An Introduction to Data Science

In this Uhubs session, data scientist and CEO of The Tesseract Academy, Dr. Stylianos Kampakis will help you get introduced into the history of Data Science to learn about why it is important and how it used by companies around the world.

There is a long history of humans trying to use data for all sorts of purposes and understanding the principles behind Data Science will allow you to build your own data-driven culture which in turn will impact these core fields that can be found in your business: machine learning, AI and statistics.

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Learning Objectives

1. Quick overview of history DS history

2. Types of machine learning

3. Basic topics in building a data-driven culture

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Schedule:

18:20: arrival at the Uhubs Campus, Shoreditch (come early and network!)

18:45: Session starts (please don't be late!)

19:45: Session finishes, subject to Q n A (Stay around to Network)