Date/Time: September 21st @ 5:00-6:30pm
Location: JD Satow Room, 5th Floor of Lerner Hall
Jayne Olsen, Senior Vice President and Analytics Enabling Manager for Swiss Re Americas will be speaking with some of her colleagues about how data science has changed, and is changing, the insurance industry. She'll also be discussing how you can shape a career at Swiss Re, employing the data science, computer science, and statistical techniques you've learned at Columbia. Join us for free food and free Swiss chocolate!
Date/Time: October 3rd-4th @ 12pm
Location: Carleton Lounge, Mudd
Don't miss out on Columbia's first-ever data science hackathon!
Hosted in conjunction with the Data Science Institute and Microsoft, the Columbia Data Science Student Challenge is part of a global series designed to help students develop the skills necessary to harness the power of analytics.
With a prize pool including $6,000 in cash, 4 Surface tablets and t-shirts for all participants, it's a great opportunity to build skills, meet other top students, have fun, and win great prizes. A variety of learning resources will be made available, so stay tuned!
Date/Time: October 5th @ 8:00pm
Location: 603 Hamilton
Data Analytics Consulting firm CKM Advisors will conduct a case tutorial on the methods and tools that they use to generate insights for their clients. CKM Advisors will discuss the analytic tools and methods they use to solve business problems including: - Process mining, text analytics and visualization - Complementing data science with business expertise - Leveraging data science to generate meaningful value from business data - Client expectations for data analytics initiatives vs. the reality of doing data science