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Vivian Zhang

Vivian Zhang

Vivian Zhang is the CTO and School Director of the NYC Data Science Academy. She started the NYC Open Data meetup group. She earned her M.S. in Computer Science and Statistics and B.S. in Computer Science. She is ranked as one of the top women in data analytics by Forbes and one of the top 50 data scientists in China.

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Meet Your Mentors: Kyle Gallatin

by Vivian Zhang
Nov 4, 2020
Kyle Gallatin is Machine Learning Engineer at Pfizer who uses Python to create scalable, operationalized machine learning models...
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Community

A Message of Support to Our Community in Response to Recent Event

by Vivian Zhang
Jun 5, 2020
On behalf of our organization, we would like to express our profound sorrow regarding the brutal killing of...
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Community

Essential Information for Prospective Students During COVID-19

by Vivian Zhang
May 20, 2020
Like many of you, our Academy is continuously adapting to changing advice as it emerges during this pandemic....
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Student Works

Update Regarding COVID-19: Our Approach to Ensure the Safety of Our Students, Staff, and Larger Community

by Vivian Zhang
Mar 19, 2020
As the COVID-19 epidemic rapidly escalates and affects many parts of our community, we would like to inform you...
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Data Science News and Sharing

Stop searching for that data scientist unicorn

by Vivian Zhang
Oct 29, 2019
Instead, focus on hiring the technical skills needed to build the team, and the soft skills needed to...
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Community

Hiring Partner Event at NYC Data Science Academy, January 16, 2019

by Vivian Zhang
Mar 7, 2019
The NYC Data Science Academy hosts the Data Scientist & Hiring Partner Event every quarter. Company representatives and...
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Community

Hiring Partner Event at NYC Data Science Academy, September 26th 2018

by Vivian Zhang
Oct 11, 2018
On September 26th, our bootcamp graduates had the opportunity to have a glimpse into their future. Over 50...
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Alumni

How JP Morgan Chase Hires Data Scientists from the NYC Data Science Academy

by Vivian Zhang
Mar 23, 2017
JP Morgan Chase is one of the world’s leading financial institutions and an exciting place to work as...
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Community

Jan 24, 2017 Hiring partner event at NYC Data Science Academy

by Vivian Zhang
Jan 26, 2017
Every quarter we invite hiring managers who have openings in Data Science to meet our students at a cocktail...
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Alumni

Student Spotlight: Samara Bliss, from NYC Data Science Academy to IBM Watson

by Vivian Zhang
Jan 15, 2016
This article is contributed by CourseReport, a third party website which specialized in covering bootcamp stories.  After one year of...
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Community

Hiring From NYC Data Science Academy – Ben Reid of Elasticiti

by Vivian Zhang
Jan 15, 2016
This article is contributed by CourseReport, a third party website which specialized in covering bootcamp stories. Ben Reid is the...
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Alumni

Alumni Spotlight: Sumanth Reddy, Data Science Engineer at DraftKings, Inc.

by Vivian Zhang
Oct 16, 2015
This alumni interview was conducted by Liz Eggleston from Course Report. Course Report recently caught up with NYC...
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Community

Why Data Science?

by Vivian Zhang
Oct 15, 2015
Oh how the world has changed in the past few years. Organizations across the globe are becoming ever...
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Data Science News and Sharing

An Ode to R

by Vivian Zhang
Oct 14, 2015
When starting out as a data scientist, one of the hardest things is deciding where to start. R is the jewel of...
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Community

Data Science Bootcamp Pre-Work

by Vivian Zhang
Oct 13, 2015
Data Science Andrew Nichols, NYC Data Science Academy July 9, 2015   Where to Start Setup Overall Goals...
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Python Spotlight

by Vivian Zhang
Oct 13, 2015
Python's strength lies in its use as a general purpose programming language. Data scientists often work in environments...
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Alumni Spotlight: Punam Katariya, contributed by CourseReport.com

by Vivian Zhang
Oct 12, 2015
This alumni interview was conducted by Liz Eggleston from Course Report. Punam Katariya had a background in data from...
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Alumni Spotlight: Jason Liu, contributed by CourseReport.com

by Vivian Zhang
Oct 10, 2015
This alumni interview was conducted by Liz Eggleston from Course Report. What is a Data Science interview like? Do...
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Watch: Kaggle Talks Competitions

by Vivian Zhang
Sep 19, 2015
Kaggle’s Founder and CEO, Anthony Goldbloom, discusses recent competitions, fields questions, and highlights Kaggle’s most recent developments and insights.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PMHNc_2RrY
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