Building, Adopting, and Maturing LinkedIn’s Machine Learning Platform with Ya Xu

EPISODE 453

February 4, 2021

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About this Episode

Today we're joined by Ya Xu, head of Data Science at LinkedIn, and TWIMLcon: AI Platforms 2021 Keynote Speaker. We cover a ton of ground with Ya, starting with her experiences prior to becoming Head of DS, as one of the architects of the LinkedIn Platform. We discuss her "three phases" (building, adoption, and maturation) to keep in mind when building out a platform, how to avoid "hero syndrome" early in the process. Finally, we dig into the various tools and platforms that give LinkedIn teams leverage, their organizational structure, as well as the emergence of differential privacy for security use cases and if it's ready for prime time.

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