Published inDecoded·Sep 30, 2020Out in the Wild: Productionising your Data ProjectKey terms: Python, Data Science, Production, Cloud, User Experience You’ve put in the hard work: you’ve sourced, cleaned and transformed your data, then put some more blood, sweat and tears into analysing the data and building state-of-the-art models in Python. You’re ready for the world to see the fruits of…Python10 min readPython10 min read
Published inDecoded·Jul 27, 2020Leading Responsible AI: Explainable AI and Data BiasKey terms: Explainable AI, Data Bias, Black Box Models, Responsible AI, Leadership The Artificial Intelligence (AI) renaissance is upon us. We see the application of this technology emerging in all aspects of our lives, from healthcare to education, to law enforcement, to self-driving cars, to manufacturing. …Explainable Ai6 min readExplainable Ai6 min read
Published inDecoded·May 8, 2020At 1,048,576 rows? Time to Bid Excel a Respectful FarewellKey terms: Python, automation, data pipelines, data lakes, low/no code We’ve all been there: try to open a bulky CSV, and Excel or Google Docs will either politely complain about the maximum number of rows or simply abandon you. …Python6 min readPython6 min read
Published inDecoded·Apr 1, 2020The Power of Data in a CrisisThe first few months of this year have been a wake-up call for the world as a health crisis ripples through our global society and economy. While the full scale and duration of the situation and its aftermath are unknown, many of us might feel we’re scrambling for a foothold. …Data Science5 min readData Science5 min read
Published inGousto Engineering & Data·May 31, 2019Gousto Operations: the power of combinationsGousto is multiple different companies at once. We’re an e-commerce company with the expected digital ecosystem allowing users to go through the experience of selecting and buying a product, giving feedback, sorting out payments all on their device. Meanwhile everything involved with getting a recipe kit to your door as…Operations7 min readOperations7 min read
Published inGousto Engineering & Data·Nov 20, 2017Data Science for Dinner at the University of CambridgeThe UK has a young, but fast-growing data science community, as evidenced by the growing number of regular data science meet-ups and companies offering training programmes like ASI or S2DS. As a data science team we are keen to learn from fellow data scientists, as well as to showcase our…Data Science4 min readData Science4 min read
Published inGousto Engineering & Data·Jun 28, 2017Hash-Caching query results in PythonDeveloping data science products will in most cases require extensive testing and tuning models using historic data. At Gousto this is the case for a number of optimisation and machine learning algorithms powering our operations and marketing efforts. In turn, the majority of these cases will involve large volume data…Python3 min readPython3 min read
Published inGousto Engineering & Data·Apr 27, 2017A day in the life of a data scientistThere is no general consensus as to what a data scientist is or how to become one. Is she a statistician, an operations researcher or a broker between data analysts and developers? Perhaps identifying a data scientist’s work by her common tasks is not the best approach. Instead, why not…Data Science4 min readData Science4 min read
