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Friday, October 20
Fri, Oct 20, 2:30 PM - 3:45 PM
Aventine Ballroom E
Speed Session 4

Lean Data Science: How to Productionize Machine Learning (303746)

*Claire Lebarz, Turo  

Keywords: Pricing algorithms, disruptor, best practices, productionize machine learning, lean data science

Turo is revolutionizing mobility by enabling a new model of vehicle ownership. Being a disruptor of the traditional rental industry means Turo is faced with many unknowns. Machine Learning touches many aspects of the product including search ranking, pricing recommendations, and traveler onboarding. Dive deep into the best practices the Turo team has adopted from Agile Engineering and adapted to the Data Science development cycle. Learn how to divide complex problems, like pricing, into a set of simpler optimization problems and how to limit path dependency in your architecture.