Date: April 4, 2024 Source: The Business Times When talent meets hard work, success is inevitable. MORE than a decade ago, Suresh Shankar saw the potential of Big Data, and observed that companies had a growing interest in harnessing such data for their business...
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Karunakaran Neelakandan on Indian Startup Times’ list of visionaries at the helm of Artificial Intelligence
Date: March 29, 2024 Source: Indian Startup Times "Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality", said the American author Warren Bennis. If there's someone who epitomizes this quote best, it'd certainly be Karunakaran Neelakandan, our VP of...
#TheAIAlphabet: B for Bellman Equation
AI, AI on the screen, which route is the best of all? If AI concepts were retold as fairy tales, this twist of the famous dialog from Snow White and The Seven Dwarves would be the best way to summarize the Bellman Equation. Simply put, this fundamental block of...
25 Recommender Algorithms, Packages, Tools, and Frameworks: Your Gateway to Exploring Personalized Recommendations
In today's digital age, where information overload is a constant challenge, personalized recommendations have become an essential part of our online experiences. Whether it's suggesting movies, books, products, or even potential connections, recommender systems play a...
AI model stores: time saver or just another layer?
You walk into a restaurant that claims to have the world’s best chef. Once you’re seated, you ask for the menu. The waiter says, “There’s no menu here. We cook whatever you want.” The next time you’re out for dinner, you walk into a restaurant and the menu is handed...
Leveraging LLMs: Revolutionizing ecommerce and transforming customer experience
Today, information is abundant. Customer expectations are soaring. And enterprises are seeking innovative ways to deliver an exceptional customer experience (CX). Large Language Models (LLMs) have now become part of dinner-table conversation. They're all-pervasive....
Not using AI could be an existential threat for companies
Date: 7 June, 2023 Source: Vulcan Post “Data is the new oil” – the famous quote by British mathematician Clive Humby has resonated well over the years. Today, trillion-dollar companies such as Google and Amazon serve up perfect examples of just how valuable data can...
Probability, surprises, and entropy in data science
Wordle and data science don’t seem to have much in common. Find out why there’s more than meets the eye. This is the second blog in a three-part series. Read the first part here. Before we understand how entropy affects Wordle, we need to grasp the basics. What...
The accidental data scientist – Kanimozhi U
I never set out to be a data scientist. After a B Tech in information technology and ME in computer science, I started working on my PhD. My initial idea was to do research on point-of-care diagnostics for osteoporosis. I then switched to breast cancer prognosis and...
From the Drawing Board – Madhubala Gnanamoorthy, Data Engineer
Madhubala Gnanamoorthy describes her typical work-day as a data engineer at Crayon, shares some of her favorite data tools to work with and what Crayon value speaks to her the most. My workday usually starts at 9 AM. I catch up with my team to understand the priority...
Crayon Data named a top company to work in for aspiring data scientists
Date: 6th April, 2021 Source: India Today Data science industry becoming more propitious field for young minds: All you need to know The jobs related to data are growing across the globe. Here all you need to know from the expert Dr. Sanjeev Sharma Dean Academics,...
WiDS Ashoka 2021: a conversation on data science for social good
Date: April 7th, 2020 Earlier this week, Crayon’s Sr. Data Scientist Dr U Kanimozhi spoke at Women in Data Science (WiDS) Ashoka 2021, a conference organized by Ashoka University in collaboration with WiDs Stanford University. The virtual event kicked off with a...
The power of data science and predictive analytics
Data science and predictive analytics are becoming as essential a part of the retail arsenal as points of contact for consumers, and assistants on the ground. As consumers become more technologically sophisticated, customer expectations grow ever higher. Today’s...
8 ways big data is being used to create the next generation of mobile apps
Big data can help increase app engagement, optimize resources, and provide a significantly better user experience. It can personalize content delivery and make the content more relevant. For business, it can improve conversion rates. Quite simply, big data can provide...
Big data and the insurance sector: the latest trends
Actuarial scientists have made use of PCs ever since the first affordable microcomputers came on the market. This is one field where automation and AI are old news. What's making headlines in the industry, though, is the fact that cloud-based infrastructure is now the...
7 hard to ignore reasons to take on data analytics as a career
If you are still wondering what is the best career move for you then you can choose data analytics as a career option. There are several reasons for it that you will find hard to ignore. If you are a believer in statistics then there is enough of it to encourage you...
Data science: how is it changing the process of web design?
Data science is a term that covers a lot of ground. It involves studies and research that have to do with the creation and management of data. That includes how data is used to accomplish tasks often associated with web design and management. A key element in the data...
Sharma-ji, his 'beta', and his 140: Luck, talent and covering our Bayes-es in batting
“India beat Pakistan after ruthless Rohit Sharma sets insurmountable target at Cricket World Cup” — The Telegraph “India vs Pakistan: Rohit Sharma’s 140 sets up victory for Virat Kohli’s side” — BBC Sport ”India vs Pak: Rohit Sharma smashes 140, his 2nd ton of World...
5 ways data science can help you work smarter, not harder
Today, the internet bleeds into almost every facet of everyday life — it empowers our productivity, enhances our entertainment, and enables our communication. As it does these things, of course, it generates a vast quantity of data: rich, complex, wide-reaching data...
Top 10 tech tips and tools that data scientists should know
Data science is one of the fastest growing careers in the world. We have considerably more data than we do scientists capable of mining, processing it and making sense of the data we have already generated and are going to generate in the next few decades. Businesses...
5 podcasts that make learning Data Science and Analytics a lot more fun
You don’t have time to read anymore. You’re too busy to attend short courses or take online classes. But you really want to learn about the tech and corporate world’s latest buzzwords – data science and analytics. For someone who isn’t a numbers geek or hasn’t studied...