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Connecting the Dots: 5 Lessons from a Year in Data
By Gauri Venkatachalapathi After years working in software testing and a short stint in analytics back in India, moving to the UK for my masters felt like venturing into unfamiliar waters. Every decision - from choosing courses and adjusting to new environments, to preparing for job applications, and stepping into interviews - felt enormous and...
Women in STEM: Why Representation Matters Now
By Precious-Gift Alele, Data Scientist at LIDA What do you want to be when you grow up? My first recollection of answering this question was when I was 8; first I wanted to be a doctor, then at 10, a mechanical engineer, 11 an aeronautic engineer, 13 an architect, at 15 a doctor again. My...
LIDA & KPMG UK Join Forces to Transform Cyber Response with Data Science
KPMG UK has engaged the Leeds Institute for Data Analytics (LIDA) to deliver a six-month project under its Data Scientist Development Programme (DSDP), focused on advancing capabilities in detecting, analysing, and responding to malicious cyber threats. KPMG UK’s cyber division responds to hundreds of incidents annually, ranging from small-scale business email compromise cases to nation-state...
Upcoming events
Women in Data & AI Summit
Celebrating and spotlighting women who are shaping the future of data science and artificial intelligence. Join us for Women in Data...
Data Visualization Masterclass
his hybrid masterclass event will teach you about different types of chart and visual encoding, common mistakes people make and...
Uncertainty Quantification and Physical Consistency in Machine Learning
A SciML Leeds event - From Accurate to Trustworthy: Uncertainty Quantification and Physical Consistency in Scientific Machine Learning An event...