
Applying AI and Machine Learning To Media and Entertainment
LOS ANGELES, December 14 2017
The Data Science Salon is a destination conference which brings together specialists face-to-face to educate each other, illuminate best practices, and innovate new solutions in a casual atmosphere with food, drinks, and entertainment.
About
Data Science Salon unites the brightest leaders in the media and entertainment in Los Angeles data science fields. We gather to educate each other, illuminate best practices, and innovate new solutions. Data Science Salon | LA is a one day conference with workshops for executives, data scientists, developers, and business development professionals alike. We’ve collected extensive data to figure out just the right mix of people, content, and entertainment to make our conferences as seamless, informative, and fun as possible.Speakers
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Success stories
Meet our speakers

Jonathan Morra
Vice President, Data Science,
ZEFR

Kevin Perko
Data Science Lead,
Scribd

Xavier Kochhar
Founder & CEO,
Video Genome Project now Hulu

Becky Tucker
Senior Data Scientist,
Netflix

Joe Devon
Tech Entrepreneur and Advisor

alejandro cantarero
Vice President, Data,
Los Angeles Times Media Group

Keisuke Inoue
VP Data Science,
Emogi

Gwen Miller
Vice President, Audience & Platforms,
Kin Community

Hollie Choi
Executive Director, IT Intellectual Property Management,
20th Century Fox

Mostafa Majidpour
Senior Data Scientist,
Time, Inc.

Ali Baghshomali
Data Scientist,
Buzzfeed

Mollie Petit
Data Scientist,
Metis

Zahra Ferdowsi
Data Scientist,
Snapchat

Daniel Monistere
SVP – Client Solutions,
Nielsen

Ann E. Greenberg
Founder & CEO, Entertainment AI™

Michael Housman
Co-Founder and Chief Data Science Officer,
RapportBoostAI
Schedule
09:55 – 10:00
Registration
10:00 – 10:30
Clustering YouTube: A Top Down and Bottom up Approach
Jonathan Morra – Vice President, Data Science, ZEFR10:30 – 11:00
Deep Learning as a Product @ Scribd
Kevin Perko – Data Science Lead, Scribd11:00 – 11:15
COFFEE BREAK
11:15 – 12:00
Exclusive Interview
Xavier Kochhar – Founder & CEO, Video Genome Project, Hulu12:00 – 12:30
Culture, Data Engineering and Hamburger Stands: Thoughts from three years of data science at Netflix
Becky Tucker – Senior Data Scientist, Netflix12:30 – 13:30
COFFEE BREAK
13:30 – 14:15
Data Science Applications in Media and Entertainment
Alejandro Cantarero – Vice President, Data, Los Angeles Times Media GroupKeisuke Inoue – VP Data Science, EmogiJoe Devon (Moderator) – Tech Entrepreneur and AdvisorGwen Miller – Vice President, Audience & Platforms, Kin CommunityHollie Choi – Executive Director, IT Intellectual Property Management, 20th Century Fox14:15 – 14:45
A journey of deploying a Data Science engine to production
Mostafa Majidpour – Senior Data Scientist, Time, Inc14:45 – 15:15
Challenges of Improving Performance on Android
Zahra Ferdowsi – Data Scientist, Snapchat15:15 – 15:45
Making Big Data Smart
Daniel Monistere – SVP – Client Solutions, Nielsen15:45 – 16:15
Coffee BREAK
16:15 – 17:00
The Age of Co-Creation™
Ann E. Greenberg – Founder & CEO, Entertainment AI™17:00 – 17:25
Building smart AI: How deep learning can get you into deep trouble
Michael Housman – Co-Founder and Chief Data Science Officer, RapportBoostAI17:25 – 17:50
Don’t reinvent the wheel: Some statistics methods every data scientist should know, with examples from Seriously
Ali Baghshomali – Data Scientist, Buzzfeed17:50 – 18:00
Closing rap
Mollie Pettit – Data Scientist, MetisWhat people are saying
“The Data Science Salon series is the most important new conversation happening in the industry right now.”
“Their conferences are smaller, more intimate, with lots of opportunities for workshops and networking, which helps fill that need in the data science community to get together from time to time.”
“I think it’s easy to get preoccupied with the project of the day. What I appreciate about the Data Science Salon is that it’s a conference I actually want to go to – it’s fun, you learn some great things, you meet some great people, and at the end of the day you feel energized rather than drained. It’s taken me out of my silo and put me in the community. I think it’s great.”


DATE AND TIME
December 14, 2017
8:00 AM – 8:00 PM PDT
LOCATION
Red Bull Media, 1740 Stewart St
Santa Monica, CA 90404