Hilary Mason Chief Scientist @Bitly to speak at Data Science London on April 23rd, 2012

As part of Big Data Week, we are happy to announce that Hilary Mason will be giving a talk at our @ds_ldn group meeting on April 23rd, 2012. If you are new to data science or an experienced data scientist, this is an opportunity for you to see a great speaker and one of the most respected data scientist in the startup community.

If you haven’t registered for this event, go here to register. Spaces are limited.

Hilary Mason is the Chief Scientist at bit.ly, where she finds sense in vast data sets. Her work involves both pure research and development of product-focused features.

She is a former computer science professor with a background in machine learning and data mining, has published numerous academic papers, and regularly releases code on her personal site, www.hilarymason.com.

She’s also a co-founder of HackNY (hackny.org), a non-profit organization that connects talented student hackers from around the world with startups in NYC.She has discovered two new species, loves to bake cookies, and asks way too many questions.

 Watch Hilary talking at Strata 2011: “What Data Tells Us”