Ben Lorica

Ben Lorica is a recognized voice in data science and artificial intelligence, with a career spanning technology, research, and industry practice. Lorica served as chief data scientist and director of content strategy for data at O'Reilly Media, where he applied business intelligence, data mining, machine learning, and statistical analysis in settings such as direct marketing, consumer and market research, targeted advertising, text mining, and financial engineering. His professional background includes roles with an investment management company, internet startups, and financial services organizations.

Before entering the technology industry, Lorica held academic positions, including assistant professor at U.C. Davis and founding department chair for statistics and mathematics at C.S.U. Monterey Bay. He was a visiting member of the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute in Berkeley and has taught at U.C. Santa Barbara and the University of the Philippines. Lorica has published work on applied mathematics, statistics, finance, marketing research, and technology.

At O'Reilly Media, Lorica contributed to shaping the global conversation around data and artificial intelligence. He served as program chair of the Strata Data Conference, the O'Reilly Artificial Intelligence Conference, and TensorFlow World. Lorica also founded and hosted the biweekly podcast "O'Reilly Data Show," featuring conversations with leaders in technology, science, big data, data science, and artificial intelligence. The podcast was recognized on several technology podcast lists, with Lorica hosting 136 episodes over five years.

After his tenure at O'Reilly, Lorica founded Gradient Flow, a research and analysis firm focused on data, machine learning, and artificial intelligence. He has held leading roles at O'Reilly Media and Databricks and has served as an advisor to startups. Lorica is co-chair for several industry conferences, including the AI Conference, NLP Summit, Data+AI Summit, Ray Summit, and K1st World. He advises organizations such as Databricks, Alluxio, Matroid, Anodot, Determined AI, Anyscale.io, Faculty.ai, Graphistry, Yakit, and The Center for Data Intensive Science + Open Commons Consortium at the University of Chicago.

Lorica remains active in the artificial intelligence community through his podcast, "The Data Exchange with Ben Lorica." The show features discussions with leaders in technology, science, big data, data science, and artificial intelligence, and includes coverage of significant developments in data, machine learning, and AI. With a broad perspective on the evolution of data science, Lorica is a trusted analyst and commentator for audiences seeking insight into artificial intelligence and data science.