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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180521
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180523
SUMMARY:Advances in data science
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DESCRIPTION:Join us for this two-day conference to discover recent develo
 pments in data science. \n\nThis year's meeting is jointly organised by 
 Manchester's Data Science Institute and the Cathie Marsh Centre for Soci
 al Research and will explore some of the ways that data science can supp
 ort societal wellbeing. Focusing on Gaussian processes\, Deep learning\,
  latent variable models\, subspace learning\, network models\, spatio-te
 mporal models and longituinal data\, we will explore the ways in which t
 hese methodologies can be used to address challenges faced by those work
 ing in the key application areas:   \n \n- Conservation\n- Criminology\n
 - Demographics\n- Discrimination / bias\n- Global challenges\n- Health\n
 - Politics\n- Security\n- Social media\n- Urban Planning\n\nSpeakers wil
 l include leading data scientists from industry and academia and there w
 ill also be the opportunity to submit abstracts for talks and posters. T
 alks will range from application-focused to advanced data science method
 ologies.\n\nConfirmed speakers this year include:\n\n- Professor Daniell
 e Belgrave\, Imperial College London and Microsoft\n- Professor Philip B
 ourne\, University of Virginia\n- Dr Peter Burnap\, University of Cardif
 f\n- Dr Licia Capra\, University College London\n- Dr Ciro Cattuto\, ISI
  Foundation\n- Dr Toby Davies\, University College London\n- Dr Ciira wa
  Maina\, Data Science Africa\n- Dr Walid Magdy\, University of Edinburgh
 \n- Professor Jonathon Nagler\, New York University\n- Dr Louisa Nolan\,
  Office of National Statistics\n- Dr John Quinn\, UN Global Pulse\n- Dr 
 Reka Solymosi\, University of Manchester\n\nThe conference is being co-o
 rganised by:\n\n- Professor Magnus Rattray (Data Science Institute/ Univ
 ersity of Manchester)\n- Professor Rachel Gibson (University of Manchest
 er)\n- Professor Mark Elliot (University of Manchester)\n- Professor Nei
 l Lawrence (Amazon)\n- Dr Suzy Moat (University of Warwick)\n\nBook your
  place: https://estore.manchester.ac.uk/conferences-and-events/faculty-o
 f-biology-medicine-and-health/school-of-health-sciences/data-science/adv
 ances-in-data-science-2018\n\n
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TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
CLASS:PUBLIC
LOCATION:Museum of Science & Industry (MOSI)\, Liverpool Road\, Mancheste
 r\, M3 4FP
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