Communication in Data Science (Joint with Birmingham R User Group / brum.ai)
Details
April 2022 - virtual
Communication in Data Science (Joint event with brum.ai)
Event overview
Communication can make or break a data science project: without effective communication between data scientists and data-driven decision makers, insights easily get lost in translation. Surveys of data scientists repeatedly show that communication-related issues, such as the difficulty of explaining concepts to non-experts, are perceived to be major challenges.
This virtual event is focused on problematizing communication issues that arise in data science, what can be done to improve understanding, and whether there are specific training gaps that need to be filled. The event will be opened up with a brief presentation by Dr. Bodo Winter (University of Birmingham), followed by a panel discussion (panel TBC) with panelists from different sectors. After this, there will be opportunities for the audience to share their personal experiences and participate in the discussion.
Speaker Bios
Bodo Winter received his PhD in Cognitive & Information Science and is now Senior Lecturer at the University of Birmingham. He is member of the University of Birmingham's Interdisciplinary Institute for Data Science and AI and co-founder of the Birmingham Statistics for Linguists Summer School. He currently holds a UK Research and Innovation funded Future Leaders Fellowship called "Making numbers meaningful" that investigates numerical communication.
With a panel:
Jelena Ilic (BT)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jelena-ilic-phd-45050767/
Patrice Hazam (Facebook/Meta)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/patricehazam/
Gabriel Griffin-Booth (National Grid)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabrielgriffinbooth/
Agenda
Join 18:55 for a 19:00 start
We aim to finish before 20:00