About the Author

Alice Zheng is the Director of Data Science at GraphLab, a Seattle-based startup that offers scalable data analytics tools. Alice likes to play with data and enable others to play with data. She is a tool builder and an expert in machine learning. Her research spans software diagnosis, computer network security, and social network analysis. Prior to joining GraphLab, she was a researcher at Microsoft Research, Redmond. She holds Ph.D. and B.A. degrees in Computer Science, and a B.A. in Mathematics, all from U.C. Berkeley.