Tuesday, January 15, 2019

About Dr. Zhou's Oracle SQL for Data Science Course


On January 31, 2017, I was invited by Prof. Wei Ding at the Department of Computer Science, University of Massachusetts Boston, and gave 3 talks about my data science projects across different industries. These talks are extremely well received. The following is what Prof. Ding says about my talks.

"It was a fortune to have Jay come to our computer science department to share his experience in solving business problems with predictive analytics on February 28, 2017. What Jay had presented in his 3 talks, each lasting for 1 hour in different topics of data mining, was totally impressive and beyond our wildest expectation. Having built competition-winning predictive models for some of the biggest companies and produced hundreds of millions of dollars’ savings, Jay shared the secret of his success with students and faculty without reservation. His strong presentations were such an inspiration for our computer science students and faculty and his methodology was innovative and powerful, even for very seasoned data scientists among the audience. Jay, thank you so much for your hard work preparing and delivering these presentations!" -Prof. Ding Wei, Department of Computer Science, University of Massachusetts Boston

The audience are particularly amazed by how I come up with solutions using Oracle SQL environment. To share my expertise, I create the online course Oracle SQL for Data Science to show how to perform common data science tasks using Oracle SQL and the benefits for doing that.

I let Charlie Berger,Senior Director of Product Management, Machine Learning, AI and Cognitive Analytics at Oracle know about my course and he told me "Your course is amazing."

Deep Learning World


The premier conference covering the
commercial deployment of deep learning




DeepLearning World is the premier conference covering the commercial deployment of deep learning. The event’s mission is to foster breakthroughs in the value-driven operationalization of established deep learning methods. DLW runs parallel to the established PredictiveAnalytics World for Industry 4.0 at the same venue. Combo passes are available.



How to turn Deep Tech into Broad Application

The hype is over: deep learning enters the “trough of disillusionment”. Companies are realizing that not every business problem requires the deep learning hammer. Of course, there are use cases that are best solved with artificial neural networks: image, speech and text recognition; anomaly detection and predictive maintenance on sensor data; complex data synthesis and sampling; reinforcement and sparse learning; and many more applications show the potential of artificial intelligence for real-world business scenarios. At the Deep Learning World conference data science experts present projects that went beyond experimentation and prototyping and showcase solutions that created economic value for the company. The case study sessions will focus on how it worked and what didn’t work while the deep dive sessions will explain topics such as RNN, CNN, LSTM, transfer learning and further in analytical and technical detail. Meet the European deep learning community in May in Munich and learn from well-known industry leaders!


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Predictive Analytics World for Industry 4.0


6-7 May, 2019 – Munich
Predictive Analytics World is the leading vendor independent conference for applied machine learning for industry 4.0.
Business users, decision makers and experts in predictive analytics will meet on 6-7 May 2019 in Munich to discover and discuss the latest trends and technologies in machine & deep learning for the era of Internet of Things and artificial intelligence.

Putting Machine Intelligence into Production

Smart Factory, Smart Supply Chain, Smart Grid, Smart Transport: artificial intelligence promises an intelligent and fully automated future but reality is: most machines, most vehicles and most grids lack sensors and even where sensors do exist they might not be connected to the Internet of Things. Many companies invested in their infrastructure and are experimenting with prototypes e.g. for predictive maintenance, dynamic replenishment, route optimization and more, but even if they succeeded in delivering a proof of concept they face the challenge to deploy their predictive model into production and scale their analytics solution to company wide adoption. The issues are not merely analytical but a combination of technical, organisational, judicial and economic details. At the Predictive Analytics World for Industry 4.0 experienced data scientists and business decision makers from a wide variety of industries will meet for two days to demonstrate and to discuss dozens of real-world case studies from well-known industry leaders. In addition, predictive analytics experts will explore new methods and tools in special deep dive sessions in detail. Finally, the Predictive Analytics World is accompanied by the Deep Learning World conference, which focuses on the industry and business application of neural networks. Take the chance, learn from the experts and meet your industry peers in Munich in May!
 Hot topics on the 2019 Agenda:
  • Predictive Maintenance & Logistics
  • Anomaly Detection & Root Cause Analysis
  • Fault Prediction & Failure Detection
  • Risk Management & Prevention
  • Route & Stock Optimization
  • Industry & Supply Chain Analytics
  • Image & Video Recognition
  • Internet of Things & Smart Devices
  • Stream Mining & Edge Analytics
  • Machine ~, Ensemble ~ & Deep Learning
  • Process Mining & Network Analyses
  • Mining Open & Earth Observation Data
  • Edge Analytics & Federated Learning
… and many more related topics

PredictiveAnalytics World 4.0 will be co-located with Deep Learning World, the premier conference covering the commercial deployment of deep learning in 2019. Deep-data-mining.com blog readers receive 15% discount with code: DDMPAWDLW


Tuesday, January 08, 2019

Analytics & AI in Travel North America


Analytics & AI in Travel North America launched by EyeForTravel will take place on March 14-15 at the Hilton Parc 55 Hotel, San Francisco, USA. There will be over 350 senior data, analytics, pricing, product development and digital marketing experts from the world’s leading travel companies, the event will explore the strategies for brands to address the biggest opportunity right now – how to conquer hyper-personalization.
Confirmed speakers include Hilton’s SVP of Analytics, Google’s head of AI global product partnerships, Expedia’s Head of Platform – Loyalty, Wyndham Hotel Group’s Vice President of Global Revenue Management Operations and Sales, Carlson Wagonlit’s Principal Data Scientist, and many more.

Attendees can expect to explore insights into the following:

• Harnessing AI and Data to Transform your Loyalty Strategy: Discover how weaving AI into your business, capturing preference data and delivering a truly personalized service will give you the edge in winning loyal customers from your competition

• Overcoming Pricing Peril with Personalized & Real-Time Revenue Generation Tactics: Make the shift to real-time pricing on an individual level, Nail down the use-cases of how to overcome this, forecast like a pro and optimize direct revenue

• Getting Up Close and Personal with the Customer and Capitalize on Every Channel: Use AI to fuel CRM and CS to bring customer data to life at every touchpoint, use the rich and famous on social to avoid brand erosion and secure market share.

• Immersing Yourself in an AI-driven Predictive Future to Seize New Profits: It all comes down to being predictive if you want to turn new profits. Deliver AI-led futures in your company for more efficient internal mechanics and travel customer-centricity

• Driving Real-Time, Hyper-Personalization to Move Your Profit Needle: Delve into new levels of granularity, become the Amazon of travel and deliver the perfect travel itinerary every time for unstoppable loyalty

• Seizing Voice, AR and VR Makes You Grab that Conversion: Be part of the lucky few that benefits from voice enabled search, drive direct bookings and use AR and VR to give your customer the confidence to convert

• Dominating Direct Bookings Through A Mastery of Mobile: Create an AI-enabled mobile product that drives direct bookings, focus on UI and UX that screams out loyalty and bolster your bottom line

• Outclassing your Competition with Total RM and Surge Ancillary Sales: Build state-of-the-art infrastructure that supports ancillary revenue and squeeze every ounce of profit from all revenue streams

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