DR. Asi Messica

How to Stay Up To Date as a Data/Research Scientist

DR. Asi Messica

DR. Asi Messica

How to Stay Up To Date as a Data/Research Scientist

DR. Asi Messica

Bio

Dr. Asi Messica is VP of Data Science at Lightricks and a part-time lecturer at Reichman University. Before joining Lightricks, she held various data science, product, and development management positions at Fiverr, SAP, RSA, and more. She pursued her Ph.D. in Recommender Systems at the Ben-Gurion University. Her professional interests include addressing real market needs with state-of-the-art algorithms which combine machine learning with other techniques.

Bio

Dr. Asi Messica is VP of Data Science at Lightricks and a part-time lecturer at Reichman University. Before joining Lightricks, she held various data science, product, and development management positions at Fiverr, SAP, RSA, and more. She pursued her Ph.D. in Recommender Systems at the Ben-Gurion University. Her professional interests include addressing real market needs with state-of-the-art algorithms which combine machine learning with other techniques.

Abstract

So, you became a data scientist, but your journey has just started. With hundreds of research papers being published every year and significant technological frameworks and tools released frequently, it is challenging to stay on top of everything. At Lightricks, staying up to date is something we are constantly trying to master. During this round table session, we will share our tips, resources, and process as an enterprise and as individuals and would love to learn more about how other groups and individuals are handling this challenge and get even better! Discussion points: Which resources are you using to stay up to date? (conferences, blogs, social media, papers, newsletters, courses, other) Key conferences in Israel\abroad (general and for different ds focus) Which process do you have in your group? (e.g., sharing insights from conferences, reading groups, slack channel) Which process do you use as an individual? How do you combine it with your daily work?

Abstract

So, you became a data scientist, but your journey has just started. With hundreds of research papers being published every year and significant technological frameworks and tools released frequently, it is challenging to stay on top of everything. At Lightricks, staying up to date is something we are constantly trying to master. During this round table session, we will share our tips, resources, and process as an enterprise and as individuals and would love to learn more about how other groups and individuals are handling this challenge and get even better! Discussion points: Which resources are you using to stay up to date? (conferences, blogs, social media, papers, newsletters, courses, other) Key conferences in Israel\abroad (general and for different ds focus) Which process do you have in your group? (e.g., sharing insights from conferences, reading groups, slack channel) Which process do you use as an individual? How do you combine it with your daily work?

Planned Agenda

8:45 Reception
9:30 Opening words by WiDS TLV ambassadors Or Basson and Noah Eyal Altman
9:40 Dr. Kira Radinski - Learning to predict the future of healthcare
10:10 Prof. Yonina Eldar - Model-Based Deep Learning: Applications to Imaging and Communications
10:40 Break
10:50 Lightning talks
12:20 Lunch & Poster session
13:20 Roundtable session & Poster session
14:05 Roundtable closure
14:20 Break
14:30 Dr. Anna Levant - 3D Metrology: Seeing the Unseen
15:00 Aviv Ben-Arie - Counterfactual Explanations: The Future of Explainable AI?
15:30 Closing remarks
15:40 End