Fleet Management: Today and Tomorrow

Tackling Aircraft Down-Time An aircraft’s job: to take off and land reliably, safely, and efficiently. As we look at today’s technologies and tomorrow’s advanced predictive tools, we believe that fleet health will increasingly be measured and analyzed in real-time, while fleet maintenance will be scheduled based on digitally predicted needs. Some of the factors that […]
What is Sentiment Analysis? Bringing Emotion into Computing

If you had to sort reviews on a website and there were no ratings attached to it: how would you know if it was good or bad? Would it be valuable for organizations to understand the public sentiment around key issues? Are consumers frustrated over an underperforming part that has slipped under the radar of […]
Using Leaflet with data from the Yelp API

I was recently doing a project utilizing the Yelp API and analyzing restaurant data through R. Leaflet proved to be very helpful in providing interactive maps to visualize data. It didn’t hurt that the maps were very easy to generate and customize as well. In this post I’ll go through some of the uses I […]
What is the Difference Between Software Development and Enterprise Software Development?

According to IBM Research: “Software development refers to a set of computer science activities dedicated to the process of creating, designing, deploying and supporting software.” Software itself is the set of code that tells a device what to do. The software could be for an individual job function or a departmental function. Enterprise software development […]
Hackathon: Freya Team takes on a Visual Computing

Towards the end of 2021, Freya hosted a hackathon that split the team into two separate factions asked to solve a distinct set of computer vision problems. The resulting days allowed for collaboration and problem solving that really got the data science juices flowing. Two Real-World Problems Each team had a unique task however both […]
Predictive Analytics Role in Water Treatment’s Sustainability and Reliability

The Current Energy Dilemma in Water Treatment The critical component of water and waste treatment processing is the common architecture of electric motors and controls. In the United States, the treatment process is driven by electric motor-driven devices, including energy-intensive pumps. Studies and publications from the past ten years demonstrate that the energy efficiency of […]
Do you need a PhD to be a Data Scientist?

Freya’s Michelle Caler asks: do you need a Ph.D. to be a Data Scientist? Hello world! My name is Michelle Caler, and I am Freya’s newest Data Scientist. This is something of a career change for me, as I used to be an Instructor in the Department of Physics and Engineering at West Chester University […]
How Do I Start Using My Data?

A Networking Icebreaker I was recently asked to provide a short verbal presentation to kick-off a meeting of a networking group. The request was for something interesting to help start a good discussion. What better topic than ‘How are you using your data? Some quick tips to help you start analyzing your data.’ I figured […]
How Do I Make Sure My Next IT/Software Project is Successful?

1. What is an Agile User Story and how does it capture my requirement? When working with customers, we often get challenged on why we employ user stories rather than straight text. We predominately work with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) who are the key source of knowledge for a project and therefore exceptionally busy. So […]
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 […]