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'''The Data Incubator''' is an 8-week [[Coding Bootcamp|educational fellowship]] preparing students with [[Master's degree]]s and [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhDs]] for careers in [[big data]] and [[data science]].<ref name=SU/>
'''The Data Incubator''' is an 8-week [[Coding Bootcamp|educational fellowship]] preparing students with [[Master's degree]]s and [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhDs]] for careers in [[big data]] and [[data science]].<ref name=SU/>

== Founding ==


The Data Incubator was founded in 2014 in [[New York City]] by [[Tianhui Michael Li]], a former data scientist at local-mobile-social startup [[Foursquare]] and [[Andreessen Horowitz]].<ref name=CW>{{cite news| url=http://www.computerworld.com/article/2488869/big-data/cornell-tech-funded-startup-launching-bootcamp-for-data-scientists.html| title=Cornell Tech funded startup launching bootcamp for data scientists |newspaper=[[Computer World]] |first=Jaikumar |last=Vijayan |date=2014-05-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://hertzfoundation.org/dx/fellows/fellow_profile.aspx?d=11154| title=Founder Michael Li's Hertz Foundation Profile}}</ref> The company was incubated by [[Cornell Tech]].<ref name=CW/>
The Data Incubator was founded in 2014 in [[New York City]] by [[Tianhui Michael Li]], a former data scientist at local-mobile-social startup [[Foursquare]] and [[Andreessen Horowitz]].<ref name=CW>{{cite news| url=http://www.computerworld.com/article/2488869/big-data/cornell-tech-funded-startup-launching-bootcamp-for-data-scientists.html| title=Cornell Tech funded startup launching bootcamp for data scientists |newspaper=[[Computer World]] |first=Jaikumar |last=Vijayan |date=2014-05-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://hertzfoundation.org/dx/fellows/fellow_profile.aspx?d=11154| title=Founder Michael Li's Hertz Foundation Profile}}</ref> The company was incubated by [[Cornell Tech]].<ref name=CW/>
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According to [[Venture Beat]], the program had over 1000 applicants from over 80 universities in its first round and accepted just under 3% of all applicants.<ref name=VB>{{cite news |url=https://venturebeat.com/2014/04/15/ny-gets-new-bootcamp-for-data-scientists-its-free-but-harder-to-get-into-than-harvard/ |title=NY Gets New Bootcamp for Data Scientists: It's free but Harder to get into than Harvard |first=Eric |last=Blattberg |newspaper=[[Venture Beat]] |date=2014-04-15}}</ref> The program was selected by [[Business Insider]] as one of 15 competitive programs in the US with more competitive admissions than [[Harvard]].<ref name=BI>{{cite web |url=http://www.businessinsider.com/15-things-that-are-harder-to-get-into-than-harvard-2015-11 |title=15 things that are harder to get into than Harvard |newspaper=[[Business Insider]] |first1=Christina |last1=Sterbenz |first2=Abby |last2=Jackson |date=2015-11-21}}</ref>
According to [[Venture Beat]], the program had over 1000 applicants from over 80 universities in its first round and accepted just under 3% of all applicants.<ref name=VB>{{cite news |url=https://venturebeat.com/2014/04/15/ny-gets-new-bootcamp-for-data-scientists-its-free-but-harder-to-get-into-than-harvard/ |title=NY Gets New Bootcamp for Data Scientists: It's free but Harder to get into than Harvard |first=Eric |last=Blattberg |newspaper=[[Venture Beat]] |date=2014-04-15}}</ref> The program was selected by [[Business Insider]] as one of 15 competitive programs in the US with more competitive admissions than [[Harvard]].<ref name=BI>{{cite web |url=http://www.businessinsider.com/15-things-that-are-harder-to-get-into-than-harvard-2015-11 |title=15 things that are harder to get into than Harvard |newspaper=[[Business Insider]] |first1=Christina |last1=Sterbenz |first2=Abby |last2=Jackson |date=2015-11-21}}</ref>

== Growth ==


In 2015, the program launched in [[Washington, D.C.|Washington, DC]] and [[San Francisco]].<ref name=TNW>{{cite news |url=https://thenextweb.com/insider/2015/07/02/data-incubator-opens-a-west-coast-campus-to-groom-the-next-generation-of-data-scientists/ |title=Data Incubator Opens a West Coast Campus to Groom the Next Generation of Data Scientists |newspaper=The Next Web |date=2015-07-02 |first=Nate |last=Swanner}}</ref> In December 2015, the program established their first international campus in collaboration with The Center of Applied Data Science in [[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Malaysia]] with support from the national government.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.thestar.com.my/tech/tech-news/2015/11/03/data-scientists/ |title=Train to be a data scientist |newspaper=[[The Star (Malaysia)|The Malaysian Star]] |first=Tan Kit |last=Hoong |date=2015-11-03}}</ref>
In 2015, the program launched in [[Washington, D.C.|Washington, DC]] and [[San Francisco]].<ref name=TNW>{{cite news |url=https://thenextweb.com/insider/2015/07/02/data-incubator-opens-a-west-coast-campus-to-groom-the-next-generation-of-data-scientists/ |title=Data Incubator Opens a West Coast Campus to Groom the Next Generation of Data Scientists |newspaper=The Next Web |date=2015-07-02 |first=Nate |last=Swanner}}</ref> In December 2015, the program established their first international campus in collaboration with The Center of Applied Data Science in [[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Malaysia]] with support from the national government.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.thestar.com.my/tech/tech-news/2015/11/03/data-scientists/ |title=Train to be a data scientist |newspaper=[[The Star (Malaysia)|The Malaysian Star]] |first=Tan Kit |last=Hoong |date=2015-11-03}}</ref>
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In March, 2018, the company announced a partnership with [[SAP]] [[Fieldglass]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.itbusinessedge.com/blogs/it-unmasked/sap-aims-to-bridge-gap-between-hr-and-the-gig-economy.html|title=SAP Aims to Bridge Gap Between HR and the Gig Economy| first=Mike |last=Vizard |date=2018-03-12}}</ref>
In March, 2018, the company announced a partnership with [[SAP]] [[Fieldglass]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.itbusinessedge.com/blogs/it-unmasked/sap-aims-to-bridge-gap-between-hr-and-the-gig-economy.html|title=SAP Aims to Bridge Gap Between HR and the Gig Economy| first=Mike |last=Vizard |date=2018-03-12}}</ref>

