[Chennaipy] Pitch for a Talk and Hosting a Meetup at Indix (www.indix.com)

[Nikhil Ketkar]

Hi,

Here is a pitch for a talk, let me know if there is interest.

The data science stack for Python is very mature, libraries like Numpy,
SciPy and scikit-learn allow data scientists to build predictive models.
However, when it comes to making predictions on large volumes of data
things get challenging. Data scientists typically end up using Python just
for prototyping models and then implement models in Java so they can
leverage Hadoop. Not any more. With libraries like Hadoopy and Dumbo (and
the typed bytes patch for Hadoop) it now possible to build and deploy
machine learning models in Python that can make predictions over very large
datasets.

The talk will cover the problem, the solution with some examples. I worry
if this is too specific to a data science/big data audience rather than a
general Python audience. So, do let me know if there is interest.

Also, I noticed (on meetup) that the group is looking for a venue for the
next session. The startup I work for (Indix, http://www.indix.com) would
love to host a meetup. We are a small startup but our office at Ramanujan
IT Park can host up to 50 people on a weekend quite easily. Let me know and
I can get the ball rolling on this.

Best regards,
Nikhil
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