Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Ignite London #4

On my way back from Strata Conference I stopped off in London and gave a 5 minute Ignite talk at Ignite London on "Who owns your data?."

Who Owns Your Data? - by Alasdair Allan, Ignite London 4, 8 February 2011


Update: Edd Dumbill just posted an interesting article on data as a currency that makes some similar points to my Ignite talk.

Thursday, February 03, 2011

Interview on Machine Learning

This week I've bee out at Strata, and earlier today I was interviewed by interviewed by Mac Slocum for the O'Reilly Media YouTube channel about my talk on Machine Learning in the Real World and other related topics.

Machine Learning in the Real World

Today I gave a talk on machine learning in the real world at O'Reilly's Strata Conference. Can machines help us make better decisions? During the panel we looked at how machine learning is applied in industry and academia to optimise the use of resources and help with decision support.


Alasdair Allan talking about "Machine Learning in the Real World"
at O'Reilly Media's Strata Conference in 2011.