== Data Science in 30 Minutes Online Lecture Series ==
The company hosts an ongoing online lecture series entitled "Data Science in 30 Minutes" featuring leading figures in data science and big data. Participants include<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blog.thedataincubator.com/category/data-science-in-30-minutes/|title=Data Science in 30 Minutes}}</ref>:
* [[Scikit-learn]] core contributor and [[NYU]] researcher Andreas Mueller
* [[SIGKDD]] and [[KDD]] founder [[Gregory Piatetsky-Shapiro]]
* [[Stanford|Stanford Professor]] and [[Databricks]] founder [[Matei Zaharia]].
* [[New York Times]] [[Pulitzer]]-nominated journalist [[Alan Schwarz]]
* [[Booz Allen Hamilton]] [[Data Science|Principal Data Scientist]] Kirk Borne


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[https://www.thedataincubator.com/fellowship.html Data Science Fellowship Program]
*[https://www.thedataincubator.com/fellowship.html Data Science Fellowship Program]
*[https://www.thedataincubator.com/foundations.html Data Science Foundations Program]


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The Data Incubator
The Data Incubator
The Data Incubator
Location
San Francisco, California, New York City, New York, Washington DC[1]

United States
Information
TypeData Science Fellowship
Established2014
FounderTianhui Michael Li
PresidentTianhui Michael Li
Faculty60+
Classes offeredSoftware Engineering
Machine Learning
Predictive analytics
Statistics
Data visualization
Database design
Hadoop
Distributed computing
Parallelization[1][2]
CampusUrban
Websitehttps://www.thedataincubator.com

The Data Incubator is an 8-week educational fellowship preparing students with Master's degrees and PhDs for careers in big data and data science.[2]

Founding

The Data Incubator was founded in 2014 in New York City by Tianhui Michael Li, a former data scientist at local-mobile-social startup Foursquare and Andreessen Horowitz.[3][4] The company was incubated by Cornell Tech.[3]

The fellowship's expenses are paid for by hiring companies and it remains free for admitted fellows.[1] The program has four campuses: New York City, Washington DC, San Francisco, and Online.[1] The program also offers corporate training to Fortune 500 clients.[5]

According to Venture Beat, the program had over 1000 applicants from over 80 universities in its first round and accepted just under 3% of all applicants.[6] The program was selected by Business Insider as one of 15 competitive programs in the US with more competitive admissions than Harvard.[7]

Growth

In 2015, the program launched in Washington, DC and San Francisco.[8] In December 2015, the program established their first international campus in collaboration with The Center of Applied Data Science in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia with support from the national government.[9]

In 2015 The Data Incubator was ranked second by Data Economy for data science incubators.[10]

In April 2016, the program was launched in the United Kingdom with government support through The Data Lab.[11][12][13]

In March, 2018, the company announced a partnership with SAP Fieldglass.[14]

Data Science in 30 Minutes Online Lecture Series

The company hosts an ongoing online lecture series entitled "Data Science in 30 Minutes" featuring leading figures in data science and big data. Participants include[15]:

References

  1. ^ a b c d "The Data Incubator - Data Science Fellowship".
  2. ^ a b Toscano, Nick (2015-02-06). "The Complete List of Data Science Bootcamps & Fellowships". Skilled Up.
  3. ^ a b Vijayan, Jaikumar (2014-05-01). "Cornell Tech funded startup launching bootcamp for data scientists". Computer World.
  4. ^ "Founder Michael Li's Hertz Foundation Profile".
  5. ^ "The Data Incubator - Corporate Training".
  6. ^ Blattberg, Eric (2014-04-15). "NY Gets New Bootcamp for Data Scientists: It's free but Harder to get into than Harvard". Venture Beat.
  7. ^ Sterbenz, Christina; Jackson, Abby (2015-11-21). "15 things that are harder to get into than Harvard". Business Insider.
  8. ^ Swanner, Nate (2015-07-02). "Data Incubator Opens a West Coast Campus to Groom the Next Generation of Data Scientists". The Next Web.
  9. ^ Hoong, Tan Kit (2015-11-03). "Train to be a data scientist". The Malaysian Star.
  10. ^ McNulty, Eileen (2015-11-24). "Top 5 Data Science Incubators and Accelerators". Dataconomy.
  11. ^ "The Data Lab puts the boot camp into Scotland". Data IQ. 2016-04-21.
  12. ^ "World class data science 'Boot Camp' launched in Scotland". Scottish Business News. 2016-04-25.
  13. ^ Reed, David (2016-08-19). "Taking data science from Capitol Hill to Boot Camp".}
  14. ^ Vizard, Mike (2018-03-12). "SAP Aims to Bridge Gap Between HR and the Gig Economy".
  15. ^ "Data Science in 30 Minutes".

External links

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