part of this process we are tasked with, among other things, drawing together best practice standards for the publication and re-use of Open Data, providing an assessment of sectors where the publication of Open Data has the potential for creating a significant economic and/or societal impact, and defining a road-map on how to progress the project following the initial period of work.

In order to build a sustainable Open Data initiative, it is important to acknowledge the objectives, challenges and needs of all stakeholders, from data publishers and intermediaries, to data-users. Developers are often held up as key data-users in the Open Data value chain.

I would like to attend this week's Python Ireland to discuss Open Data challenges, datasets and objectives that are particularly pertinent for developers, with the goal of including the feedback in our report. As the project we are working on with the government is limited to six weeks and the tasks are quite wide, it is not included in our remit to hold full consultations. However we do want to demonstrate the benefits of engaging directly with developers.

SPEAKER: INGO KECK (35 Minutes)

Title: "Find Out What Is Behind Your Data: Independent Component Analysis (ICA)"

Description:

Imagine you have a bunch of data and you want to find out what are the processes that created it. Then Independent Component Analysis (ICA) may be able to help you (if certain requirements are fulfilled, as usually). While the subject usually is hidden behind a layer of difficult to understand high order statistics and information theory, the basics are actually easy to explain and the applications numerous, from separating book page scans to high speed WIFI networks. In this talk I will give a short introduction on ICA (very low on maths) with a focus on applications and how to do it in Python.

Post-talk drinks

We will be heading to O'Neill's on Pearse Street (across the road from Science Gallery).

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Venue thanks to The Science GalleryThe Science Gallery is a world first. A new type of venue where today's white-hot scientific issues are thrashed out and you can have your say. A place where ideas meet and opinions collide. -- sciencegallery.com (http://sciencegallery.com/)

We would also like to thank Intercom (https://www.intercom.io/) for sponsoring our meetup.com group (https://www.meetup.com/pythonireland).