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Guest Speaker

David Loaiza, Expert-in-Residence; MD, Data Science Manager, Two Sigma

Moderated By: Jessica Rodriguez, Industry Engagement and Outreach Officer, The Data Science Institute


Details

Tuesday November 9 (3:00 PM – 4:00 PM ET) – Virtual

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Talk Details

Two Sigma: Data Science Innovation in Private Equity

Times are changing. Traditionally, corporate access, financially modeling and expert networks were paramount to the equity investing process. Today, we are surrounded by alternative data from credit cards, smart devices and sensors. That means that there are radical ways to gain deeper understanding of a company’s performance and customer behavior by leveraging big data. Financial institutions model terabytes of raw data, delivering powerful insights to equity investment teams.

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