One of the best virtual conferences that I attended over the summer is Spark + AI Summit 2020, which delivers a one-stop-shop for developers, data scientists, and tech executives seeking to apply the best data and AI tools to build innovative products. I learned a ton of practical knowledge: new developments in Apache Spark, Delta Lake, and MLflow; best practices to manage the ML lifecycle, tips for building reliable data pipelines at scale; latest advancements in popular frameworks; and real-world use cases for AI.
Datacast Episode 27: Feature Engineering with Ben Fowler
Ben Fowler has been in the field of data science for over five years. In his current role at Southeast Toyota Finance, Ben leads the end to end model development process to solve the problem of interest. Ben holds a Master of Science in Data Science from Southern Methodist University, graduating in 2017. Following graduation, Ben has been a guest speaker to the SMU program multiple times. Additionally, Ben has spoken at the PyData Miami 2019 and PyData LA 2019 Conferences and has spoken multiple times at the West Palm Beach Data Science Meetup.