Introduction Since its release in 2018, Novetta’s Machine Learning Center of Excellence has evaluated the performance of Universal Language Model Fine-Tuning (ULMFiT)1 against many customer use cases. We have found that automated labeling of unstructured text helps analysts be more efficient, freeing them up to focus on higher-value tasks. We have been so impressed with its accuracy that we have deployed ULMFiT against a dataset in a production system, with plans to expand it to dozens of other datasets. While ULMFiT’s performance has been impressive on all the datasets we’ve tested, we thought it could do more. Our first use…
2019 AWS Public Sector Summit
On June 11-12, 2019, global leaders from government, education, and nonprofit organizations will come together for the tenth annual AWS Public Sector Summit in Washington, DC. Learn how the cloud is accelerating innovation in public sector organizations of all types and sizes. With over 100 breakout sessions led by visionaries, experts, and peers, you’ll take home new strategies and tactics for shaping culture, building new skillsets, saving costs, and achieving your mission.
Novetta Delivers Results at the Edge During AWS re:Invent 2018
McLean, VA – December 6, 2018 – Novetta, a leader in advanced analytics technology and an AWS Partner Network (APN) Advanced Consulting Partner, had an exceptional presence at one of the largest tech conferences of the year, AWS re:Invent. Novetta participated in two speaking engagements and two AWS product launches, and also served as an AWS Worldwide Public Sector (WWPS) sponsor. Kicking off the week, Novetta was honored to have Kim Bartoe join Teresa Carlson, AWS Vice President WWPS, and industry peers on stage during WPT201 – We Power Tech: Lightning Talks with Executive Women in Tech. Kim discussed diversity and…
Deploying Machine Learning at the Edge
From the team that presented AWS re:Invent 2018 session WPS304 “Rapid Prototyping for Today’s Mission”. Problem It’s imperative for warfighters to have actionable, up-to-date knowledge about their adversaries. This requires having the ability to quickly process and analyze new data when and where it is discovered. The current procedure for gathering, processing, and analyzing data can take weeks or months due to logistics, transport, and data handling complications. Using the AWS Snowball Edge, this entire process can be automated, delivering insights from data collected in the field within minutes or hours. AWS Snowball Edge The Snowball Edge is…
Novetta Acquires Berico Technologies
Aligns for Growth and Expands Cloud Engineering Capabilities McLean, VA – November 13, 2018 – Novetta, a leader in advanced analytics technology, today announced the acquisition of Berico Technologies, based in Reston, VA. Novetta’s acquisition of Berico is rooted in the alignment of mission, capabilities, and customers. Founded in 2006, Berico delivers innovative, technology-enabled cloud engineering, data analytics, and IT modernization solutions to customers in the Intelligence Community (IC). Berico customers include the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), National Media Exploitation Center (NMEC), and National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). For more than two decades, Novetta has developed disruptive technologies delivering actionable insights…
Novetta has BIG PLANS for AWS re:Invent 2018
Novetta is excited to return to one of the world’s largest tech conferences, AWS re:Invent! This year there are even more ways to engage with us in Las Vegas. For the first time, Novetta will have leaders on stage in two speaking sessions, we are returning to our suite at the Venetian to give customized demos, and we are sponsoring two Worldwide Public Sector (WWPS) events. As in all great partnerships, Novetta and AWS are better together. Novetta’s advanced analytics technology is enhanced by AWS services and we are proud to offer our support, and contribute our expertise and innovation,…
Novetta Projects 2018 Close with 49% Increase in Year-Over-Year New Contract Awards
MCLEAN, VA – November 5, 2018 – Novetta, a leader in advanced analytics technology, closed the third quarter with $410 million in contract awards, and projects a 49% increase in year-over-year new contract awards. “Our success stems from customer mission success, our effective alignment of business development to operations, and our trusted reputation for developing innovative solutions to solve complex analytical challenges,” said Brian W. Hobbs, Senior Vice President, Business Development and Strategy. “Our teams are recognized as the best in the industry, and they have to be to compete in this marketplace. I couldn’t be prouder of the work…
NLP Transfer Learning on SageMaker
Novetta Machine Learning Center of Excellence effort to develop a deep learning model that predicts customer-relevant metadata tags for unstructured text. BACKGROUND: ENRICHMENT OF UNSTRUCTURED TEXT DATA The rise of the internet has led to a faster flow of information, where news posted to a relatively obscure blog can be shared on social media and then reach national publications within hours. The volume is such that humans alone cannot filter out noise, identify important new information, and determine how messaging trends are changing over time. To address this challenge, Novetta Mission Analytics (NMA) helps customers analyze open source and…
Rob Sheen of Novetta: Internal R&D Innovation Fosters Better, Cleaner Data for DOD, Intelligence Customers
Novetta Launches Machine Learning Center of Excellence
Focal point for mission-focused machine learning engineering, research and development, and collaboration MCLEAN, VA – Novetta, a leader in advanced analytics technology, today announced the launch of its Machine Learning Center of Excellence – a focal point for Novetta engineering, research and development, and collaboration in machine learning. Building on Novetta’s extensive machine learning practice spanning dozens of customers and mission sets, the Center is staffed by Novetta data scientists and software developers building advanced machine learning prototypes and solutions. The Center operates a hands-on Innovation Lab where government and industry partners can explore the latest in machine learning technologies through…
