Matt Holgate & Chris Love: Data Science, Cutting Through the Hype

DETAILS

Matt's talk will be on Data Science, Cutting Through the Hype. In this talk Matt will touch on what Data Science really is, whether to believe the hype, some of the ethics issues that are prevalent today. He will also talk about the exciting projects his team are working on at Experian.

Chris's focus will more on data visualisation and analytics

More details to follow.....

WHO

Matt is Head of Data Science at Experian. He joined the team as a graduate, before Data Science was a thing, and has hands on experience on a number of projects before getting the opportunity to lead the team. The team's specialism is in creating Machine Learning models which enable a range of organisations to understand their customers, and hence interact with them more effectively. Whilst this mission has stayed relatively unchanged over the last 15 years, the data, algorithms and software have changed significantly - meaning that the team have to evolve certain skills in order to keep pace.

Chris Love is a Tableau and Alteryx Consultant working at The Information Lab. His role sees him working with clients across Europe helping them see and understand data through data visualisation. Chris is a regular blogger and self confessed data-nerd / data hobbyist, writing about subjects such how bands approach their set lists to the data behind Dear Diedre, all through a data driven approach. A Tableau Zen Master and Alteryx ACE, Chris had 10 years experience working locally at Experian in data roles before moving to The Information Lab where he works from home in Nottingham.

WHERE

Techfast is held at on the 4th floor of Fothergill House on King Street

WHEN

This event starts from 0730am on Wednesday 29th May