Name: Double Talks: Data Science & Democratizing Data at Airbnb
Start: 2017-08-22T18:00:00-07:00
End: 2017-08-22T21:00:00-07:00
Location: Yelp

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We updated this event with Double talks from Airbnb

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I am very excited to have invited Jeff Feng from Airbnb to talk about the data science echo system at Airbnb. Jeff is key note speaker of the recent Conference. Don't miss this great talk.

Talk 1: How Airbnb Does Data Science

Abstract:

Airbnb is a trusted community marketplace for people to list, discover, and book unique accommodations and experiences around the world. As a consumer company, data represents the voice of Airbnb's users at scale, and Data Scientists play the role of interpreter. Data Scientists at Airbnb face unique challenges due to the dynamics of our two-sided marketplace, the online and offline components of our platform and the vast surface area of our product.

At the SF Big Analytics Meetup, I will discuss Airbnb's emphasis on having an experimentation-centric culture and applying machine learning rigorously to address our unique product challenges. Additionally, I will summarize Airbnb's approach in scaling a team from 1 to 100 Data Scientists. This includes our strategy of embedding Data Scientists on every team, investing heavily in data infrastructure and tooling before scaling Data Science, and providing broadly accessible data education to everyone in the company.

Sparker:

Jeff Feng

Airbnb Product Manager for Analytic Products & Experimentation Platform

Bio:

Jeff Feng leads development for Analytic Products, Data Visualization & Experimentation Platform as a Product Manager at Airbnb Inc. Prior to Airbnb, Jeff was a Product Manager at Tableau where he led their Big Data product roadmap, a consultant in the high tech practice at McKinsey and a Product Manager at Apple where he helped with the launch of the iPhone 4. He holds an MBA from MIT Sloan and a MS and BS in Electrical Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Talk 2: Democratizing Data at Airbnb

His talk will be on a tool called the Dataportal (https://medium.com/airbnb-engineering/democratizing-data-at-airbnb-852d76c51770)

As Airbnb grows, so do the challenges around the volume, complexity and obscurity of data, which is often siloed and lacks context. The Dataportal is an internal data tool which empowers Airbnb employees to be data-informed by aiding with data exploration, discovery and trust.

Speaker John Bodley

John Bodley is a Software Engineer at Airbnb focusing on developing tools to provide transparency around data.

Agenda

6 pm -- door opens

6:00 -- 6:45 pm -- check-in, light dinner, networking

7:30 pm -- door closed by Security

7:00 pm -- 7:45 pm Talk 1 + QA

7:45 pm --- 8:30 pm Talk 2 + QA

8:35 pm --- 9:10 pm . networking and closing

9:15 pm -- office closed.

T.J. Bay

SF AI

Technology

Big Data

Machine Learning

Data Analytics

Data Visualization

Predictive Analytics

Data Mining

Business Analytics

Data Science

Advanced Analytics

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Deep Learning

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