News 2014: UMass Dartmouth hosts conversation on Big Data

News 2014: UMass Dartmouth hosts conversation on Big Data
UMass Dartmouth hosts conversation on Big Data

UMass Dartmouth welcomes Boston data scientists to discuss emerging and job-rich field today at 2:00 p.m. in Claire T. Carney Library Grand Reading Room

UMass Dartmouth welcomes two Boston data scientists from Liberty Mutual and DataRobot today, October 15, 2014, at 2:00 p.m., at the Claire T. Carney Library Grand Reading Room, to discuss Big Data and explain everything they know about this emerging and job-rich field.

Dr. Qiuyan Xu works as a director of Advanced Analytics in Liberty Mutual Insurance, with a focus on improving sales and service results. Dr. Xu applies data science in different areas, including genetic study, risk management and Insurance.

Owen Zhang is the Chief Product Officer at DataRobot. After spending several years in IT building transnational system for commercial insurance product, Mr. Zhang discovered his passion in machine learning and moved into advanced analytics to building underwriting, pricing, and claim models.

The event is organized by UMass Dartmouth's College of Arts and Sciences.