Scraping and Crawling: Collecting Data on the Web

The working group Data Science in the SAA (Swiss Association of Actuaries) is pleased to present its Meet Up Series: Actuarial Data Science Reading Club. In a casual and interactive setting, actuaries and data scientists will have the opportunity to share their experiences and learn from each other.

Each session will evolve around one practical topic of interest, which will be briefly introduced at the beginning.
If you are looking to discuss ideas, ask questions or simply be inspired by people working on similar topics, this might be for you! The events are free and open to all levels of experience.

Our third meeting will take place on 5.12.2024 (18:00-20:00), at
Edge5 close to the Zürich HB.
Description to enter the room:

To access the meeting room, ring the bell at Edge5 / Device Tools or walk in directly *** Door code: 3037# *** Meeting room at Edge5 on the 3rd floor.

Scraping and Crawling: Collecting Data on the Web
Lena will give a short overview of the topic, starting with basic scraping and crawling approaches and expanding to more sophisticated methods. In this session, we are interested in discussing concrete practical challenges as well as regulatory limits. But mostly, we want to explore applications in the insurance sector: Where are you using scraping and crawling ? Does it work? What would you recommend, what not? What other ideas do you have and has anybody tried them already? We are looking forward to an inspiring discussion!

Lena Schütte is the Head of Health Insurance (KVG) at Azenes AG. She holds a Master in Applied Mathematics.

Space is limited, so please only register if you are sure, that you will come and unjoin, if you have to cancel!