Memphis Data Conference: Anthropology by Data Science: The EPIC Project with Indicia Consulting as an Exploratory Case Study

Below is a talk I gave at the 2019 Memphis Data conference, organized by the University of Memphis to discuss data science research in the Memphian community. In this presentation, I summarize a project I did with Indicia Consulting that integrated data science and ethnography.

Check out these articles for a more detailed description of the projects: a short project summary, my master’s thesis about the project, and Indicia’s full report.

Applied Anthropology Conference Presentation: Integrating Anthropology and Data Science

On July 8th, 2021, I presented virtually at the Congress of Anthropologists and Ethnologists of Russia in Tomsk, Siberia, organized by Association of Anthropologists and Ethnologists of Russia. My talk was titled “Integrating Anthropology and Data Science,” which I presented as part of its subcommittee for applied and business anthropology. I discussed the unique opportunities integrating data science could provide anthropologists and potential strategies for how to integrate the two disciplines.

Here was my original abstract for the conference:

Here is my full presentation:

I had a great time, and I hope you enjoy it as well.