NLP at the BBC
Data Analytics,Technology,Data Science
Edinburgh
With the advent of generative systems, Natural Language Processing (NLP) is a field moving faster than any speaker can currently keep up to date with! Megan will try to slow us down a bit, starting with a brief overview of the core technical underpinnings of current language modeling methods, reviewing their applicability (and risks) to content producers like the BBC, and showing how we can all ‘keep the heid’ amidst this latest hype cycle.
Speaker Bios
Megan Stamper - Head of Data Science, BBC Product Group
Megan Stamper is Head of Data Science for the BBC’s Product Group, where she leads a diverse team of data scientists working across the BBC’s products - think iPlayer, Sounds, News and Sport. The team works cross-functionally to deliver data and ML-driven products across a variety of problem spaces, including personalisation, content metadata, user retention modeling and account verification. From an academic background in mathematics, Megan’s data science career has been focused in the media industry, with roles at the FT and the BBC, where she’s built expertise in recommender systems and conversational AI.
Agenda
6:00 PM – 6.30 PM: Networking (Drinks & Pizza)
6:30PM - 7:30 PM Presentation & Q&A - Megan Stamper - Head of Data Science, BBC Product Group
7.30 PM - 8.30 PM: Networking and Drinks
