Do you ever wonder why there are particular lifestyle choices common to people with similar political beliefs? Last Fall, Professor Michael W. Macy from Cornell University presented his work on the correlation between lifestyle and political choices, in a meetup talk titled, “Why do Liberals Drink Lattes?” There is an underlying assumption that a person’s … Continue reading Meetup talk: Why do Liberals Drink Lattes?
Last fall, the Center for Data Science was thrilled to welcome BetterWorks for one of our career information sessions. BetterWorks is a startup trying to improve the work management and performance evaluation processes in corporate offices. If you are a working professional, chances are you might have used one of their performance evaluation tools, which … Continue reading BetterWorks Comes to CDS
The Moore-Sloan Data Science Environment Summit is an annual meeting between the data science centers at New York University, the University of California at Berkley and the University of Washington. We spoke with Daniela Huppenkothen, a Data Science Fellow at NYU’s Center for Data Science about her experience at the 2015 summit. Can you tell … Continue reading CDS Fellow Interview: Daniela Huppenkothen
Recommendation Systems have become an integral part of many businesses today. They have variety of applications. For example, on an e-commerce website like Amazon or Walmart, it would recommend you more relevant products to buy or in completely different setting they which would suggest you to add new people to your social network like that … Continue reading When Recommendation Systems Go Bad
One of the most exciting aspects of pursuing an advanced degree in the study of data science is the breadth of career opportunities available upon graduation. From nonprofits to private banking, NYU’s Master of Data Science program not only gives its students the knowledge and tools to begin a career in the world of data … Continue reading Fall 2015 Career Information Session Retrospective
Eero Simoncelli is a faculty member at the Center for Data Science, NYU’s Center for Neural Science, and a fellow at the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. His research spans several fields, including medicine, neural sciences, mathematics, & psychology, and this past fall, he received an Engineering Emmy award for his work in computational … Continue reading Faculty Interview: Eero Simoncelli
As most of us already know, J P Morgan Chase is one of the largest banks in United States and provides various financial services including investment banking, asset management, private wealth management, treasury and securities services etc. In the retail banking Chase is a well-known name across US. But what many people do not realize … Continue reading Information Session Recap: JP Morgan
Usually in our interviews we like to ask our faculty what data science means to them, or, what does it mean to be a data scientist. Well, we already know what Vasant Dhar thinks on the subject, as he is the one who defined the field of Data Science himself. You can find his definition … Continue reading Faculty Profile: Vasant Dhar
Dr. Andreas Mueller is an Assistant Research Scientist at NYU’s Center for Data Science. We recently asked him a few questions regarding his work at CDS, and his past experience in the world of data science. Can you tell us a bit about your educational and professional background, and what you were doing before you … Continue reading Researcher Profile: Andreas Mueller
Juan Bello is an Associate Professor of Music Technology in New York University’s Steinhardt Program, and an Affiliated Faculty member at the Center for Data Science. He is the co-founder of the Music and Audio Research Lab (MARL) and his research focuses on digital signal processing, machine listening and music information retrieval. What did you study in … Continue reading Faculty Profile: Juan Pablo Bello
