As the [catholic] daily La X has a special “Sciences&éthique” report on data science and scientists, my mom [a long time subscriber] mailed me [by post] the central pages where it appeared. The contents are not great, focusing as often on a few sentences from and missing on the fundamental limitations of self-learning algorithms. As an aside, the leaflet contained a short interview by Jean-Stéphane Dhersin, who is head of the CNRS ModCov19 centralising platform [and anecdotally a neighbour] on the notion that a predictive model in epidemiology can be both scientific and imprecise.
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data science in La X
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Posted in Statistics with tags ACEMS, Australia, CRC Press, data science, machine learning, not a book review, textbook, University of Queensland on November 30, 2020 by xi'an
what have rough paths got to do with data science?
Posted in Statistics with tags colloquium, data science, rough paths, seminar, Terry Lyons, University of Warwick, Zeeman building on November 22, 2019 by xi'an
statistics: a data science for the 21st century
Posted in Statistics with tags data science, Lancaster University, Peter Diggle, Royal Statistical Society, University of Warwick, Warwick Public Lecture on May 15, 2018 by xi'an
Peter
a postdoc with Christian Robert
Posted in Statistics with tags analytics, data science, insurance, Lyon, machine learning, postdoctoral position, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 2 on April 12, 2018 by xi'an
[Here is another call for a postdoctoral position in Lyon, under the supervision of my homonym Christian Robert:]
Post-Doctoral Position in Data Science and Machine Learning
Chair Data Analytics and Models for Insurance – 2018–2020
DAMI is a research chair funded by BNP Paribas Cardif, and is interested in problems related to Data Science and Models for Insurance.
Description
A post-doctoral fellowship in the areas of data science and machine learning is available at the DAMI research chair at the Claude Bernard Lyon 1 University. The post-doctoral fellow, in collaboration with the industry partner, will conduct research of advanced analytics and machine learning algorithms for actuarial sciences and insurance, and in particular, for improving risk-based pricing, and for developing predictive analytics.
The position is for one year (possibly two years), starting in September/October 2018.
Required Professional Expertise
– A recent PhD (received within the past 5 years) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Applied Statistics and Mathematics, or related fields.
– Excellent research capabilities and competitive development skills
– Strong knowledge/expertise in machine learning and data analytics including data pre-processing, model building, and model evaluation
– Experience with Python and/or R
Interested candidates are invited to submit their CV, list of publications, and contact information of two references to Christian ROBERT at univ-lyon1.fr.
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