07 October
12:45pm, Huxley 308 Huxley
| Title: | Big Data at King |
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| Abstract: | How we manage, use and draw insight from 10-20 billion data points a day to improve our games for a network of 350+ million players. |
| Speaker Details: | Vince Darley Vice President Data Analytics and Business Intelligence (BI), King Digital Entertainment plc Vince Darley is the Vice President Data Analytics and BI at King, a leading interactive entertainment company for the mobile world and creator of games such as Candy Crush Saga. King listed on the NYSE in March 2014 (NYSE: KING). With more than 17 years' experience in data science, at King, Vince oversees a team working on all aspects of analytics and business intelligence, including downstream and upstream data pipelines, data warehousing, real-time and batch reporting, segmentation and real-time analytics - information which is used across the business to improve the player experience. Prior to his role at King, Vince was Head of Analytics and Optimisation, Supply Chain and Trading Systems for Ocado, where he was responsible for analytics, modeling, analysis, forecasting and optimisation and focused heavily on building the online retailer's web analytics capabilities to improve website conversion. Vince was also Founder and CEO of Eurobios, a company which focused on applying complex science concepts, tools and techniques to business issues. At Eurobios, Vince's clients included BP, Unilever, Ocado, Post Danmark and Deutsche Post. Vince holds a Master of Arts and PhD in Complex Systems from Harvard University and a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics from the University of Cambridge. He is also a published author, having co-authored 'A NASDAQ market Simulation: Insights on a Major Market from the Science of Complex Adaptive Systems. ' |
