Mathematical Optimization complements Machine Learning and Statistics in the data scientist's tool belt, but before today's episode with Mathematical Optimization guru Jerome Yurchisin, I knew almost nothing about the powerful technique.
Jerry:
• Works as a Data Science Strategist at Gurobi Optimization, a leading decision-intelligence company that provides mathematical optimization solutions to the likes of Uber, Air France and the National Football League.
• Spent eight years as a mathematical consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton where he paired mathematical optimization with ML, statistics and simulation to inform decision-making.
• Was also previously an instructor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he obtained his Master’s in Operations Research and Statistics.
• Also holds an additional Master’s in Applied Math from Ohio University.
Today’s episode will appeal most to hands-on data science practitioners such as data scientists and ML engineers.
In this episode, Jerry details:
• What mathematical optimization is and how it works.
• Specific real-world examples where mathematical optimization is a better choice than a statistical or machine learning approach.
• His recommended resources for getting started with mathematical optimization in Python (or whatever your preferred programming language is) today.
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