HEC Data Day 2019

HEC Data Day - January 22, 2019

Location: HEC campus - Amphi T206 (T building)

8:30 - 8:45                    Welcome Address by Peter Todd, Dean

8:45 - 10:15                  Session 1 - Chaired by Kristine de Valck (HEC Paris)

·       Bruno Crepon (ENSAE) and Christophe Gaillac (ENSAE): Machine Learning and Labor Market Frictions

·       Augustin Landier (HEC Paris): Behavioural Finance in the Age of Big Data  

·       Alberto Alemanno (HEC Paris): Data for Good: Unlocking Privately-Held Data to Create Public Value

·       Presentation of a big-data startup: Veesion

10:15 - 10:45               Coffee break

10:45 - 12:15               Session 2 - Chaired by Valeria Stourm (HEC Paris)

·       Emmanuel Bacry (Polytechnique): Detecting Weak Signals in Pharmaco Epidemiology

·       Cathy Yang (HEC Paris): Do Human Investments Follow Algorithmic Investments? Evidence from a Peer-to-Peer Lending Marketplace

·       David Restrepo (HEC Paris) and Michalis Vazirgiannis (Polytechnique): Understanding Lawyer's Performance in the Courtroom with Legal Analytics

·       Presentation of a Data Challenge: Antin Infrastructure Chair (Denis Gromb, Vincent Fraitot and the winning team)

12:30 - 14:00               Lunch at Best Western (for presenters, guests, and faculty only)

14:00 - 15:30               Session 3 - Chaired by Peter Ebbes (HEC Paris)

·       Christophe Spaenjers (HEC Paris): Machines and Masterpieces: Predicting Prices in the Art Auction Market

·       Anna Simoni (ENSAE): Macroeconomic Nowcasting with Google Data via Pre-Selection and Shrinkage

·       Xitong Li (HEC Paris): The Effect of Dockless Bike-Sharing on Public Transportation: An Empirical Study

15:30 - 16:00               Coffee and Refreshments

With the support from:

cascad Certification Agency for Scientific Code and Data CNRS UMS 2007

Organizing Team:

Christophe Pérignon (HEC Paris)                                               Francine Lestrade (Faculty Dean’s Office)

Contact: perignon@hec.fr                                                         Geraldine Matheron (Faculty Dean’s Office)