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PyData Exeter #1 2023-10-18 · 18:00

PyData Exeter #1 Join us for our first event in a bimonthly series! We are very excited to have a lineup of three speakers for our inaugural event each presenting a 20 minute talk! In the break between the talks our sponsors are providing pizza and drinks. After the last talk we will continue to Topsham Brewery for more socialising.

Agenda for the evening: 18.30 Doors Open 19.00 Talks start 20.45 Moving on to Topsham Brewery

Speakers:

  • Mikkel Lykkegaard, The Power of pip Mikkel is a data scientist and currently Data Science lead at DigiLab. He is a veteran Python user, and an open-source enthusiast. He has contributed to the probabilistic programming framework PyMC, and maintains the MCMC software package tinyDA. When he's not creating data analysis tools, he is usually found in a tent on Dartmoor, or on his couch playing the latest roguelike video game.
  • Owen Saunders, Science of Science Owen is a PhD candidate at the University of Exeter working in the field of Science of Science (SciSci). The Science of Science studies the mechanisms underlying science, the development of domains, ideas and innovation. How exactly does the world of Science differ from the everyday world? What do we need to do to improve our research and development? And how do we extract, process and optimise our information?
  • Dan Maxwell, Producing Models That Work How do you ensure your models are right when you find yourself performing a critical role in a multibillion-pound project with the whole world watching? Daniel Maxwell has built models for multibillion-pound sporting events across the world. Here he will give you a glimpse into that world and describe how top teams working on high profile projects shore up their models to ensure they get robust results.

Location: Generator hub

Sponsors: DigiLab, University of Exeter

CODE OF CONDUCT The PyData Code of Conduct governs this meetup (https://pydata.org/code-of-conduct/). To discuss any issues or concerns relating to the code of conduct or behaviour of anyone at the PyData meetup, please contact the PyData Exeter organisers, or you can submit a report of any potential Code of Conduct violation directly to NumFOCUS (https://numfocus.typeform.com/to/ynjGdT).

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