With ODSC West 2021 just around the corner, we couldn't be more excited to announce our lineup of keynote and featured speakers. Collectively these speakers have founded companies, won numerous awards, and published hundreds of articles. Before becoming a Professor in the Computer Science Department at Stanford University, Carlos Guestrin's roles included the Amazon Professor of Machine Learning at the Computer Science & Engineering Department of the University of Washington, the Finmeccanica Associate Professor at Carnegie Mellon University, and the Senior Director of Machine Learning and AI at Apple. He is also the co-founder of Turi, Inc, which developed a platform for developers and data scientists to build and deploy intelligent applications. Lama Nachman's research at Intel Labs is focused on creating contextually aware experiences that understand users through sensing and sense-making, anticipate their needs, and act on their behalf.

One mark of a successful data scientist is the desire to continue to learn and grow as new innovations, applications, and technologies are developed. At ODSC West 2021 this November 16th-18th, we'll have 80 training sessions and workshops on essential tools and languages led by some of the best and brightest minds in data science and AI. With options for both in-person and virtual tickets, there's a way for anyone to get the training they need. Here's a sneak peek at top ODSC West training sessions and workshops that cover our key focus areas like MLOps, NLP, and machine and deep learning. MLOps & Data Engineering are trending in 2021 as more companies move to operationalize machine learning and integrate with data engineering. NLP research breakthroughs accelerated in 2019 and 2020 and we expect to host many sessions on topics such as pre-trained NLP models, transfer learning, and transformers.

We can't wait for you to join us at ODSC West 2021 -- our first in-person event in 2 years. This November 16th -- 18th we'll be gathering together data scientists and speakers from around the country for three days of applied instruction. Check out below for information on some of the sessions from ODSC West 2021 speakers that you can look forward to. Learn to build more efficient models by tracking data and code changes, as well as, changes in the hyperparameter values. In this workshop, you'll use the open-source tool, DVC, to increase reproducibility for two methods of tuning hyperparameters: grid search and random search.

Ready to see your friends and colleagues in person? This November, we'll be hosting our first in-person conference since 2019, ODSC West 2021. It's time to put away the pajama pants, get our work clothes out of storage, and prepare to learn about cutting-edge data science topics and tools in a more hands-on, intimate setting, with the ODSC West 2021 focus areas. ODSC West 2021 will feature 80 hands-on training sessions and workshops on the topics shaping the future of the data science and AI industry. Learn about the many ways organizations are applying their data science infrastructure to make the world a better place.