Ever since we started to develop our Data Science off the Shelf (DOTS) products at Cmotions our usage of Azure SQL databases has increased significantly. Since we value the privacy of our customers, and of the customers of our customers, we strongly believe in privacy-by-design. For us, this also means we end up with quite […]

In a sequence of articles we compare different NLP techniques to show you how we get valuable information from unstructured text. About a year ago we gathered reviews on Dutch restaurants. We were wondering whether 'the wisdom of the croud' - reviews from restaurant visitors - could be used to predict which restaurants are most [...]

In a sequence of articles we compare different NLP techniques to show you how we get valuable information from unstructured text. About a year ago we gathered reviews on Dutch restaurants. We were wondering whether 'the wisdom of the croud' - reviews from restaurant visitors - could be used to predict which restaurants are most [...]

In a sequence of articles we compare different NLP techniques to show you how we get valuable information from unstructured text. About a year ago we gathered reviews on Dutch restaurants. We were wondering whether 'the wisdom of the croud' - reviews from restaurant visitors - could be used to predict which restaurants are most [...]

For the past 5.5 years I have been working mostly in customer/marketing analytics departments. A common task is the evaluation of marketing campaigns, for example: Split a homogeneous group of customers (e.g., 'new') into 2 groups, A & B Send group A an email with a €10,- coupon Send group B the same email without [...]

The world of Data Science is changing in such a rapid pace and into such broad directions that it is impossible to even be informed on every aspect of our interesting work field, let alone use all of these marvelous insights in practice. Therefore, at The Analytics Lab and Cmotions, we focus on the parts of Data Science […]

Let's say you are an ambitious data analyst and want to further expand your skillset. You have already applied numerous complex algorithms but you want more in-depth knowledge of their inner workings. For starters, you decide to dive into the details of the mother of all algorithms: linear regression. A colleague of yours tipped The [...]

In the last couple of years, my Data Science attention went mostly towards text (NLP / NLU), but that does not prevent me from playing around with video. Inspired by Trump’s response to his Corona approach and Jim Carrey vs Allison Brie, see my first attempt at playing with DeepLearning for video and DeepFakes. While […]

Deze week is er in de haven van Rotterdam een flinke partij Mexicaans bier onderschept. Om verdere verspreiding van deze verslavende drank te voorkomen, heeft de regering voor de komende weken strenge beperkingen gesteld op alle goederen die vanuit risicogebieden geïmporteerd worden. Dit betekent dat ook de import van tortillachips, avocado’s en jalapenopepers de komende […]