… We'll have data scientists talking about topics like: big data analytics,  distributed data analytics, Pig, data mining, machine learning, RecSys, Mahout, scalable data analytics, predictive analytics, Cascalog, heuristics, statistical computing, applied statistics, R language, Clojure,  Incanter, big data visualisation, mass text mining, NLP, large scale analytical paradigms, data science opportunities & challenges, data science learning & training... We'll avoid boring, theoretical, or hard-co …

LondonR meeting R is an open source data analysis and statistical programming language and environment for statistical computing and graphics. R is a free  implementation of the “S” language that is currently available on most platforms. It can be obtained from the R project website and is maintained and developed by a community of users. LondonR is an opportunity for people to learn and to share information about R. The sessions consists of 3-4 short presentations followed by a networking sessi …

I hope that the Big Data London, Silicon Roundabout group can gather all those working in the progressive big data industry in London to discuss developments within the industry. We hope to start meetups in the Silicon Roundabout/Old Street/Shoreditch area. We will be looking to discuss new innovations and ideas within big data.