Data Science in Action: building an end-to-end data science pipeline in real life
Date and time
Location
The Globe & Mail Centre
Yoho Room 351 King Street East Toronto, OntarioRefund Policy
Description
The Globe & Mail and Communitech have teamed up with WeCloudData to present Data Science in Action, a two-day workshop designed to help you build an end-to-end data science pipeline in real life!
Data Science is considered one of the fastest growing jobs in the 21st century and it is becoming an increasingly important function in today's data-driven enterprise. And yet, for many businesses, the barrier of entry is very high due to lack of know-how, difficulties in hiring the right people and team, lack of prior experience, and more.
Join us at The Globe's new location, LAB351, for this two-day data science workshop, where we'll provide a crash course in what all the data science and big data terms mean, how they play a role in successful projects, how to recruit, assemble, evaluate, and develop a team with complementary skill sets and roles. And since the best way to learn is by doing, we've designed an end-to-end data science project for workshop participants to learn:
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how to collect and ingest data
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how to leverage the agility of the cloud platform
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how to work with big data tools such as Hadoop and Spark
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how to build machine learning models for classification
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how to deploy the model and publish it as a data API
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how to define and manage the project in an agile team
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how to build a data pipeline and knowing when to recruit which skills sets for each role
Upon completion of this workshop, participants will:
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acquire an understanding of the key trends in Data Science
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become familiar with the hottest big data technologies and when to use them to your advantage
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gain the necessary skills to recruit, develop and lead a data science team
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built an end-to-end data science pipeline to perform real-time analytics on streaming data and visualization
Parking: There is a public Green P Carpark lot on the corner of Front and Parliament Streets. The address for the lot is 44 Parliament Street.
Cancellation Policy: Full refund guaranteed up until 5:00 pm on June 1, 2017.
Organized by
Communitech was founded in 1997 by a group of entrepreneurs who joined forces to help each other build successful companies. They saw the need for a community to help ensure the future prosperity of Canada, and Communitech was born.
Today, we are Canada’s tech supercharger. Still guided by a mission to help founders start, grow and succeed, we are a supportive community at every stage of the founder journey. We provide accelerated opportunities for startups, scale-ups and at-scale companies to access talent, capital and sales.
We help founders:
- hire and retain the smartest, brightest and most experienced team
- access growth financing at every stage
- sell to the biggest customers at home, and then around the world
- connect the right people at the right time – peers who have been there before, coaches who can guide them through the difficult spots and partners from all over Canada
Parking:
Limited parking is available for up to two hours in the Tannery visitor lot, located at Charles and Victoria St. on a first-come, first-served basis . If the visitor lot is full, or if you plan to be on site for longer than 2 hours, please refer to this map of City of Kitchener on-street and parking lot options.