Jared Lander - 15 Years of Data Science in NYC

15 Years of Data Science in NYC by Jared Lander

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Abstract: Back when the meetup got started in 2009, data science wasn't even a thing yet, we called ourselves statisticians or analysts. Within a few short years Columbia had its first data science course, there were multiple data meetups, all with different names and an unofficial data mafia. Come take a look at the New York data community and how it evolved throughout the past 15 years.

Bio: Jared P. Lander is Chief Data Scientist of Lander Analytics, the Organizer of the New York Open Statistical Programming Meetup and the New York R and Government & Public Sector R Conferences, an Adjunct Professor at Columbia Business School, and a Visiting Lecturer at Princeton University. With a masters from Columbia University in statistics and a bachelors from Muhlenberg College in mathematics, he has experience in both academic research and industry. Jared oversees the long-term direction of the company and acts as Lead Data Scientist, researching the best strategy, models and algorithms for modern data needs. This is in addition to his client-facing consulting and training. He specializes in data management, multilevel models, machine learning, generalized linear models, visualization and statistical computing. He is the author of R for Everyone (now in its second edition), a book about R Programming geared toward Data Scientists and Non-Statisticians alike. The book is available from Amazon, Barnes & Noble and InformIT. The material is drawn from the classes he teaches at Columbia and is incorporated into his corporate training. Very active in the data community, Jared is a frequent speaker at conferences, universities and meetups around the world. He's an R Consortium Board Member. His writings on statistics can be found at jaredlander.com.

Twitter:   / jaredlander  

Presented at the 2024 New York R Conference (May 16, 2024)
Hosted by Lander Analytics (https://landeranalytics.com)