PyData Seattle 2023

Alan Descoins

Alan Descoins is an AI and technology leader with over thirteen years of professional services experience working for companies worldwide, mainly focused in the US and Silicon Valley.

Establishing technological strategies for a variety of clients, Alan is an expert at leading teams that solve business problems by applying machine learning techniques. Encouraging and working closely with his teams in Tryolabs, he is constantly in contact with high-profile leaders in different industries, helping them first discover opportunities for the use of AI that can positively impact their business and then effectively execute on those. The outcomes of his collaborations often result in significant cost savings through automation or an increase in revenue attributed to more intelligent decisions powered by data.

Alan has hands-on experience in building machine learning and deep learning models in the areas of natural language processing, computer vision, and predictive analytics. He has worked on a wide range of problems such as process automation, product recommendations, price optimization, predictive maintenance, and video analytics.

Additionally, Alan has been a speaker in multiple talks, keynotes, and workshops on AI-related topics across the world, and holds a BSc in Computer Science from the Universidad de la República (Uruguay).

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Sessions

04-28
15:00
90min
Panel: The living nature of data: exploring the Lifecycle and Management of Data at Scale
Alan Descoins, Fabiana Clemente, Yucheng Low, David Aronchick

As we continue to witness the exponential growth of data generation, especially with the proliferation of IoT devices, widespread deploy of LLMs, and synthetic data, it is essential to understand the dynamic nature of data and its lifecycle. This panel will delve into the living nature of data, exploring its various stages, from creation to effective processing, augmentation, and beyond: we will discuss tools, experiences and trends to look out for in 2023.

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