Analytics>Forward 2016 was March 12, 2016
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Session 1: 9:30am - 10:20am
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Weather Alerts with R (Ian Cook)
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Uses of national medical care data (Stephen Villavicencio)
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But what is data science? A panel discussion. (Mark Hutchinson)
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Numpy Basics (Chris Calloway)
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Session 2: 10:30am - 11:20am
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Reproducible Research Workflow (Brian Fannin)
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The math isn’t that hard (Melinda Thielbar)
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Actuarial Science with Julia (Rock Pereira)
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Your data is cursed: Dimensionality Reduction (Lucia Gjeltema)
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Session 3: 11:30am - 12:20pm
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Chasing cats on subways (James Whisnant)
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JMP Graph Builder Tutorial (Xan Gregg)
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Agile/RAD Data Development (Mark Hutchinson)
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NC Data 4 Good: What was done, impact, and what do we want to do going forward (Zeydy Ortiz)
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Keynote: 1:30pm-2:30pm
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Exploiting the Fit: Using Statistical Models for Profiling, Optimization, and Robust Process Engineering (John Sall)
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Session 4: 2:40pm - 3:30pm
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Scalable Machine Learning with Apache SystemML (Phillip Rhodes)
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ELI5: Trees & Neural Nets (Dan Kelly)
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New Generation Data Hub: Data-as-a-Service – Transformation, Analysis, Mapping (Ian Henshaw)
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Artificial Intelligence and Arms Control: The case for banning killer robots (Mark Gubrud)
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Session 5: 4:00pm - 4:40pm
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What? So What? Now What? Using Metrics to influence co-workers, executives, stakeholders (Larry Maccherone)
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The math isn’t that hard (Melinda Thielbar)
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Sports Analytics: Tech, Data, Analysis (Walt DeGrange)
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Your data is cursed: Dimensionality Reduction (Lucia Gjeltema)
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Analytics Forward 2016 was sponsored by:
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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, who graciously donated the event space.
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