A former experimental particle physicist turned data scientist, Dr. Jennifer Prendki has worked with big data for more than 10 years, both as an academic and an industrial researcher. Her eclectic experience in various industries including finance, advertising and ecommerce allowed her to develop an extensive understanding of a vast range of machine learning techniques as well as a solid knowledge of statistics and computer science. She currently leads the Metrics and Measurement team within the Search team of @WalmartLabs, and loves to promote mathematical acuteness as a world-class player in the future of big data.