ConnectKaggle Connect KC2Kaggle Connect is a consulting platform that connects companies to the elite from our community of 104,553 data scientists. Data ScientistsWho are the Kaggle Connect Data Scientists?Kaggle Connect data scientists are the top 0.5% from Kaggle's 104,553 member community. Some Kaggle Connect data scientists are full-time consultants, who use Kaggle Connect as a source of full-time income. Others are academics, consultants, or full-time employees at other companies, who use Kaggle Connect for the opportunity to get access to a wider range of problems.Kaggle Connect data scientists have a wide range of professional and academic backgrounds, from insurance to pharma and from econometrics to computational neuroscience. They are among the best in the world in their fields, and have often developed their own software libraries and algorithms to get the best possible results.We match the right Kaggle Connect data scientists to your project, based on your industry and problem and the skills that they've demonstrated in Kaggle Competitions.Large CompaniesKaggle works with large companies like GE, Allstate and Merck, as well as smaller enterprises to help with all data science problems (e.g. improving sales forecasting, customer segmentation, retain customers, optimize pricing and much more).Smaller EnterprisesKaggle Connect CustomersKaggle has helped GE, Allstate, Merck, Ford, Tencent, Facebook and more improve sales forecasting, retain customers, accelerate product development, gather insights from social media and lower operating costs.GEMore accurate airline departure and arrival times; improved hospital operations.AllstateImproved estimate of customer claims costs; Reduced customer churnMerckBetter predictability for drug targetsFacebookBetter and broader identification of talentHeritage Provider NetworkImproved revenue for hospital network through patient admissionsTescoImproved lifetime customer valueTencentIncrease effectiveness of click through ratesNASAMore accurate imaging of dark matterCareerbuilderBetter and broader identification of talentFordEarlier detection of driver drowsinessBoeringer IngelheimBetter predictability for drug targetsMicrosoftBroader recognition of gestures for Xbox KinectTo connect companies to data scientistsIPHow is IP and data privacy handled?Kaggle has years of experience running data science projects involving sensitive data and IP. Clients including the Heritage Provider Network, Tesco, and Tencent have entrusted Kaggle with their projects. Kaggle Connect data scientists sign legal agreements which cover issues such as confidentiality, trade secrets and conflicts of interest. Please contact us if you would like to review a copy of these agreements, or discuss your particular requirements.Kaggle can also provide a private analytic environment for you to upload your data to. Data scientists cannot download data from this private environment, making it most suitable where data security is of the utmost importance.DataGather your data1What data do you have available? We recommend providing a wide variety of data. Our data scientists will use sophisticated algorithms to determine what is relevant. You don't have to clean your data set. Often valuable information is lost when data is cleaned. (However, if you provide messy data, the project will take longer.)GoalsDefine your problem2What are the goals of your projects? What deliverables are you expecting? Kaggle Connect has been used for everything from demand forecasting, to market segmentation, logistics optimization, Twitter sentiment analysis. Our community is constantly adding their ideas to the data science use cases on our wiki. You may find the projects there inspire some ideas.MatchingMatch with a data scientist2.1How does matching work?Once you post your problem, you will be matched with a Kaggle Connect data scientist. We match the right Kaggle Connect data scientists to your project, based on your industry and problem and the skills that they've demonstrated in Kaggle Competitions. Any data scientists that you are matched with will have the right skills and background to complete your project quickly, accurately and pragmatically.TimePurchase a block of hours3After you've defined your problem and purchased the required number of hours, we will match you with a data scientist within two days. During those two days, interested data scientists can ask you questions about your project, which will help you clarify the project details and help them decide whether they are a good fit.If you don't purchase enough hours, you will receive that feedback through the Q&A process. (You will have the opportunity to increase the budgeted number of hours).WorkGet to work 4We suggest customers kick off with a phone call or a screen sharing session (using technologies such as Skype, GoToMeeting or join.me). Our data scientists can help you choose an appropriate mechanism for sharing the data, based on the particular needs of your project. You can treat the Kaggle Connect data scientist as an extension of your project team, iterating and communicating as frequently as you like.Data ScientistsAt the completion of the project the data scientist will hand over any prototype code that they have developed, their processes for cleaning and manipulating your data, any reports that you have requested and any cleaned or enriched datasets that they have developed for the project. Kaggle Connect UsersYou can use Kaggle Connect to extend your project or begin additional projects with the same data scientist (assuming they're available) or with new data scientists that we match you with.You can either get started by setting up your first (complimentary) project or ask us any questions directly (we'll get back to you within 24 hours).2013-07-02http://www.kaggle.com/solutions/connectOwenAmburOwen.Ambur@verizon.net