startLOCAL interview with Freya Systems Chris MacNeel
Navigating the Data Frontier: Chris MacNeel Shares Insights on Leading Freya Systems in Start Local Podcast
Where AI Intersects with Wastewater Treatment
The Problem Identified: Energy Costs and Machine Maintenance How to predict optimal operation of the concurrent blower system regulating dissolved oxygen to reduce energy consumption and unnecessary wear and tear on equipment. Ensuring clean and safe drinking water is an important task that requires a considerable amount of energy....
Exploring the Unknown: The Power of Curiosity with Innovative Technology
The Importance of Curiosity in Tech Think back to the last time your own curiosity sparked a profound impact on your professional or personal life. Recall the exhilaration and nervousness of delving into the unknown, unearthing potential opportunities and gaining invaluable experiences from following your own curiosity. It is...
Leaving Academia – Becoming a Data Scientist
Hello world! My name is Michelle Caler, and I am Freya’s most junior Data Scientist. As I mentioned in a previous blog post, I used to be an Instructor in the Department of Physics and Engineering at West Chester University of Pennsylvania. Making the decision to leave academia was...
Using JHipster: Web Application Development in under 30 minutes
Do you want to make a web application in 30 minutes or less? Do you want to quickly prototype Javascript development ideas? Then you should learn about JHipster. What is JHipster? JHipster is a development platform to quickly generate, develop and deploy modern web applications and microservices. You can...
How I Sped Up My Java Program 25x
The Problem: Poor Server Performance from Inefficient Java Programs I inherited a Java program for a major OEM that was written by another developer. It was pretty daunting due to my being new to the Java language and the programmer being advanced. Also, the application was doing a lot...
Data Analytics in 2023
Data Analytics: Expectations for 2023 The use of data analytics will become more common in workplaces of all sizes as businesses strive to make better decisions faster. As a result, data and analytics will play an integral role in driving success for businesses worldwide. Companies embracing data-driven decision-making...
Reassessing our Values
There comes a time in every organization when you need to sit down and evaluate where you are on a cultural level. Are our values still relevant to the Freya team? Have our values kept up with our evolution as a business? We asked these questions throughout last year,...
Ada
The following essay was Published in Drexel University Publishing Group’s annual collection (known as The 33rd”) in 2014 as the first-place winner of the Zelda Provenzano Endowed STEM Writing Award. In honor of the 207th anniversary of Ada Lovelace’s birth (December 10th, 2022) it is reprinted here with permission...
