To get a look at the personal side of data science, author Sebastian Gutierrez has assembled a collection of in-depth interviews with prominent data scientists. With experts from a range of sectors including e-commerce, social networks, media, and non-profits, Gutierrez showcases the diverse set of industries where data scientists are employing their skills. Each interview explores the career paths of data scientists, the tools and techniques they use to solve problems, and the advice they have for data workers just beginning down this journey. Perhaps most interesting, the data scientists interviewed for this book give their take on the future of the profession and how it can be used to help build a better world.
Daniel Castro
Daniel Castro is president of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), the world’s top-ranked think tank for science and technology policy, where he leads the organization’s work shaping debates on critical issues at the intersection of technological innovation and public policy. He is a prolific writer and respected public speaker on issues ranging from Internet policy and digital governance to artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies. Castro also founded and is director of ITIF’s Center for Data Innovation, a leading voice on open data, artificial intelligence, and digital transformation. He has played a key role in advancing the OPEN Government Data Act and has long worked on the policy and economic impact of data-driven innovation. His work on AI spans a broad range of policy issues, including adoption and diffusion, privacy and security, intellectual property, deepfakes and information integrity, and the economic and competitive dynamics of AI, as well as global competition and governance—particularly in China and Europe.
