We have seen how the interdisciplinary use of big data affected many sectors. Different examples are contagion spreading (Culotta, 2010); music albums success predictions (Dhar and Chang, 2009); or presidential election (Tumasjan et al., 2010). In financial markets, the sentiment analysis probably represents the major and most known implementation of machine learning techniques … [Read more...] about Big Data and Risk Management in Financial Markets (Part I)
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AI Europe – London 2016
Next December 5th'and 6th'in London, AI Europe will bring together the'European AI eco-system'by gathering'new tools and future technologies appearing in professional fields'for the first business-oriented Artificial Intelligence exhibition in Europe. Artificial Intelligence will profoundly transform every field in every industry across the world, breaking grounds … [Read more...] about AI Europe – London 2016
A Layman’s Guide to Understanding the World of Big Data
In God we trust; all others must bring data" - W. Edwards Deming Machine Learning an elixir for new world technology The world of analytics is now talking about Support Vector Machine (SVM), Nave bayes, expectation maximization using nave bayes, random forest, bagged regressions et al. everything is about adapting learning and self-evolving algorithms that augment the … [Read more...] about A Layman’s Guide to Understanding the World of Big Data
Why Machine Learning is the Future of Data Analytics
Facebook makes use of a users likes and preferences to show ads that they may be interested in. When you mistype a search query on Google, the search engine instantly cross-references it against the millions of similar typos to interpret the correct query and shows you results appropriately. Tesla makes use of your cars vital parameters and benchmarks this against available … [Read more...] about Why Machine Learning is the Future of Data Analytics
Becoming a Big Data Scientist: Skills You Need to Know and How to Learn Them
To say that data scientists are in high demand would actually be sort of an understatement. With big data being utilized more and more within organizations, executives want men and women who know big data inside and out. The number of data scientist positions is on the rise and growing each year. This demand is reflected in the amount of money being paid to data scientists, … [Read more...] about Becoming a Big Data Scientist: Skills You Need to Know and How to Learn Them