Archives for February, 2019 - Page 20

11 Feb

Hackathons Help Us Hire Data Scientists With Core Competencies On A Large Scale: Puneet Gupta, HomeLane

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Hackathons have become the go-to solution for recruitment in top IT companies and startups. Over the last few years, hackathons have become a key parameter in the hiring process, with companies testing real-time problem-solving skills through these platforms. Hackathons have now become a baseline — a way to screen resumes and test candidates for the…

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11 Feb

Kochi-Based Federal Bank Embraces Open Banking, Along With An API Ecosystem

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Over the last few years, data sharing has picked up great momentum. Companies have started to embrace the data ecosystem model, sharing their data with other companies and even across industries for mutual gain. Talking about data sharing, it is usually accomplished by an application programming interface (API). Because of its capability to maintain the…

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10 Feb

Tier-I Indian Institutes Who Are Offering Analytics Courses To Bridge AI Talent Gap

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In the changing tech scenario in India, noted and well-established institutes have now also started to step forward and train students as well as the professionals in artificial intelligence and machine learning. The institutes are providing both the current needs of algorithms and mathematical insights as well as practical experiences. In this article, we list…

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10 Feb

Jupyter Vs Zeppelin: A Comprehensive Comparison Of Notebooks

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We usually start to understand the importance of the perfect tool for coding when we dive into data analysis. Notebooks are collaborative web-based platforms that are used for data visualisation as well as data exploration. An evolution of IPython Notebook, Jupyter was created in 2012 and has been widely used since then by leading tech…

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09 Feb

Can AI Introduce A New Research Paradigm In Ayurveda & Ayurgenomics

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Artificial Intelligence has witnessed many advancements in the field of computers and robots and other advanced areas. However, it is intriguing to see that AI has the capability to contribute with equal effectiveness in a 5,000-year-old system of Ayurveda, that is the natural healing Vedic culture practised in India since 1,500 BC. A vast change…

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09 Feb

How Natural Language Processing Is Transforming Business Intelligence Tools

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Natural Language Processing has been on the rise — from simple text to speech conversion to powering intelligent voice assistants, we have seen various applications of NLP. Voice assistants like Siri and Alexa have become widely popular among users. Today, NLP has become a core component of all search engines. NLP for Business In the…

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08 Feb

A Day In The Life Of: ThoughtWorks Techie Who Is A Persistent Unblocker

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In our column ‘A Day In The Life Of’, we are trying to step into the shoes of the awesome techies from various organisations who are working in Emerging Tech areas like big data, data analytics, artificial intelligence and the internet of things, among others. This week Analytics India Magazine decided to talk to Kaleeaswari…

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08 Feb

Google Sets A New Benchmark For Question Answering Research With A QA System

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The black cat has crossed the road — this sentence might sound simple but when you try to translate it to native languages, all the historical inferences and semantic sophistications come into play. For some feline lover, that sentence might remind them of fluffy cat pictures and crossing the road is unimportant to them. For…

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08 Feb

Deep Learning Uncovers ‘Ghosts’ In Modern DNA

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Deep learning has grown exponentially over the last few years, marking its territory in several verticals. But now, this sought after the technology has started hunting for ghosts. Recently, a paper has been published in Nature Communication, showing a ghost population that has also contributed to today’s genomes. Talking about the unknown population, researchers have…

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08 Feb

Databricks’ Recent $250 Mn Funding Shows How The Spark Creators Are Ahead In The AI Game

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If there is one key takeaway from Databricks’ recent and much talked about $250 million funding — that there is a dramatic increase in venture financing of big data, cloud and AI technologies. In fact, analysts have pointed out that these three sectors — artificial intelligence, big data and cloud — have significantly exceeded valuation…

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