Ed Rushton

Ed Rushton is an experienced and entrepreneurial data scientist who has worked at News UK.12 He specializes in Natural Language Processing (NLP) and has expertise in putting machine learning models into production.2

Career Highlights

• Co-Founder of The Efficient Data Group, a data science consultancy2
• Solutions Lead - Content Science at News UK, where he worked on various data science projects for The Times, developing novel techniques to help editors and journalists better understand the performance of their content1
• Founder of findaschool, an online service that helped parents understand their local schools. This company was acquired by 192.com in 2014 and later sold to Zoopla12

Background

Before transitioning to data science, Ed had a successful career as an economist, advising a wide range of telecommunications companies.1 His diverse background has contributed to his multifaceted approach to data science and entrepreneurship.

Skills and Interests

• Specialization: Natural Language Processing (NLP)23
• AI Interpretability: Ed has expressed interest in this area3
• Consciousness: Another topic of interest for Ed3
• Data Science: Experienced in applying data science techniques to various industries12

Personal

Outside of his professional pursuits, Ed is also a viola player3, showcasing his diverse interests beyond the realm of data science.