Jean-Michel D.
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Jean-Michel D.
@daignanjm.bsky.social
ML, RecSys, Data system @Ubisoft;

✒️Writing: https://www.the-odd-dataguy.com/
🤝Meetuping(1): https://www.meetup.com/pydata-mtl/
⭕Meetuping(2): https://lu.ma/calendar/cal-EdBQc6wiUyUhxHj
✨ You’ll find:
- Why the bottlenecks aren’t about AI/ML
- How to think about ROI (why, how much, how long?)
- Practical tips to make projects more robust

👆Link in the thread Curious: what’s the biggest blocker you’ve seen in AI projects?
September 11, 2025 at 12:27 PM
PS: Writing this definitely gave me a few ideas for new deep dives, but I’d love to hear your thoughts! What stood out to you? Is there anything you'd like me to explore further? 👇
February 18, 2025 at 2:34 AM
My Decade's Journey in Data and AI
The Odd Data Cast · Episode
open.spotify.com
February 18, 2025 at 2:34 AM
🖊️ Don't expect a super technical deep dive or industry gossip. Instead, it’s my personal experience, thoughts, and references from a decade in the field. Hope you enjoy it!
February 18, 2025 at 2:34 AM
📔 It’s been an on-and-off project, but over the past few weeks, I finally found the time to wrap up my notes from the past months. It’s dense—probably my longest article—so buckle up!
February 18, 2025 at 2:34 AM
The Spotify pepites:

- Socially-Motivated Music Recommendation (research.atspotify.com/2024/06/soci...)

- Exploring Local Music’s Place in Global Streaming (research.atspotify.com/2024/05/expl...)
Socially-Motivated Music Recommendation - Spotify Research
tldr - The wide variety of reasons people listen to music include both individual motivations, like self-awareness and mood regulation, as well as social motivations, such as demonstrating belonging t...
research.atspotify.com
January 31, 2025 at 3:29 PM
ACM recsys 2024 : My recap with my selection (www.the-odd-dataguy.com/2024/11/25/r...) and my top pick is A Pre-trained Sequential Recommendation Framework: Popularity Dynamics for Zero-shot Transfer (arxiv.org/abs/2401.01497)
Back from Recsys 2024
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January 31, 2025 at 3:29 PM
- Track Mix Generation on Music Streaming Services using Transformers(arxiv.org/abs/2307.03045)

- Personalised Recommendations for the BBC iPlayer: Initial approach and current challenges (dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...)
Track Mix Generation on Music Streaming Services using Transformers
This paper introduces Track Mix, a personalized playlist generation system released in 2022 on the music streaming service Deezer. Track Mix automatically generates "mix" playlists inspired by initial...
arxiv.org
January 31, 2025 at 3:29 PM
For the @bsky.app crowd not on linkedin , there is maybe a few interesting extras for this super list

ACM recsys 2023 : My recap with my selection (www.the-odd-dataguy.com/2023/11/13/r...) and my top picks are:
Back from Recsys 2023
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January 31, 2025 at 3:29 PM
🧮 In this article, I explain how matrix factorization relates to accurately summarizing user feedback, provide a historical overview of various factorization techniques, and share some considerations and tips for effectively using matrix factorization in real projects.
December 27, 2024 at 7:44 PM
Wishing everyone a joyful holiday season filled with celebration, family, friends, and self-care. 🎄✨

P.S. If you’re wondering: do Happy Hippos taste like Kinder Bueno? Spoiler alert—they don’t! 😊
December 24, 2024 at 4:08 PM
This article outlines my journey in building this playground. I'll discuss setting up the gym and developing the initial agents, which are crucial steps in teaching an AI to navigate and succeed in this environment.

#MachineLearning #GameDevelopment #AI #Tech #Innovation #Gaming
December 23, 2024 at 4:15 PM
📦 First things first: I needed to create a sandbox environment where an agent could learn and eventually master the game. I wrap my first experiment in an article in June

www.the-odd-dataguy.com/2024/06/23/s...
Let's Train a Suika Game Master: Crafting the Playground
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December 23, 2024 at 4:15 PM