[Monday Dec 6th] Guest Talk by a Data Engineering veteran

On Monday 6th 10am we will have the chance to get our first reality check in database systems.

We will listen to real data horror storries, epic solutions and general data management with Mattias Andersson, one of the most experienced data veterans in the Swedish tech and gaming industry. Everyone is encouraged to participate and ask questions regarding real-life data problems.

Zoom Link: https://kth-se.zoom.us/j/62040278788 Links to an external site.

Teaser by Mattias

University courses are often theoretical in their nature, for good reasons. In this presentation, though I will go through some of the practical problems, challenges and horrible crashes I have encountered during my career and the tools and skills that have helped me fix them.

Bio of Mattias Andersson - Senior Data Engineer at Embark Studios
Mattias holds a M.Sc.Eng. from Uppsala University. Have for the last 18 years worked with almost all kinds of data related projects be it data modeling, prediction, ab-tests, segmentation, notebooks, building ETL, setting up databases, scripting and programming. Have worked with clinical research, online poker and for the last 9 years before Embark, at King (makers of Candy Crush Saga). Now building new data pipelines at Embark Studios - a Stockholm-based game studio on a mission to blur the line between playing and making.

Video Recording (2021):