Viya 102: Advanced Capabilities and Demos- Exclusive Information Session for Federal Agencies

Viya 102: Advanced Capabilities and Demos- Exclusive Information Session for Federal Agencies

Maximize the Potential of the ELA!

Available On-Demand

Viya 102: Advanced Capabilities and Demos- Exclusive Information Session for Federal Agencies

Maximize the Potential of the ELA!

May 28th | 9:30am-11am

Join us for "Viya 102: Advanced Capabilities and Demos". This is the second session that SAS has hosted as an exclusive information session for participating agencies of the ELA. Welcome to Viya 102, where we will dive into additional products, functionality, and capabilities available on the Viya Platform. Our experts will showcase demos in the following areas:

Automating Data-Driven Decisions with SAS Intelligent Decisioning
- Learn how to automate data-driven decisions using analytic models, business rules, and demonstrations of decision-building and deployment.
Predictive Modeling in SAS Viya
- We’ll explore supervised machine learning and statistical models, model tournaments, as well as model interpretability and bias detection features.
Uncover Insights and Detect Threats Faster with SAS Visual Investigator:
- Explore how to search and analyze interconnected data to reveal hidden relationships and gain a deeper understanding of you data.

Agenda:

Introduction to the SAS team
Overview of SAS Viya
Demos with a government focus:
- SAS Intelligent Decisioning- Dan Finerty
- Predictive Modeling- Lorne Rothman
- Visual Investigator- Wesley Girdharry

Why Attend?

Exclusive Access: Make the most of your Viya access.
Demos: See Viya in action.
Expert Guidance: Learn from industry experts.
Boost Efficiency: Improve productivity with existing tools.

What You'll Learn:

Navigating Viya
Advanced analytics
Integrating Viya with existing systems
Data management and security best practices

Viya provides robust security features to protect sensitive government data, utilizes advanced analytics to make data-driven decisions that benefit your agency, integrates with your existing systems to create more efficient workflows, and offers a flexible architecture that allows it to scale with your agency's needs.

Join Us and Transform Your Agency's Operations!

Don't miss this opportunity to leverage the full potential of Viya. Register now and take the first step towards a more efficient and effective future.

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About the experts

Thomas Hindle

Data Scientist, SAS

Thomas Hindle is a Data Scientist at SAS, working as part of the Customer Advisory team based in Ottawa. Prior to joining SAS, Thomas worked as an Economist at Employment and Social Development Canada and The Conference Board of Canada, working on a wide range of research projects. He holds a Masters’ degree in Economics from Queen’s University and Bachelors’ degrees in Economics and Earth Science from St. Francis Xavier University.

Lorne Rothman

Principal Data Scientist at SAS Institute Canada and National Healthcare lead

Lorne Rothman is a Principal Data Scientist at SAS Institute Canada and National Healthcare lead, with expertise in the applications of Machine Learning, Text Analytics, Forecasting & Statistics to solve real world problems.

As a member of SAS’ Customer Advisory team, he has worked with a wide variety of private and public sector organizations across North America since joining SAS in 1998. He is an accredited Professional Statistician (P.Stat.) with the Statistical Society of Canada.”

Sally Cheung

Customer Solution Lead, SAS

Sally Cheung is an experienced professional with extensive experience in performance measure & reporting, management analytics, and strategy development & planning in the public sector. She holds a Master of Management Analytics (MMA) and has over 10+ years of experience in the public sector, particularly in healthcare data analytics and decision support. Sally has been instrumental in implementing data-driven solutions to enhance decision-making processes and improve business outcomes. Currently, Sally is a Customer Solution Lead at SAS for Ontario Public Service and Government of Canada, focusing on enabling users to harness the power of SAS Viya and helping organizations to optimize their data analytics capabilities.

Dan Finerty

SAS Customer Advisory

Assisting customers with the analytic lifecycle to gain the insights to solve real world problems. Utilizes 4 decades years of experience in all aspects of creating a system to provide the ability to make a confident decision:

Data Management to find, access, integrate and prepare the data required to solve the problem
Data Science to provide the insight for likely outcomes
Decisioning to automate the process of ingesting relevant data, scoring the data, and recommending the best action to take
Governance of the lifecycle to ensure optimal operation
Guiding the adoption process of data driven insights at all levels of the organization

Wesley Girdharry,

SAS Global Security Intelligence Practice

Wesley is a Sr. Systems Engineer with 20 years in applications development and solution delivery & support. He currently assists customers in the public sector around the world to solve their business problems, particularly in the areas of national security and public safety as well as with potential fraud, waste, and abuse.