How to Become a Rockstar Data Scientist

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How to Become a Rockstar Data Scientist Akmal B. Chaudhri

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Welcome

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Thank you

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Introduction

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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

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Cloud computing in agriculture

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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

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Sexy data scientist (for ladies)

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Sexy data scientist (for gents)

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What is a data scientist? Source: http://www.mobilefish.com/services/wanted_poster/wanted_poster.php

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Data science is not new Source: Rina Piccolo, used with permission •  https://www.rinapiccolo.com/piccolo- cartoons/

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Data scientist skills Source: http://drewconway.com/zia/2013/3/26/the-data-science-venn-diagram/

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Modern data scientist Source: http://www.marketingdistillery.com

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Too much to know Hacking Skills Substantive Expertise Math & Statistics

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Super man/woman

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Role of a data scientist •  Data mining expert •  Statistics SME •  Trusted advisor •  Experiment designer •  Advanced analytics software expert

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60% 19% 9% 5% 4% 3% Cleaning and organizing data Collec7ng data sets Mining data for pa

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57% 21% 10% 5% 4% 3% Cleaning and organizing data Collec7ng data sets Building training sets Other Reﬁning algorithms Mining data for pa

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Jobs analysis

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Job postings Source: Indeed

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Jobseeker interest Source: Indeed

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Division of labour ... Source: Shutterstock Image ID 159183185 Data Scientist Data Engineer Data Analyst

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Division of labour •  Data scientist – Builds analytical models •  Data engineer – Infrastructure and tools •  Data analyst – Communicates business insights

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Job postings Source: Indeed

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Jobseeker interest Source: Indeed

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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)

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Source: Big Cloud

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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

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And everyone wants experience •  https://www.cartoonstock.com/ cartoonview.asp?catref=jmo0676 Source: “Impossible to Fill Vacancies” by John Morris

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Roadmap

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Data science roadmap ... Source: http://nirvacana.com/thoughts/becoming-a-data-scientist/

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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/

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Best practices in data science •  Understand the business problem •  Define your methodology •  Know your data sources •  Prepare your data •  Understand the results

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Theory is not enough

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Resources

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Guides

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ASEAN research

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Indonesia •  Data Science Indonesia – http://datascience.or.id – https://www.facebook.com/datascienceindo/ – @DataScienceIndo

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Thank you

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Contact details

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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/

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Akmal B. Chaudhri [email protected]