About

Targeted at students from PIMS institutions with an interest in data science and strong mathematical backgrounds, the 2018 PIMS BC Data Science Workshop has two goals: to bring together top students and industry professionals to tackle interesting research and industry problems; and to develop data science literacy in students with strong mathematical skills who may have little or no previous experience in the realm of “data science”.

This workshop will give students experience with data science tools — such as working with large data sets, statistical inference, and machine learning — that will be helpful in their research, as well as in their career options after graduation. For more information on workshop content, visit the posts section, schedule, or see below for additional information.

Last year’s workshop homepage can be found here. Its GitHub repository can be found here.

Summary

This one-week workshop will include both theoretical and practical components. Data sets and problems from industry and government will be introduced by guest speakers.

Computational work will be done with Jupyter notebooks using bcdata.syzygy.ca. Participants will have the opportunity to work with big data, and learn subsequent analysis motifs using machine learning, data clustering, parameter fitting, and other techniques.

See below for a detailed schedule. Lecture notes and workshop materials can be found on the associated GitHub repository. Last year’s workshop homepage and GitHub repository are also available.

Projects Overview

Full project details can be found below; project room assignments are listed in the schedule.

Career Panel

There will be a career panel on Wednesday June 6 at the KPMG headquarters. If you plan to attend, please fill out the registration form.

• Registration deadline

  Tue, May 15, 2018, Conference registration form

• Full schedule

  Mon, Jun 4, 2018, BC Data Science Workshop

• Career Panel at KPMG

  Wed, Jun 6, 2018, Industry career panel for students

• Workshop Dinner

  Thu, Jun 7, 2018, Pizza dinner for workshop participants.

• Final presentations

  Fri, Jun 8, 2018, Industry project presentations by students

• Reception

  Fri, Jun 8, 2018, Reception for industry mentors and workshop participants.

• wetton@math.ubc.ca
• aberk@math.ubc.ca
• 604 822 8571
• Institute of Applied Mathematics, 311-6356 Agricultural Rd, Vancouver BC, V6T 1Z2