Value Driven Data Science

“Data science unicorns” are those rare people who “understand the (data) problem they seek to resolve, have the mathematical expertise to analyse the problem and possess the computing skills to covert this knowledge into outcomes.” In fact, they are considered so rare that some people have suggested they don’t really exist. Yet, although nobody is born a data science unicorn, organisations with th...

Are you familiar with “environmental justice”? It’s all about equitable access to environmental amenities and the equitable distribution of pollution, and has its roots in the American Civil Rights movement of the 1960’s and 1970’s. In this episode, Robin Rotman and Amber Spriggs join Dr Genevieve Hayes to discuss the environmental justice movement and how open access GIS-based tools are being use...

Data scientists are constantly being told of the importance of effective communication for their career success. But this advice typically translates to being able to communicate effectively the results of their work. One aspect of communication that is often overlooked is conversational communication. In this episode, Julia Lessing joins Dr Genevieve Hayes to discuss the skills and techniques dat...

In December 2022, OpenAI released ChatGPT for public testing and within a week of its launch, the user count exceeded 1 million. For many, ChatGPT provided a first glimpse at what an AI-powered future might look like. In this episode, Dr Genevieve Hayes is joined once again by Dr David Joyner to discuss the implications of AI-driven technology, such as ChatGPT, for education, business and the worl...

What if you could get a Masters degree in Machine Learning for under US$8000, from a top US university, without quitting your day job or moving location? Georgia Tech’s pioneering Online Master of Science in Computer Science (OMSCS) program offers just that.  In this episode, Dr David Joyner joins Dr Genevieve Hayes to discuss OMSCS, the world’s first MOOC-based degree. This is the first part of a...

Ever since Facebook rebranded itself as Meta, the term “metaverse” has entered everyone’s vocabulary, but there’s still a lot of confusion about what it actually is and how it’s likely to affect our lives in the future.  In this episode, Romeo Cabrera Arévalo, a data scientist working in the immersive technology space, joins Dr Genevieve Hayes to answer these questions and more. Guest Bio Romeo Ca...

Over the past decade, demand for data talent has grown exponentially, and this has had a massive impact on talent acquision in the data space. Employers of data professionals frequently cite talent acquisition as one of the biggest challenges they face in building their internal data capabilties.  In this episode, Dr Genevieve Hayes is joined by data recruiter Joel Robinstein to discuss the data s...

The success of data science projects often depends on being able to get stakeholders, from a variety of backgrounds, to work well together. But what if the stakeholders involved come from very different backgrounds and struggle to understand each other – as can be the case with data scientists and engineers?  In this episode, Dr Genevieve Hayes is joined by software engineer turned data scientist...

Businesses rarely approach data scientists with well-defined problems to solve. Sometimes, the problems businesses devise aren’t appropriate for solving using data science at all. This makes it difficult for data science projects to succeed.  In this episode, Dr Genevieve Hayes is joined by Rob Deutsch to discuss strategies businesses and data scientists can employ to identify data science use cas...

Have you ever wondered what your organisation’s Board are thinking, when it comes to data use? In this episode , Dr Genevieve Hayes is joined by Dr Stuart Black to discuss the attitudes of Boards to data use and their implications for the organisations they govern. Guest Bio Dr Stuart Black is an Enterprise Fellow in data, analytics, disruption and innovation at the University of Melbourne. Prior...

We all know what it means for a human to discriminate against another human, but the concept of a predictive model or an artificial intelligence is relatively new. What does it mean for a model or an AI to discriminate against someone?  In this episode of Value Driven Data Science, Dr Genevieve Hayes is joined by Dr Fei Huang to discuss the importance of considering fairness and avoiding discrimin...

The two most challenging transitions you can make in your career are transitioning from individual contributor to team lead, and moving from team lead to managing managers. This is true across all professions, but is particularly pronounced in technical fields, like data science.  In this episode, host Dr Genevieve Hayes is joined by guest Tim Davey to discuss the challenges faced by data scientis...

Data presents incredible opportunities for organisations to create value, but with the current skills and labour shortages that are affecting all businesses, finding and retaining data scientists and other data professionals can be hard.  In this episode, host Dr Genevieve Hayes is joined by guest Amanda Aitken to discuss a practical way in which organisations can address the skills shortage, gain...