Speaking to Legends

#6 David Hand - Dark Data and Why What You Don't Know Matters

June 09, 2020 Nikita Fadeev Episode 6
Speaking to Legends
#6 David Hand - Dark Data and Why What You Don't Know Matters
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Professor David Hand, Emeritus Professor of Mathematics and Senior Research Investigator at Imperial College London, has published over 300 scientific papers and 30 books, won many prestigious awards and was a president of the Royal Statistical Society twice. During this interview, Professor Hand explains what is dark data and why this simple, but highly influential concept, is widely overlooked. He also talks about the edge of the most successful quant hedge funds and why statistics is fundamentally different to mathematics. See our show notes for more information.

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Background in Maths and Statistics
Passion for learning
Motivation as a scholar
Leading research at a $30 billion quant fund
The edge of quant hedge funds
Dark data and why it matters
Big data big problems
How to use dark data to your advantage
Advice to younger self