1st PyData Shenzhen Meetup

First PyData Shenzhen event will take place during the first week of December, on Wednesday 4th December.

Location: Floor 31, Aviation Mansion, No.3024, Shennan Middle Road, Futian, Shenzhen.

Schedule:

• 6:45 pm - Zhiquan Xie and Yunxi Li
  Title: PyData Shenzhen Introduction.
  Abstract: Short description of the community and future plans.

• 7:00 pm - Xi Xiong, Data Scientist @ IBM
  Title: Why should I trust your model? From feature importances to LIME/SHAP.
  Abstract: People don't like black box. Data Scientists and data analysts need model explanation to convince external and internal business partners to trust their model. In this talk, we will aim to know how to use feature importance, LIME and SHAP to demystify your results to your business partners.

• 7:40 pm - Pedro Baiz, Royal Society Entrepreneur in Residence @ Imperial College London
  Title: Machine Learning At The Extreme: Teaching AI To Sail
  Abstract: This talk explores the technical efforts and achievements using recurrent neural networks, deep reinforcement learning, and optimisation techniques, combined with domain knowledge to produce an autopilot that can operate either as a digital twin of the sailor, or develop its own style and strategy.

• 8:20 pm - Closing Remarks and Community Announcements followed by Networking Drinks & Snacks