Talk 1: Retrieval, search and knowledge in the age of LLM and Vector Databases. A talk by Louis Dominique Vainqueur, Data Science Partner at Digitas. Since the release of ChatGPT late last year, the world has finally embraced vector embeddings and many organisations (from hedge funds to giant retailers) have been experimenting with vector databases. […]
Lightning talk 1: The Challenges of Engineering Data Science with Sunny Manoleva – Data Scientist and Software Engineer at The Trade Desk and Rory Graves – Staff Software Engineer, AI Lab at The Trade Desk All Data Science relies on Engineering to achieve its goals. Engineering for Data Science is fundamentally different from traditional engineering. […]
This talk deep dives into a case-study of how causal techniques were used to increase the number of customers acqusitions at Mettle. Enhancing the customer onboarding journey is an important step for Mettle to meet our customer acquisitions targets. However during the journey, many applicants become disengaged and do not convert to being a customer. […]
With the very public advent of Generative AI the time has never been better for data scientists to engage with their business colleagues to demystify the hype and foster a collaborative roadmap for the future. M&S Data Science has partnered with the award-winning BEAM Academy team to provide AI events and the opportunity for the […]
Understanding consumer behavior when conducting any digital outreach campaign using mediums such as emails or mobile app push in an organization such as M&S is a non-trivial task. One must consider the various ways a customer might respond to an email campaign or an app push – they can either ignore, open, click, or unsubscribe, […]
In the world of property listings, while images and descriptions offer a wealth of information, they can be overwhelming to sift through. To streamline this, we’ve married Computer Vision with Natural Language Processing, introducing ‘smart tags’. These tags, such as “Sea view” and “Period Properties”, serve as quick highlights, ensuring users grasp the essence of […]
This talk will demonstrate how Haleon uses computer vision and cloud technology to manage its digital assets. Haleon is a world-leading consumer health company with a portfolio of product across the areas of oral health, pain relief, and digestion. As a market leader it holds a wealth of campaign material in its effort to bring […]
The realm of economic consulting has been profoundly transformed by the integration of data science methodologies. In this talk, we delve into the dynamic landscape where data science intersects with economic consulting, with a specific focus on its applications in regulations, litigations, and competition economics. The evolving regulatory environment demands rigorous analysis and insights to […]
When did we stop saying Coronavirus and start saying COVID? How many extra Waitrose branches in Leave areas would reverse the Brexit vote? When was the calmest era in recent UK political discourse? How long do data scientists stick at their jobs for? Believe it or not, you can get data and work it to […]