Vivian Zhang

Teaches at NYC Data Science Academy

Vivian is running a data analytic consulting firm. She also organizes NYC Open Data Meetup and New York R user group. Vivian Zhang(CTO of SupStat Inc., Adjunct Professor at Stony Brook University, Masters degree of Computer Science, and Masters degree of Applied Math and Statistics).

(4 Reviews)

zxData Science Bootcamp: Intensive 12-Week

Reviewed by Sricharan Maddineni on 5/16/2016

My time at the NYC Data Science Academy was some of the best three months I've ever spent. This is an intense bootcamp but it the instructors are absolutely amazing and push you to excel. Christopher (the main statistics and R instructor) is one of the best people I've ever met and you are guaranteed to be inspired by him. The TA's are some of the most hard-working people you will ever meet and are always available to help (most days until 11pm - not sure if they even go home!). All my peers in the cohort were positively affected by their experience and you should attend without hesitation if you're accepted! Vivian, the academy founder, is personally vested in helping her students find jobs and she is extremely well connected and caring. We are fortunate to be on the cusp of this new and exciting field and have the opportunity to attend such a bootcamp.
zxData Science Bootcamp: Intensive 12-Week

Reviewed by Shin Chin on 5/16/2016

I am really enjoying taking the NYC Data Science Academy data science bootcamp remotely. I find their online classroom and materials very effective for learning the fundamentals of data science. The videos are very informative and the material well communicated and taught by the lecturer. The accompanying slides are clearly written and mostly self contained and you can learn a lot, just by reading them. The course is a nice blend of theory and practical programming experience using R and Python and other tools. The learning process is aided by doing and submitting the homeworks for the lecture materials, as well as completing project assignments. I interact frequently with the TA assigned to me. We often have Google hangout sessions where he helps set up my environment on my laptop like Git, R and Python. We also review my project assignments through Google hangouts where he provides valuable feedback and suggestions. The TA is very helpful, competent and knowledgable. I would definitely recommend the online version of this bootcamp.
Data Science with Python: Machine Learning

Reviewed by Rachael R. on 10/19/2015
zxData Science with Python: Data Analysis

Reviewed by Kara V. on 6/28/2015

A little harder than I expected but overall a good class. The instructor was always available for help outside of class time.