Value Driven Data Science: Boost your impact. Earn what you’re worth. Rewrite your career algorithm.

Once upon a time, data scientists needed to develop programming skills to rival those of software engineers, and this limited the ability of people without such skills to make use of AI. But recently…

Many data scientists dream of using their skills to develop ground-breaking AI technology. Yet, few manage to translate their dreams into commercially viable products – or even know where to begin. 

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AI technology has now reached the point where it can potentially damage the reputation of an organisation, if improperly managed. As a result, many data scientists are now becoming very interested in…

The launch of Chat-GPT turned the business world upside down and left many people wondering about the future of their careers. How do you compete against AI? One solution is by delivering a superior …

From social media to electricity grids and the internet itself, we live in a highly interconnected world. But traditional data science techniques don’t adequately allow for the relationships that can…

Data science is an in-demand skill. Yet, many data scientists find it challenging to get started in the industry and to differentiate themselves from other data scientists once they find a job.

In thi…

“Data science unicorns” are those rare people who “understand the (data) problem they seek to resolve, have the mathematical expertise to analyse the problem and possess the computing skills to cover…

Are you familiar with “environmental justice”? It’s all about equitable access to environmental amenities and the equitable distribution of pollution, and has its roots in the American Civil Rights m…

Data scientists are constantly being told of the importance of effective communication for their career success. But this advice typically translates to being able to communicate effectively the resu…

In December 2022, OpenAI released ChatGPT for public testing and within a week of its launch, the user count exceeded 1 million. For many, ChatGPT provided a first glimpse at what an AI-powered futur…

What if you could get a Masters degree in Machine Learning for under US$8000, from a top US university, without quitting your day job or moving location? Georgia Tech’s pioneering Online Master of Sc…

Ever since Facebook rebranded itself as Meta, the term “metaverse” has entered everyone’s vocabulary, but there’s still a lot of confusion about what it actually is and how it’s likely to affect our …

Over the past decade, demand for data talent has grown exponentially, and this has had a massive impact on talent acquision in the data space. Employers of data professionals frequently cite talent a…

The success of data science projects often depends on being able to get stakeholders, from a variety of backgrounds, to work well together. But what if the stakeholders involved come from very differ…

Businesses rarely approach data scientists with well-defined problems to solve. Sometimes, the problems businesses devise aren’t appropriate for solving using data science at all. This makes it diffi…

Have you ever wondered what your organisation’s Board are thinking, when it comes to data use?

In this episode, Dr Genevieve Hayes is joined by Dr Stuart Black to discuss the attitudes of Boards to d…

We all know what it means for a human to discriminate against another human, but the concept of a predictive model or an artificial intelligence is relatively new. What does it mean for a model or an…

The two most challenging transitions you can make in your career are transitioning from individual contributor to team lead, and moving from team lead to managing managers. This is true across all pr…

Data presents incredible opportunities for organisations to create value, but with the current skills and labour shortages that are affecting all businesses, finding and retaining data scientists and…