March 10, 2020

Artificial Intelligence & Cybersecurity: Math Not Magic

Wayne Chung CTO FBI Introduction The field of cybersecurity has slowly progressed from an art to a science. It has been a long and complicated journey that is still punctuated by misunderstandings and lack of rigor.  The field of artificial intelligence, however, has further transformed from a science… Read More

March 10, 2020

Machine Learning for Pricing and Inventory Optimization @ Macy’s

Jolene MorkSenior Data ScientistMacy’s   Iain StittData ScientistMacy’s   Bhagyesh PhanseVP, Data ScienceMacy’s Overview In this presentation a team of Data Scientists, Bhagyesh Phanse (VP), Jolen Mork (Senior DS), and Iain Stitt (DS), from Macy’s discuss the challenges and solutions reached in product forecasting… Read More

March 10, 2020

Machine Learning in Production: From Research to the Customer

Ameen KazerouniLead Data ScientistZappos Overview In this presentation Ameen Kazerouni, the Lead Data Scientist at Zappos, walks through the entire process of developing a proper machine learning process that can be scaled and deployed to solve business problems. Ameen began his own journey in the Biomedical Informatics but… Read More

March 10, 2020

Chatbot & Human-to-Human Transition

Rich Hultman Senior UX Manager – Services & Strategic Growth Office Best Buy To be discussed: Chatbot benefits for a decade-old chat application, and how these sessions provide agents with improved customer interactions. The right mix for human hand-off and user expectations  The importance of channel expertise, automated… Read More

March 10, 2020

We Need to Talk About AI Ethics

Linda Leopold Head of AI Policy H&M Introduction Linda leads the work on sustainable and ethical AI at H&M, including delving into such questions as “what does ‘responsible AI’ mean for a retail company?” and “what is the connection between AI and sustainability?” Also: “how do we get… Read More

March 10, 2020

Using the Data You Have to Get the Data You Want

Ryan Kee Director – Innovation, AI WalMart Introduction Points to Address: Looking at data not so much from a tech standpoint but from a process standpoint How can we use data from the back door to the front door? Considering availability: how can we create the product our… Read More

March 4, 2020

All About Time Series Modeling With Neural Networks

Seth WeidmanSenior Data ScientistFacebook Overview In this presentation, Seth speaks to the details of   different types of time series and how to apply them to different problems experienced in the workplace. He covers tricks used to train models effectively in order for accurate predictions to be made… Read More

March 4, 2020

An Ensemble Approach to Predict Default Risk in Stress Testing

Yun ZhengVP of Innovation & Global RiskAnalyticsHSBC Overview This presentation discussed the importance of performing stress tests on financial models that are used to predict the term structure of corporate default probabilities. This is accomplished by using an ensemble approach using different machine learning algorithms that minimize… Read More

February 27, 2020

AI & Beyond the Quant

Victor MartinezLead Data ScientistState Street Overview In this presentation, Victor Martinez talks about the complexities of properly applying machine learning algorithms to today’s financial markets. Primarily focusing on time series implementation and analysis, he differentiates between stationary and non-stationary relationships to describe the difficulty in creating reliable and… Read More