What we’re about
This is a group for all those interested in extracting value from data, using advanced statistical, computational and analytical tools. At Data Science Sydney we discuss advanced machine learning, feature extraction, outlier detection, bayesian stats and deep learning methods. We are not focused on any specific technique or tool, but the full panoply of methods. If you believe that data is an undiscovered country to be explored for treasure, then this is the group for you.
We meet (roughly) once a month in the Sydney area to hear experts in the field present their perspective and experience using data science. We try to select topics and speakers that cater to a wide audience, from those just curious to find out what Data Science is about, to experts interested in the latest algorithms and hacks. We hope that this will bring together a diverse group of people at our meetups and we leave enough time before and after the presentations to get to know each other and do some good old networking.
Also, we are now collecting our presentations on our youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMNZrokQNSm2UQ_T5VfOLgg
Upcoming events (1)
See all- AI Analytics: Genius Amplifier or Garbage Accelerator? - Matthew BeauregardActuaries Institute (New Venue, note venue change !), Sydney
Matthew will share an unvarnished look at what happens when you let hundreds of graduate students use AI for analytics, then evaluate their performance on an actual client scenario. He'll discuss what amplified high-quality analysis and decision making, versus what just accelerated nonsense-production. Discussion may veer into code generation tools, agentic AI, and RAG. He'll use this broad-scale experiment with AI-assisted analytics to cast new light on AI creativity, reasoning, and which analytical skills remain uniquely human.
Matthew is an analytics consultant with 20 years of experience working across banking, telecommunications, and healthcare, while sometimes lecturing in AI and data science at UTS. He founded Mindfit, a health-tech startup using predictive analytics for psychological treatment matching. His cross-disciplinary background in computing science, psychology, and business provides a unique lens for understanding how AI assistance affects analytical thinking and decision quality.
As a new ongoing feature of our events, we invite lighting talk presenters to share what they have been working on. Email proposals to said@presciient.com
Join the Sydney AI + Data Linkedin group https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14297125/
We are as always grateful to our partners the Actuaries Institute for supporting the meetup as hosts.
