October -- Scaling Personalization at Amazon.com: Item-to-Item Collaborative Filtering
October Seattle Unix Users Group Meeting
Amazon.com operates the largest personalized recommendation system on the Internet using algorithms and systems developed entirely in-house. This talk will present Amazon's approach to personalization, known as "Item-to-Item Collaborative Filtering," and discuss some of the challenges in building a real-time recommender system that works for tens of millions of customers and millions of items. The talk will conclude with Q&A on personalization and Amazon.com. Blake Scholl earned his undergrad CS degree from Carnegie Mellon. He has worked in Amazon's Personalization & Site Automation department for two years and currently leads the Automated Advertising team. White paper Meeting locationFor directions to the meeting, see this map and/or call the Myrio front desk during business hours at 425.897.7200. Carillon Point is an office/retail complex located between Lake Street and the lake front. Myrio is located in the building with the address 3000 Carillon Point that is to the right of the traffic circle. Turn right at the traffic circle, drive past the building and enter the gated parking lot. (Parking is free if you exit the lot after 7 p.m.) Enter the building from the side facing the lake. We suggest you arrive by 7:10 p.m. - if you arrive late, you may not be able to gain access to the building. |
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