Sep 23–26, 2019

Alfred Whitehead
Senior Vice President, Data Science, Klick

Alfred Whitehead is the senior vice president of data science at Klick, where he’s responsible for the delivery of data science solutions and oversees a team of data scientists and AI researchers. He brings over 15 years of experience in data science, software development, and high-performance computing to the Klick team, combining his scientific background with an appreciation of the craft of code writing. Previously, he was an information security officer, technology vice president, and acting chief technology officer. He holds two master’s degrees in physical sciences, including thesis work in computational astrophysics, and is also a certified information systems security professional (CISSP).

Sessions

1:15pm–1:55pm Thursday, September 26, 2019

Location: 1A 08/10

Handling data gaps in time series using imputation

Data Science, Machine Learning, & AI

Secondary topics: Temporal data and time-series analytics

Alfred Whitehead (Klick), clare jeon (Klick)

Time series forecasts depend on sensors or measurements made in the real, messy world. The sensors flake out, get turned off, disconnect, and otherwise conspire to cause missing signals. Signals that may tell you what tomorrow's temperature will be or what your blood glucose levels are before bed. Alfred Whitehead and Clare Jeon explore methods for handling data gaps and when to consider which. Read more.