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Melanie CareyApril 8, 2019 0

Love at first sight: authentic or absurd?

Have you ever wondered if love at first sight really exists? And if it exists, what qualities are people drawn too? Watch any romantic comedy and you’ll see this phenomenon play out on the big screen. Which begs the question, “If it can happen to them why not me?” Let’s

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Analytics | Data for Good

Tom SaboApril 5, 2019 2

Countering human trafficking using text analytics and AI

Recently, the North Carolina Human Trafficking Commission hosted a regional symposium to help strengthen North Carolina’s multidisciplinary response to human trafficking. One of the speakers shared an anecdote from a busy young woman with kids. She had returned home from work and was preparing for dinner; her young son wanted

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Government

Analytics | Data Visualization | SAS Events

Janny MorsinkApril 4, 2019 0

What’s it like to recruit the next great soccer star? Find out in this data science escape room from SAS and SciSports

Have you ever dreamed of working for a professional sports organization? Do you play fantasy sports leagues and fantasize about owning a real team? Do you follow the news about player drafts and trades, and wish you could influence who your team picks? Well, here’s your chance. The latest SAS

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Analytics | Machine Learning

David TareenApril 3, 2019 0

Malignant or benign? Cancer detection with SAS Viya and NVIDIA GPUs

According to the World Cancer Research Fund, Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers worldwide, with 12.3% of new cancer patients in 2018 suffering from breast cancer. Early detection can significantly improve treatment value, however, the interpretation of cancer images heavily depends on the experience of doctors and technicians. The

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Health Care

Analytics | Artificial Intelligence | Machine Learning

Charlie ChaseApril 2, 2019 0

Is machine learning practical for statistical forecasting?

There's been a lot of hype regarding using machine learning (ML) for demand forecasting, and rightfully so, given the advancements in data collection, storage, and processing along with improvements in technology. There's no reason why machine learning can't be utilized as another forecasting method among the collection of forecasting methods

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Manufacturing | Retail

Analytics | Artificial Intelligence | Internet of Things

Michael ThomasMarch 29, 2019 0

Intelligent realities with AI, IoT and eXtended reality

Virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), eXtended reality (XR), mixed reality (MR), spatial augmented reality, hybrid reality. That's a lot of new technology and a lot of acronyms for a philosophical concept that has been pondered for millennia: what is reality? An intelligent reality is a technologically enhanced reality that

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Analytics

Mike F. SmithMarch 27, 2019 0

Utility analytics leaders at the edge: Meet an industry unicorn

Note: This is the first in a series of profiles of leaders in today’s utility analytics marketplace. “My job is to make people uncomfortable with the way they do things today. Transformation implies a revolution, not small incremental changes, and today the big revolution in any industry is in data,"

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Energy & Utilities

Analytics

John MaynardMarch 20, 2019 0

6 tech influencers to follow on Twitter

My favorite tech influencers teach, ask questions and share their knowledge freely. They value quality over quantity, and they engage with each other authentically. My goals on social media are to learn, engage with the world socially, and to share what I think is cool – sometimes this is about

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Analytics | Data for Good | Data Management | SAS Events

Heather HallettMarch 14, 2019 1

Puzzle obsession ... piecing together a 360-degree view of a patient.

I am obsessed with jigsaw puzzles. Specifically, 1000-piece mystery puzzles, entertaining not just for their pictorial humor, but also for the challenge. Unlike traditional puzzles, you don't know what you are putting together because the completed puzzle isn't pictured on the box. Mystery puzzles are constructed so that you must

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Health Care

Analytics

Ron RighterMarch 13, 2019 0

It’s a game changer: Sports analytics in higher education

Why is sports analytics rapidly becoming a high priority for several universities? Because they’re beginning to truly understand the significance of a winning athletic program. The value of a win speaks volumes and takes on different forms. It trickles down to the fans filling the stadium seats, television contracts, fan

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Education | Sports & Entertainment

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