This week, we have a special episode to deliver to you.
Since starting this podcast back in 2019, we’ve interviewed over 100 business leaders and helped tell their business success stories led by data science.
Today, we’re taking a step back to remember a classic TAS episode.
This is Episode 5, first released all the way back in October 2019, now being released as Episode 105. Can you believe it?
Were you listening back then?
If you were, take a moment for nostalgia’s sake and listen in again. If you weren’t, this is the perfect time to tune in to one of our classic interviews.
Thanks for joining us on this great long journey.
Meet Alex Antic
Alex’s Role as a Data Science Leader Across the Industry
Dr Alex Antic is a trusted, experienced, and award-winning Data & Analytics Leader, Chief Data & Analytics Officer, Consultant, Advisor, Strategist, and a sought-after Speaker, Mentor, and Educator & Trainer. He possesses a rare blend of technical expertise and business acumen, acting as a linchpin to help organisations achieve their strategic goals by leveraging analytics & Machine Learning.
With 20 years of experience under his belt, he was officially recognised in 2021 as one of the Top 5 Analytics Leaders in Australia by IAPA (Institute of Analytics Professionals of Australia). Judged by a panel of analytics and business leaders, this accolade recognises excellence in strategy, impact, advocacy, innovation and leadership.
Alex’s Other Work in Data Analytics
Currently, Alex holds several advisory roles across industry, government, start-ups and academia, and is an Adjunct Professor at RMIT University. He is an expert adviser to industry, government, academia and start-ups with a proven record of delivering innovative, strategic, and successful initiatives in industry, government, and academia, by developing and leading high-performance teams, hands-on technical expertise, and strategic advisory.
Data Scientists, Interviewing, and Training
In this exclusive analytics podcast episode, Alex shares:
- How an organisation can build up its data science capabilities
- Training the next generation of data scientists
- The challenges that come with this training
- His view on the differences between data scientists, quantitative analysts, and actuaries
- An important skill set for any of these roles to master
- What to look for when interviewing candidates
- His research on subjects like confidential computing and natural language processing
- The role of confidential computing in government departments
- A business use case of graph analytics
- His advice for organisations looking to upgrade their tools
If you are an educator or data analytics team leader looking to train the future generation of data scientists or you are a data scientist in training yourself, this is the episode you do not want to miss out on.
More Links:
Find out more about Alex
LinkedIn:
Company Website:
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Interviews:
- https://ddalabs.ai/podcast/e5-dr-alex-antic-mission-to-train-the-next-generation-of-data-scientists/
- https://www.leadersofanalytics.com/episode/using-data-to-build-a-better-world-with-dr-alex-antic
- https://membership.acs.org.au/member-insight/2021-07-21-Top-Analytics-Leader-for-2021.html
- https://www.datafuturology.com/podcast/2020/9/22/136-putting-ai-to-work-delivering-actionable-insights-with-machine-learning-and-deep-learning-with-alex-antic-head-of-data-science
- https://ramaley.media/problem-solving-maths-with-dr-alex-antic/
- https://www.azkmedia.com/post/dr-alex-antic-on-scaling-a-business-through-data-and-analytics
- https://www.itnews.com.au/digitalnation/video/data-story-telling-drives-demand-for-communications-skills-577161
- https://www.superdatascience.com/podcast/podcast-building-successful-data-science-practice-effective-data-scientist
Profiles:
- https://cecs.anu.edu.au/people/alex-antic
- https://researchers.anu.edu.au/researchers/antic-a
- https://www.pragma.com.au/partner/dr-alex-antic/
- https://www.rmit.edu.au/contact/staff-contacts/academic-staff/a/antic-dr-alex
- https://www.rebellionresearch.com/dr-alex-antic-on-ai-and-australia
Publications:
Speaking Events:
- https://the-hatchery.co/event/data-analytics-conference/speakers/
- https://www.uts.edu.au/about/uts-business-school/talk-with-us/events/online/develop-successful-career-analytics-professional
Learn more with related episodes in our analytics podcast:
- E103 – Jason Tan – How LinkedIn Helped Me Build a Career in Data Science
- E98 – Antony Ugoni – Getting a Seat at Decision-Making Tables as an Analytics Professional
- E86 – Aleksandar Linc-Djordjevic – Changing The Underappreciated Data Science Scene of Europe
- E71 – Kshira Saagar – On Achieving Organisation-Wide Data Literacy
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