Northwestern Events Calendar

Sep
30
2021

Data Science Nights - September 2021 Meeting (Speakers: Caitlin Casar & Alexandra Saldan of 84.51°)

Data Science Nights

When: Thursday, September 30, 2021
5:15 PM - 7:30 PM CT

Where: Online

Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student - Public - Post Docs/Docs - Graduate Students

Contact: Jenny Liu  

Group: Northwestern Institute on Complex Systems (NICO)

Category: Academic

Description:

SEPTEMBER MEETING: Thursday, September 30, 2021 at 5:30pm (US Central) via Zoom and Gather

DATA SCIENCE NIGHTS are monthly hack nights on popular data science topics, organized by Northwestern University graduate students and scholars. Aspiring, beginning, and advanced data scientists are welcome!

AGENDA:

5:15: Welcome to Data Science Nights via Zoom
* Zoom Link: https://northwestern.zoom.us/j/99629833246
5:30: Presentation by Caitlin Casar & Alexandra Saldan, 84.51°
6:00: Code+Cookies on Gather Town
* Gather link: https://gather.town/app/UCTJAHOgQi2FLx4O/DSN

SPEAKERS

Caitlin Casar - Data Science Development Program, 84.51°. 2021 PhD, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Northwestern University. NASA Earth and Space Sciences Fellowship

Alexandra Saldan - Senior Data Scientist, 84.51°. 2016 WCAS graduate, Mathematical Methods in the Social Sciences and Linguistics

TOPIC: From Astrobiology to Retail Data Science at 84.51°

84.51° is a retail data science, insights, and media company with several office locations including Chicago and Cincinnati. We help the Kroger Company, consumer packaged goods companies, agencies, publishers and affiliated partners create more personalized and valuable experiences for shoppers across the path to purchase, from initial awareness to activation, retention and beyond. Powered by cutting-edge science, we leverage first party retail data from nearly 1 of 2 US households and more than two billion transactions to fuel a more customer-centric journey. 84.51° is currently hiring data scientists for both internship and full-time roles. Join us to hear more about what we do at the company and our paths from Northwestern to 84.51°. We’ll give you an overview of data science roles at 84.51° and how you can apply to work with us.

For more info: data-science-nights.org

Supporting Groups:

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

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