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Jake Klamka

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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 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

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New York - Summer 2014