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Vivian Zhang

Vivian Zhang

Vivian is a data scientist who has been devoted to the analytics industry and the development and use of data technologies for several years. She obtained expertise in data analysis and data management as a Senior Analyst and Biostatistician at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and Scientific Programmer at Brown University. She is the co-founder of SupStat, founder of NYC Data Science Academy and the NYC Open Data meetup. She earned her M.S. in Computer Science and Statistics and B.S. in Computer Science. Vivian is a programmer and all-around dataholic, and considers herself a visualization evangelist.

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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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Five Top Data Science Github Repos You Should Watch

by Vivian Zhang
Sep 19, 2015
   1. Owen Zhang   #1 on kaggle.com Check out Owen’s winning solution to the Avito CTR Kaggle competition (plus...
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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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Learn from the Kaggle Master: Owen Zhang Discusses Winning Solution

by Vivian Zhang
Sep 19, 2015
Owen Zhang, #1 on Kaggle.com, recently released his winning solution for the Avito Context Ad Click competition. As the...
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NYC Data Science Academy Presents: Kaggle-Winning XGBoost Algorithm Author, Tong He

by Vivian Zhang
Sep 19, 2015
Speaker Bio: Tong He was a data scientist at Supstat Inc. He has been an active R programmer...
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