Description:
According to Glassdoor, in 2016 Data Science is the highest paid field to get into. Today, data-driven decision making has increased in demand, with the current average salary for a Data Scientist in the U.S. alone being $118,709. From giant companies, to small businesses, blogs etc. data-driven actions have become a necessity to procure huge long-term profits.
Women have always been instrumental in technology development. Even though they make up half the population, they don't come close to parity in STEM fields. Could the rise of big data and data science offer women a clearer path to success in technology?
Join Phalgun Kompalli, Co-founder at UpGrad, talk about the growth of careers in the field of Data Science. He will be sharing various anecdotes, tips and tricks to ensure you are able to accelerate your career in data science by mastering concepts of Data Management, Statistics and Machine Learning.
Make yourself up to date with the latest technological trends before you go back to the corporate world.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER:
Alumni from IIT-D in Civil Engineering, Phalgun worked as a Business Analyst at Opera Solutions and from there on, became Principal for 3 years at The Parthenon Group - an education consulting firm. While there, Phalgun got together with his colleagues Mayank Kumar & Ravi Chugh to discuss the potentials of online education with the lack of a credible & scale provider in this space. After immense brain storming, they formed UPGrad.
Phalgun also got featured on Forbes 30 under 30 lists - Asia