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TALK #1
→ Title: "Application of Data Science in E-commerce Fraud"
→ Description: It all began in 1994 when people started buying from the internet. With that came the first e-commerce fraudsters, who were making purchases with false names and real, but stolen, credit card numbers. Merchants started to realize that Mickey Mouse and Bill Clinton were common names cropping up on their orders, so they started investigating their customer data. This cat-and-mouse race has evolved, with fraudsters buying stacks of real credit card numbers from the dark-web or creating fake sites to make phony sales. Companies have evolved too, by putting in place several mechanisms to avoid fraud-related losses and damages. In this presentation, I will delve into the fascinating world of fraud and show the application of data science as a viable strategy to detect and prevent fraudulent payments in e-commerce.
By Ana Mendes, Data Science Engineer at Farfetch
→ Bio: A long, long time ago Ana received a PhD in Information Systems and Computer Engineering from Técnico, Lisboa. Since then she has been working on data-focused teams at Sapo, Talkdesk, and Farfetch, where she is currently a Data Science Engineer. She has been focusing on the topic of fraud and data science applied to fraud detection for the past two years. Ana likes to join running competitions and she is proud to have completed a few on the top 3... counting backwards.
