Transcript Data Science

Big Data & Analytics Association
Kickoff Meeting
8/30/2016
Sponsored By:
Kickoff Meeting - Agenda
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Why is Data Science so important?
What is BDAA and how to get involved?
Fall Events
Guest Speakers
I. Matt Miller
II. Ralph Greco
When you think data science…
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When you think data science…
Data Science describes the art of extracting knowledge from data. It combines concepts from statistics, machine learning,
and computer science.
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When Does The Donald Tweet?
Whether Tweets start with quotes (“)
The iPhone adds links
and photos
Most Common Words used by The Donald in Tweets
Which words are most likely to be from Android
and which from iPhone?
Why should data science matter to you?
“Data Science will be the sexiest job of the 21st Century”
– Harvard Business Review
You’re in the right place for data science / analytics
Ohio State
Columbus
OSU Translational Data Analytics:
• $125 million investment into hiring new faculty
and building new analytics capabilities at OSU
• 1st university with a Data Analytics
undergraduate major
Pomerene Hall  Data Analytics Center
(Spring 2018)
Already 30 prominent analytical
organizations in Columbus
What does analytics look like at OSU?
College of
Engineering
Data
Analytics
Major
OSU
Students
OSU Faculty
and Staff
Fisher
School of
Business
BDAA
OSU
Students
College of
Arts and
Sciences
Data
Analytics
Professionals
How can BDAA help you?
Our Mission
Inspire students to think analytically,
empower them through hands on training,
and connect them to potential employers,
and to become the central communication
point for faculty and students across
disciplines and professionals in the Data
Analytics field.
Learning
• Tech Talks from a variety of
companies, professionals, and
professors
Doing
• Case Studies / Competitions
• Workshops
• Projects
Networking
• Networking Night Sep 12th!!
• Sponsor Night (end of
Semester)
There are a lot of events coming up….
September
Nationwide Analytics Panel
(6th)
October
November
Cardinal Health Tech Talk
(4th)
Cognitir’s Introduction to
Data Science for Finance
(12th and 13th)
Lubrizol Tech Talk (11th)
OH/IO Hackathon (19th)
Data Science Workshop
(TBD)
Data Science Case Study
(TBD)
Data Analytics Networking
Night (12th)
Huntington Bank Tech Talk
(20th)
Capital One Tech Talk (27th)
More events could be added, make sure to check out
our calendar at bdaaatohiostate.org/Calendar.php
How to get involved this semester
BDAA Events
Tech Talks
Workshops
Case Studies
Projects
Company Sponsored
Projects
e.g. Lubrizol, Columbus,
Collaboratory
Create your own side
project!
Kaggle.com
Social Media
Membership requirements and benefits
Requirements
• Attend at least three meetings in a
semester
• Membership rolls over from previous
semester
• Completion of a project grants active
membership
Benefits
• Access to job postings on the website
• Invitation to the networking night with
our sponsors
• Run for a position on the E-board
• Subsidized workshop prices
Guest Speakers
Matt Miller
Advisor for the Data Analytics Undergraduate Major
Email: [email protected]
Ralph Greco
Director of Fisher’s Analytics Initiative and
Analytics Industry Cluster Professor
Email: [email protected]
2016 Data Analytics Networking Night
Register at http://go.osu.edu/2016NetworkingNight
Who: Any students seeking a data analytics internship or full-time position
What: Heavy hors d’oeuvres and networking
When: Monday, September 12th from 6-9 PM
Where: Great Hall Meeting Room at the Ohio State Union
BDAA would like to invite you to the Data Analytics Networking Night. This year, the event will be more relaxed than a career fair,
providing a chance to interact casually but still snag an interview and potentially a job! There will no booths nor resume handouts
(electronic resumes will be provided beforehand). Professionals will collect student's business cards instead.
Over 22 companies have confirmed attendance including Cardinal Health, Ford, EY, Capital One and several start-ups! A full list is
available on our website.
You MUST register, but do so only if you know you will be able to attend. Food and business cards will be ordered for each student.
Registration closes Monday, September 5th! Visit our website to register or click on this
link: http://go.osu.edu/2016NetworkingNight.
Articles to Read
• https://techcrunch.com/2015/12/31/how-to-stem-the-globalshortage-of-data-scientists/
• http://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/businesstechnology/our-insights/big-data-the-next-frontier-for-innovation
• https://medium.com/xeneta/boosting-sales-with-machine-learningfbcf2e618be3#.r7m4n1bpq
• http://rpubs.com/JDAHAN/172473
• http://www.r2d3.us/visual-intro-to-machine-learning-part-1/
What is Data Science?
• Data science is an interdisciplinary field about processes and systems
to extract knowledge or insights from data in various forms, either
structured or unstructured, which is a continuation of some of the
data analysis fields such as statistics, data mining, and predictive
analytics
• “Data scientist” is a Data Analyst who lives in California
• Data Scientist (noun): Person who is better at statistics than any
software engineer and better at software engineering than any
statistician
• Data Science describes the art of extracting knowledge from data. It
combines concepts from statistics, machine learning, and computer
science.