Description:

MAY MEETING: Monday, May 21, 2018 at 6:30pm in Chambers Hall, Evanston

DATA SCIENCE NIGHTS are monthly hack nights on popular data science topics, organized by fellows and scholars from the Northwestern Data Science Initiative. Each night will feature one hour of structured programming followed by a hacking night with data science project or learning groups of your choice.

Aspiring, beginning, and advanced data scientists are welcome!

6:15 - 6:30: Socializing and Refreshments
6:30 - 6:40: Welcome and Announcements
6:40 - 7:05: Pantelis Loupos, PhD Candidate, Kellogg School of Management: “100 million Venmo transactions: The Power of Social Networks in Predicting Non-Contractual Customer Behavior”
7:05 - 7:15: Coordination of Breakout Groups
7:15 - End: Breakout Groups, including:
* Getting started @ Data Science Nights
* Learning group on "Deep Learning"
* Guided single-evening tutorials and projects
* "Bring your own project" and more!

For more info: data-science-nights.org

Supporting Groups:

This event is supported by the Northwestern Institute for Complex Systems, the Northwestern Data Science Initiative, and the Northwestern University Postdoctoral Forum.