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insightdatascience.com Jake Klamka [email protected] From Academia to Data Science Lessons Learned Founding the Insight Data Science Fellows Program Founder, Insight Data Science
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Insight Data science founder Jake Klamka presented at March's edition of Data Driven NYC. Insight Data Science is an intensive six week post-doctoral training fellowship bridging the gap between academia and data science.
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insightdatascience.com
Jake Klamka
From Academia to
Data Science Lessons Learned Founding the
Insight Data Science Fellows Program
Founder, Insight Data Science
insightdatascience.com
Insight Data Science Fellows Program
• Launched June 2012, 3 sessions per year.
• 6 week, full-time program in Mountain View, CA
• 25 PhD Fellows per session, chosen from 500 applicants
70 Insight Fellows
working as Data
Scientists
Insight Fellows are Data Scientists at:
DATA SCIENTIST
SCIENTISTTransition
BEFORE AFTER
AFTER: DATA SCIENTIST
• Product Analytics
• Predictive Modeling (ie: Risk, Sales)
• Data Products
PhD
Post-doc
0% 17.5% 35% 52.5% 70%
BEFORE: SCIENTIST
Source: 100 Insight Fellows from 35 Institutes, in 5 countries
Physics +Astronomy
BiologicalSciences
Engineering +Computer Science
Math + Statistics
Psychology + Social Sciences
0% 12.5% 25% 37.5% 50%
BEFORE: SCIENTIST
Source: 100 Insight Fellows from 35 Institutes, in 5 countries
THE GAP1. Tools 2. Context 3. Language 4. Pace 5. Priorities
