Video and slides synchronized, mp3 and slide download available at URL http://bit.ly/1PxwnA8. Michael Hendricks talks about Prolog - a powerful, modern, general purpose language. Michael presents how they used genetic algorithms to evolve Prolog programs based on historic data from peer to peer lending markets. The resulting Prolog program outperforms 98% of similar investors. Filmed at qconnewyork.com. Michael Hendricks is a cofounder and the lead developer at Hookscript.com .

1. Evolving Prolog
gene expression programming

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4. mndrix

5. The Problem

6. Lending Club
peer to peer loans

7. which ones are good?

8. data!

9. The Result

10. 98% success

11. p2pquant.com
note selection

13. Genetic Algorithms

14. because giraffes

15. Candida Ferreira FTW!

16. Genotype

17. ATGCTTCGGCAAGACTCAAAAAATA

18. Phenotype

19. Ophrys apifera

20. xkcd 1259

21. Genotype : Phenotype
Source : AST

22. *b+a-aQab+//+b+babbabbbababbaaa

23. Investment strategy
and
FICO >
credit
inquiries <
700 2

24. Prolog

25. Why Prolog?

26. homoiconic
?- writeln(hi).
hi
?- X=writeln(hi).
X = writeln(hi).
?- call($X).
hi

27. logic variables
?- X=writeln(Message).
X = writeln(Message).
?- X=writeln(Message), Message=hi.
Message = hi,
X = writeln(hi).
?- call($X).
hi

28. *b+a-aQab+//+b+babbabbbababbaaa

29. declarative

30. Fitness Function
internal rate of return

31. Generations
you kids get off my lawn

32. 98% satisfied

33. p2pquant.com
thanks

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