Sydeaka Watson

Dr. Sydeaka Watson is a native of New Orleans, Louisiana and currently lives in Dallas, Texas. She is Founder and Owner of Korelasi Data Insights, LLC and a Senior Data Scientist at Elicit Insights, LLC. In these roles, Sydeaka uses predictive analytics and visual tools to draw insights from diverse datasets. Sydeaka earned a Ph.D. in Statistics from Baylor University and has several years of teaching experience. In her 5 years as Research Assistant Professor in The University of Chicago Biostatistics Laboratory, she consulted with over 110 biomedical research teams in The University of Chicago Medical Center, specializing in statistical analysis and experimental design for clinical research studies. Her current research interests include applications of (1) image recognition for computer vision and (2) data science for social justice. Sydeaka currently serves as Organizer of the R-Ladies Dallas Chapter. She also volunteers in the Dallas chapters of Girls Who Code and Black Girls Code.


rstudio::conf 2020

Panel: Career Advice for Data Scientists

January 31, 2020

This panel will be focused on how you build a career around R! Our panelists are all passionate about R and have each taken a different path to build a career around that passion.

rstudio::conf 2020

Neural Networks for Longitudinal Data Analysis

January 31, 2020

Longitudinal data (or panel data) arise when observations are recorded on the same individuals at multiple points in time.