Alon Nir
Employers on the program
- 2021–2023Spotify4 talks
Appearances by year
- PyCon (national Python conferences)
- EuroPython
- PyData
Talks
| Date | Event | Conference | Role | Title | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 2023 | PyCon UK 2023 | PyCon (national Python conferences) | talk | 3 Lessons Data Scientists Can Learn from World War II as Spotify We’ll revisit three stories from WWII where statisticians for the Allied forces got things perfectly right - and terribly wrong. We'll explore the flaws of…Show lessWe’ll revisit three stories from WWII where statisticians for the Allied forces got things perfectly right - and terribly wrong. We'll explore the flaws of averages, survivorship bias, and the German tanks problem. Drawing parallels to modern business situations, we'll discuss the takeaways for... | |
| Sep 14, 2023 | PyData Amsterdam 2023 | PyData | talk | Power Users, Long Tail Users, and Everything In Between: Choosing Meaningful Metrics and KPIs for Product Strategy as Spotify Data scientists in industry often have to wear many hats. They must navigate statistical validity, business acumen and strategic thinking, while also…Show lessData scientists in industry often have to wear many hats. They must navigate statistical validity, business acumen and strategic thinking, while also representing the end user. | |
| Jul 26, 2021 | EuroPython 2021 Online | EuroPython | talk | Sliding into Causal Inference, with Python! as Spotify Data Science Predictions Science The Answer to Life the Universe and Everything Else Tooling | Video |
| May 12, 2021 | PyCon US 2021 (Online) | PyCon (national Python conferences) | speaker | Getting an Edge with Network Analysis with Python as Spotify Networks are all around us. While Facebook and Twitter are the obvious examples, every time we shake hands, drive from point A to B, push code to github, check…Show lessNetworks are all around us. While Facebook and Twitter are the obvious examples, every time we shake hands, drive from point A to B, push code to github, check out a meetup or rate a show on IMDB, we’re participating in network activity. | Video |
Frequent co-speakers
| Speaker | Shared events | Shared talks | Last together |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sebastiaan Zeeff | 3 | — | 2023 |
| Alyona Galyeva | 2 | — | 2023 |
| Ben Nuttall | 2 | — | 2023 |
| Benjy Weinberger | 2 | — | 2021 |
| Itamar Turner-Trauring | 2 | — | 2021 |
| Meredydd Luff | 2 | — | 2021 |
| Reuven M. Lerner | 2 | — | 2021 |
| Dror A. Guldin | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
Speakers with the same name are merged into one entry, so this page may combine more than one person. Affiliations are shown as each conference listed them.