Freya Systems CEO Ben Johnson explains the “Why” behind Freya’s Distinct Culture
Listen to Freya Systems CEO Ben Johnson discuss his upbringing and overall philosophy. His early fascination with the miracle of flight gave him a deep passion for aviation. From introspection and not fearing failure to a lifelong passion for learning, Ben details how he has translated his personal experiences and values into Freya’s ethos. Thank […]
The Incredible Capabilities of Sensors
“Good data doesn’t have an opinion or a bias but is rooted in facts.” Industries now rely on a network of sensors and the analytical monitoring services derived from them to operate efficiently, maintain low costs, and develop cutting edge reporting tools that can predict future occurrences. Sensors have the incredible ability to provide quantitative […]
Freya Systems Makes the Philadelphia100®
Started in 1988, the Philadelphia100® award recognizes the fastest-growing privately held entrepreneurial companies in the greater Philadelphia region. Freya Systems made the list this year after a successful and challenging 12 months. Freya Systems was chosen based on our strong market growth but we believe that our culture and core values are what have moved […]
Introduction to Freya Systems
Ben: I would say the spark started even before the company did. When I was 14 years old, I learned how to fly and that really set me on the trajectory for understanding how things work. Paul: My first job was in doing software for aircraft and that’s where I kind of got that passion […]
Data Analytics
Colin: Everyone wants to have insight in the future. There’s a factor of uncertainty that applies to everything that we do and just having more insight as to what lies ahead and having a map that we can take moving forward. I think it’s beneficial to anybody. Chris: Data is the new oil. As soon […]
Visualizing Information and Making Decisions
Albert: If I’m a user of software, what do I want to accomplish. They say they want something done, they want to be able to do something and I can develop a user story based off of that. Paul: Data science then does their analytics and then we need to be able to take the […]
Stages of Analytics Projects
Ben Johnson: Hi it’s Ben from Freya. Today, I wanted to share a little bit of insight with respect to data analytics. Really the stages of any data analytics project so that when you engage in your next project you’ll be familiar with what’s going to happen. The first key part of it is gathering […]
Data “Science” Projects
Chris MacNeel: Hi. I’m Chris here at Freya and I’d like to talk to you about data science projects. It’s great to be running models all day long and trying to get accuracy just a little bit better each time, but in industry, we have customers that we have to answer to. They have constraints […]
Translating Skills
Ben Johnson: Hi, it’s Ben from Freya. I just wanted to share another tip for you today about how our skills translate between different verticals. We found that skills really translate, and it’s all about the techniques, how you apply a technique from one vertical to the next. Whether that’s predicting the failures on an […]
Programming Models: Industry vs Academia
Katherine Anderson: Hi, I’m Katherine from Freya Systems. I’d like to discuss the difference in approaches we have for programming models in industry versus academia. The main distinction is that in industry we’re focused on productionizing models, usually in a given time and budget. And in academia, we would be more focused on researching complex […]
