Umbrex is pleased to welcome Robert Molnar with Stratolytics. Robert spent 3 years at McKinsey as an analytics specialist and has over 10 years applying Data Science for business acceleration. Throughout his career Robert has consulted over a dozen global companies and had delivered tens of projects applying Machine Learning and other data driven methodologies. With an MSc in Econometrics, Robert brings deep technical understanding to any business problem, bridging the gap between Business, IT and Analytics teams. His skills are…

Nora Ghaoui shares an article that explains how to get business results from managing data science initiatives. Data science can be a valuable tool for solving business problems, but the companies that I work with make little use of data science methods. There is a sense that the discipline is a black box to be left to the experts. That is a missed opportunity for creating business value. Data science initiatives can be managed in the same way as other…

  Christophe De Greift shares an article that contradicts popular culture and redefines the image of the data scientist.  The ‘sexiest profession of the 21st century,’ named in 2012 by the Harvard Business Review to define the Data Scientist, has gone through various emotional states lately, depending on its field of action. Those who support understanding and predicting the health situation are heroes, whose analyzes define life and death questions such as where to send new artificial respirators. On the…

Umbrex is pleased to welcome Mike Mortensen with Tandem Analytics. Mike has advised business leaders at the intersection of strategy and technology for more than a decade. His experience in business transformation comes from three perspectives: business strategy at McKinsey & Company, machine learning implementation at IBM, and as a business executive responsible for growth at a global conglomerate. Prior to Tandem Analytics, Mike led teams of business consultants and data scientists to support IBM clients in developing analytics and…

Data scientist and psychologist Tobias Baer (who recently published a book on algorithmic bias) is giving a talk on how to prevent algorithmic bias in the U.K. on Tuesday, 11 February 2020.  Algorithmic bias can affect us everywhere, from minor trivia such as our social media feeds to critical decisions where bias can wreak havoc with a person’s life dream or a company’s survival. Sources of algrorithmic bias are manifold – some, such as biased data and overfitting, sit squarely…