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DESCRIPTION: Unfortunately we have had to postpone this talk. We hope to re
 schedule it for September or October.  \n\n Why Data Engineering is the Im
 perative Foundation for Data Science - Harris Asad\n \n\n Data engineering
  serves as the essential foundation upon which the field of data science r
 elies heavily. It involves tasks such as collecting\, storing\, and transf
 orming raw data into a format that can be easily analysed. By establishing
  robust data pipelines\, ensuring data quality\, and optimizing database p
 erformance\, data engineers enable data scientists and other downstream da
 ta consumers to focus on interpreting and extracting valuable insights fro
 m the data. \n\nData engineering encompasses the majority of what data pro
 fessionals find themselves spending the most time on and that is data clea
 ning and transformation. Data engineers remove inconsistencies\, handle mi
 ssing values\, and normalize data to maintain data integrity.  Therefore\,
  it is extremely important for any modern business which is just starting 
 their journey to make more data-driven decisions to prioritize data engine
 ering first. \n\n  \nBio: Harris is currently working as a data science en
 gineer in Harbour Energy\, where he helps the company to set up and mainta
 in a scalable data infrastructure for all analytics\, data science and mac
 hine learning workloads. Most of his three years of experience has revolve
 d around consulting energy companies on how to be more data-driven by usin
 g resources in either cloud environments or using on-prem/open-source solu
 tions.  \n\n Harris graduated with an MSc in Statistical Data Science from
  the University of Kent where he was a Bestway Foundation Scholar. He also
  holds a BSc in Mechanical Engineering from Pakistan Institute of Engineer
 ing and Applied Sciences (PIEAS). \n\n -----------------------------------
 --------------------------------- \n\n  \nThis event is orgnanised by a ch
 arity - Code The City. We are grateful to ScotlandIS for their generous sp
 onsorship of the Aberdeen Data Meet-ups from June 2023 onwards. \n\n CTC s
 uggests a small donation to help with charity admin costs\, but if this is
  a barrier please just change the ticket price to what you can afford. \n\
 n We're now back to running physical events (with an online option via Zoo
 m). \n\n If you select a physical ticket and it happens that we can not me
 et physically you will have to attend the Zoom session. If you choose a ph
 ysical ticket and it goes ahead you will have to comply with any condition
 s of attendance (eg masks or social distancing) that the venue operators d
 emand at the time. \n\n Those attending the physical space meetup should a
 ttend at 6pm for pizza and drinks. The talk will be from 6.30pm. Doors wil
 l be locked from 6.30pm. \n\n **If tickets are sold out please do not atte
 nd as you will be refused entry without a ticket. ** \n\n Our booking syst
 em is provided by Tito. Their platform is integrated with payment processi
 ng by Stripe Please note that if the booking system asks for a credit card
 \, it means credit OR DEBIT card. \n
LAST-MODIFIED:20251126T131419
LOCATION:ONE Tech Hub and Zoom 
ORGANIZER:mailto:info@codethecity.co.uk
SUMMARY:Postponed: Aberdeen Data Meetup      01 Aug 2023
URL;VALUE=URI:https://ti.to/code-the-city/adm-aug-2023
URL;VALUE=URI:https://ti.to/code-the-city/adm-aug-2023
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