Abstract: 

Attendees will learn the foundations of text mining approaches in addition to learn basic text mining scripting functions used in R. The audience will learn what text mining is, then perform primary text mining such as keyword scanning, dendogram and word cloud creation. Later participants will be able to do more sophisticated analysis including polarity, topic modeling and named entity recognition.

Bio: 

Ted works with the innovation group at Liberty Mutual Insurance, working on the overall vision and strategy for next generation vehicles including self driving cars. He leverages his data science expertise and creativity to cultivate internal thought leadership and external partnerships with startups related to vehicles.