Angela Wilkins's guest appearances

Angela Wilkins

Data Futurology - Leadership And Strategy in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Science

go Beyond the Data

David Niemi

Kristen Sosulski

Elliot Smith

Scott Taylor

Andrew Bastawrous

Brian O'Neill

Martin Ford

Jonathan Hart

Katrin Schmidt

Ben Jones

Christoph Molnar

Renee McGregor

Nadieh Bremer

Dane Hillard

Steve Baxter

OwlTail

Angela Wilkins is the founder and Chief Scientist at Mercury Data Science (MDS) where she works with Mercury's portfolio companies to identify solutions for complex data problems. Prior to MDS, Angela was a member of faculty research at Baylor College of Medicine and led projects at the policy think tank, Center of Science and Law. She developed her machine learning knowledge in the biomedical field as part of IBM's Watson AI and DARPA Simplex Project. Angela received her M.S and Ph.D. from Lehigh University, all in Theoretical Physics.  Enjoy the show!  We speak about:  [01:10] How Angela started in the data space  [03:45] Using proteins to understand aging  [07:35] Setting team expectations  [09:15] Challenges at Baylor  [15:15] Using data science to make policy  [18:30] Leading seminars on machine learning and data science  [22:05] TrendKite – putting the right data in front of the PR person  [26:40] The transition from academia into business  [30:15] Rapid fire questions  [35:00] Future data science challenges  [36:10] Do as many things as you can   Resources: Angela’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adwilkins Mercury Fund: https://mercuryfund.com TrendKite: https://www.trendkite.com  Quotes:  “We look to see how proteins, drugs, and diseases interact.”  “We came up with an algorithm for aligning protein networks along multiple species.”  “I left Baylor because I needed new problems.”  “Algorithms are useful everywhere.”   Thank you to our sponsors: Fyrebox - Make Your Own Quiz! RMIT Online Master of Data Science Strategy and Leadership Gain the advanced strategic, leadership and data science capabilities required to influence executive leadership teams and deliver organisation-wide solutions. Visit online.rmit.edu.au for more information  And as always, we appreciate your Reviews, Follows, Likes, Shares and Ratings. Thank you so much for listening. Enjoy the show!  ---   Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/datafuturology/message

Angela Wilkins is the founder and Chief Scientist at Mercury Data Science (MDS) where she works with Mercury's portfolio companies to identify solutions for complex data problems. Prior to MDS, Angela was a member of faculty research at Baylor College of Medicine and led projects at the policy think tank, Center of Science and Law. She developed her machine learning knowledge in the biomedical field as part of IBM's Watson AI and DARPA Simplex Project. Angela received her M.S and Ph.D. from Lehigh University, all in Theoretical Physics.  Enjoy the show! We speak about: <ul> <li>[01:10] How Angela started in the data space </li> <li>[03:45] Using proteins to understand aging </li> <li>[07:35] Setting team expectations </li> <li>[09:15] Challenges at Baylor </li> <li>[15:15] Using data science to make policy </li> <li>[18:30] Leading seminars on machine learning and data science </li> <li>[22:05] TrendKite – putting the right data in front of the PR person </li> <li>[26:40] The transition from academia into business </li> <li>[30:15] Rapid fire questions </li> <li>[35:00] Future data science challenges </li> <li>[36:10] Do as many things as you can </li> </ul> Resources: Angela’s LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/adwilkins" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/adwilkins</a> Mercury Fund: <a href="https://mercuryfund.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://mercuryfund.com</a> TrendKite: <a href="https://www.trendkite.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.trendkite.com</a> Quotes: <ul> <li>“We look to see how proteins, drugs, and diseases interact.” </li> <li>“We came up with an algorithm for aligning protein networks along multiple species.” </li> <li>“I left Baylor because I needed new problems.” </li> <li>“Algorithms are useful everywhere.”</li> </ul> Thank you to our sponsors: <a href="https://www.fyrebox.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fyrebox</a> - Make Your Own Quiz! <a href="https://studyonline.rmit.edu.au/online-programs/master-data-science" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RMIT Online Master of Data Science Strategy and Leadership</a> Gain the advanced strategic, leadership and data science capabilities required to influence executive leadership teams and deliver organisation-wide solutions. Visit <a href="http://online.rmit.edu.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">online.rmit.edu.au</a> for more information And as always, we appreciate your Reviews, Follows, Likes, Shares and Ratings. Thank you so much for listening. Enjoy the show! --- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/datafuturology/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/datafuturology/message</a>

#77 Solving Complex Data Problems at a Venture Capital Firm with Angela Wilkins – Founder and Managing Director

This week, we talk with Angela Wilkins from Mercury Data Science. She has an amazing background in Data Science and has built a team to help startups leverage their data. She tells some amazing stories about what her data projects have delivered and how she went about solving them.

This week, we talk with Angela Wilkins from Mercury Data Science. She has an amazing background in Data Science and has built a team to help startups leverage their data. She tells some amazing stories about what her data projects have delivered and how she went about solving them.

Ep 035 - Angela Wilkins - What Real Life Data Science Looks Like