The SAS Data Science Blog
Advanced analytics from SAS data scientists![Identifying influential users in a social network to aid public health](https://blogs.sas.com/content/subconsciousmusings/files/2022/08/august-herrick-social-media-702x336.png)
SAS' Damian Herrick chronicles the refresh of a 2002 social-network analysis aimed at identifying influential peer educators among former drug users.
![Creating a Multi-stage Computer Vision model to detect objects on high-resolution imagery](https://blogs.sas.com/content/subconsciousmusings/files/2022/07/white-scarf-prediction-2-480x336.png)
Let's create a Multi-stage Computer Vision model to detect objects on high-resolution imagery taken from an aerial view. The goal is to locate a dog and determine if he is wearing a scarf or not and what color the scarf is.
![How to reveal new connections in a knowledge graph with link prediction](https://blogs.sas.com/content/subconsciousmusings/files/2022/07/july-reese-knowledge-graph-header-702x336.png)
In this introduction to powerful knowledge graph tools, SAS' Brandon Reese shows you how they can predict disease similarity and compound similarity using an unsupervised approach.
![Digital twin development: Why simulations are critical](https://blogs.sas.com/content/subconsciousmusings/files/2022/07/digital-twin-702x336.png)
SAS' Bahar Biller reveals how simulations enable KPI generation, risk quantification, risk management and more.
![Reinforcement Learning (RL): How we removed hurdles to adoption](https://blogs.sas.com/content/subconsciousmusings/files/2022/07/Reinforcement-Learning-How-we-removed-hurdles-to-adoption-702x336.png)
Wouldn’t it be cool if we establish a mechanism that provides more data scientists easy access to SAS Reinforcement Learning capabilities, from a centralized location and using a standardized approach?
![The SAS Batting Lab: The model powering the analysis](https://blogs.sas.com/content/subconsciousmusings/files/2022/06/sas-batting-lab-702x336.jpg)
SAS research statistician Ji Shen reveals how to train a machine to be a batting coach.