How to Become a Rockstar Data Scientist

Originally presented at:

Big Data Week, Jakarta, Indonesia, 23 March 2017
http://jakarta.bigdataweek.com

Transcript

1. How to Become a Rockstar Data Scientist Akmal B. Chaudhri
2. Welcome
3. Thank you
4. Introduction
5. My background •  Wide-range of roles –  Blue Chip companies –  Big Data startups •  Wide-range of techs –  Database systems –  Programming languages •  Developer relations •  University relations •  10 books, many presentations
7. Cloud computing in agriculture
8. Data Scientist has been named the sexiest job of the 21st century, and are so in demand that there won’t be enough of them to fill every position by 2018, according to a report by McKinsey Global Institute. How to help fill this demand and become a Rockstar Data Scientist? Abstract
10. Sexy data scientist (for ladies)
11. Sexy data scientist (for gents)
12. What is a data scientist? Source: http://www.mobilefish.com/services/wanted_poster/wanted_poster.php
13. Data science is not new Source: Rina Piccolo, used with permission •  https://www.rinapiccolo.com/piccolo- cartoons/
14. Data scientist skills Source: http://drewconway.com/zia/2013/3/26/the-data-science-venn-diagram/
15. Modern data scientist Source: http://www.marketingdistillery.com
16. Too much to know Hacking Skills Substantive Expertise Math & Statistics
17. Super man/woman
18. Role of a data scientist •  Data mining expert •  Statistics SME •  Trusted advisor •  Experiment designer •  Advanced analytics software expert
19. 60% 19% 9% 5% 4% 3% Cleaning and organizing data Collec7ng data sets Mining data for pa<erns Other Refining algorithms Building training sets How a data scientist spends their day Source: http://visit.crowdflower.com/rs/416-ZBE-142/images/CrowdFlower_DataScienceReport_2016.pdf
20. 57% 21% 10% 5% 4% 3% Cleaning and organizing data Collec7ng data sets Building training sets Other Refining algorithms Mining data for pa<erns What’s the least enjoyable part of data science? Source: http://visit.crowdflower.com/rs/416-ZBE-142/images/CrowdFlower_DataScienceReport_2016.pdf
21. Jobs analysis
22. Job postings Source: Indeed
23. Jobseeker interest Source: Indeed
24. Division of labour ... Source: Shutterstock Image ID 159183185 Data Scientist Data Engineer Data Analyst
25. Division of labour •  Data scientist – Builds analytical models •  Data engineer – Infrastructure and tools •  Data analyst – Communicates business insights
26. Job postings Source: Indeed
27. Jobseeker interest Source: Indeed
28. Data scientist jobs in the UK •  Top related IT skills –  Python (663) –  ML (605) –  R (504) –  Analytics (433) –  SQL (379) –  Mathematics (355) –  Big Data (348) –  Statistics (345) Source: http://www.itjobswatch.co.uk/jobs/uk/data scientist.do (18 March 2017)
29. Source: Big Cloud
30. Good data scientists are rare •  http://www.condenaststore.com/-sp/Your- three-o-clock-hallucination-is-here-New- Yorker-Cartoon-Prints_i8476186_.htm Source: After “Your three-o’clock hallucination is here.” by Michael Maslin for The New Yorker
31. And everyone wants experience •  https://www.cartoonstock.com/ cartoonview.asp?catref=jmo0676 Source: “Impossible to Fill Vacancies” by John Morris
32. Roadmap
33. Data science roadmap ... Source: http://nirvacana.com/thoughts/becoming-a-data-scientist/
34. Data science roadmap 1.  Fundamentals 2.  Statistics 3.  Programming 4.  Machine Learning 5.  Text Mining / NLP 6.  Data Visualization 7.  Big Data 8.  Data Ingestion 9.  Data Munging 10. Toolbox Source: http://nirvacana.com/thoughts/becoming-a-data-scientist/
35. Best practices in data science •  Understand the business problem •  Define your methodology •  Know your data sources •  Prepare your data •  Understand the results
36. Citizen data scientist A person who creates or generates models that leverage predictive or prescriptive analytics but whose primary job function is outside of the field of statistics. -- Gartner
37. Why citizen data scientists? •  Skilled data scientists are rare – Specialized skills and business knowledge •  Growth in self-service data preparation – Visual exploration with immediate feedback •  Growth in advanced analytics platforms – IBM Watson
40. Prepare for data science ... •  Spreadsheet software •  Python data science software – pandas, numpy, scipy •  SQL – Used for relational and non-relational •  Kaggle or equivalent – Get experience – Look at solutions
41. Prepare for data science •  Local meetups and conferences •  Online courses – edX, Coursera, Udacity, ... – Audit the courses, gain knowledge •  Bootcamps •  Master’s or PhD – Many data scientists have advanced degrees •  Build your online portfolio
42. Theory is not enough
43. Resources
44. Guides
45. ASEAN research
46. Indonesia •  Data Science Indonesia – http://datascience.or.id – https://www.facebook.com/datascienceindo/ – @DataScienceIndo
47. Thank you
48. Contact details
49. Find me on – http://www.linkedin.com/in/akmalchaudhri/ – http://twitter.com/akmalchaudhri/ – http://www.quora.com/Akmal-Chaudhri/ – http://www.facebook.com/akmal.chaudhri/ – http://plus.google.com/+AkmalChaudhri/ – http://www.slideshare.net/VeryFatBoy/ – http://www.youtube.com/VeryFatBoyVideos/
50. Akmal B. Chaudhri firstname.lastname@live.com