Data Science | Noah Silverman | TEDxHongKongSalon

Noah Silverman gives tips on how the consumer-citizen could protect himself in an Internet era of sponsored content. If you're not buying a product, you're the product. The advertising industry is the sole largest driver of big data innovation, yet also guilty of the largest data security breach. Founder and CEO at Helios.ai Noah Silverman holds a PhD in statistics from UCLA, and has worked with data and technology for over 20 years. The focus of Dr. Silverman’s work is on developing probabilistic models for complex and stochastic systems. Some of Noah's specialties include complex predictive modeling, Hierarchical Bayesian models, machine learning, nonlinear classifiers, support vector machines, and textual analysis. He has published several papers on mathematical modeling of complex data systems with innovative analysis methods. In addition, he has developed successful solutions for a large number of clients in Finance, Digital Advertising, Sports Betting, crypto-currency, Education, Medical, and other industries. Prior to consulting, he conceptualized and founded several technology firms including webclipping.com and trademarktracker.com. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx