Alex Pongpech
@alexboo12.bsky.social
Director of Data Analytics and Data Science, PhD Program
This article presents a specialized framework for managing GenAI adoption in retail business units, drawing from implementations across major retail chains and emerging direct-to-consumer brands.
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Transforming Retail Operations: A GenAI Management Framework for Business Unit Leaders
The retail industry stands at a unique inflection point with generative AI adoption. While a large number of retail enterprises in Thailand report experimenting with GenAI tools, very few achieved…
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August 12, 2025 at 10:21 AM
This article presents a specialized framework for managing GenAI adoption in retail business units, drawing from implementations across major retail chains and emerging direct-to-consumer brands.
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medium.com/@alexpongpec...
My new article
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I Got Hired as a Fractional CTO to Clean Up the Data Stack, Data Culture and Reorganize for a Sale
When I walked into the company for the first time, I could smell the fear of due diligence.
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April 18, 2025 at 9:53 AM
My new article
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One to bully you,
one to con you,
and one to EU
one to con you,
and one to EU
April 16, 2025 at 12:54 PM
One to bully you,
one to con you,
and one to EU
one to con you,
and one to EU
This isn’t about our international peers no longer trusting us as a people; it's about their inability to trust the American voters.
April 13, 2025 at 10:33 PM
This isn’t about our international peers no longer trusting us as a people; it's about their inability to trust the American voters.
Who would have thought that after trying so hard to prevent WW3, we would eventually start it?
April 8, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Who would have thought that after trying so hard to prevent WW3, we would eventually start it?
Finally, the US is bringing the world together. unfortunately against the US
April 1, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Finally, the US is bringing the world together. unfortunately against the US
shooting yourselves in the foot, Brexit and the tariffs
March 23, 2025 at 6:32 AM
shooting yourselves in the foot, Brexit and the tariffs
In this article, I discuss how lean production principles can be applied to building data products. As a CTO, I often see organizations pouring resources into data product development with little to show for it beyond bloated infrastructure and dashboards nobody uses.
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Applying Lean Production to Data Product Development
In this article, I discuss how lean production principles can be applied to building data products. As a CTO, I often see organizations pouring resources into data product development with little to…
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March 4, 2025 at 9:38 AM
In this article, I discuss how lean production principles can be applied to building data products. As a CTO, I often see organizations pouring resources into data product development with little to show for it beyond bloated infrastructure and dashboards nobody uses.
medium.com/@alexpongpec...
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Julius Broomfield, Kartik Sharma, Srijan Kumar
A Thousand Words or An Image: Studying the Influence of Persona Modality in Multimodal LLMs
https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.20504
A Thousand Words or An Image: Studying the Influence of Persona Modality in Multimodal LLMs
https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.20504
March 3, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Julius Broomfield, Kartik Sharma, Srijan Kumar
A Thousand Words or An Image: Studying the Influence of Persona Modality in Multimodal LLMs
https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.20504
A Thousand Words or An Image: Studying the Influence of Persona Modality in Multimodal LLMs
https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.20504
Reposted by Alex Pongpech
Bluesky has now replaced twitter as the top platform for finding out if there was an earthquake in LA
March 3, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Bluesky has now replaced twitter as the top platform for finding out if there was an earthquake in LA
Reposted by Alex Pongpech
Reposted by Alex Pongpech
Richest guy in the world telling us we can’t afford to have our government fund cancer research.
March 2, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Richest guy in the world telling us we can’t afford to have our government fund cancer research.
It didn’t take one elected president to move the country back to the Stone Age. It took a whole lot of people who elected him to the presidency. The root of the problem is much deeper than just one single political party.
February 23, 2025 at 4:45 AM
It didn’t take one elected president to move the country back to the Stone Age. It took a whole lot of people who elected him to the presidency. The root of the problem is much deeper than just one single political party.
awesome read
For those that disagree with me on AI, this article does a good job explaining your position and why he thinks you are right
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Grok 3 Beta in Shambles
Maximal Truth still seems far away
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February 19, 2025 at 11:40 AM
awesome read
I’ve seen my fair share of management absurdities, but nothing beats the classic scenario where a manager asks for the impossible — what I call the Flying Pig Syndrome. Most of my students have definitely heard this flying pig exclamation.
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Don’t Be a Manager Who Wants a Flying Pig
I’ve seen my fair share of management absurdities, but nothing beats the classic scenario where a manager asks for the impossible — what I call the Flying Pig Syndrome. Most of my students have…
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February 14, 2025 at 10:00 AM
I’ve seen my fair share of management absurdities, but nothing beats the classic scenario where a manager asks for the impossible — what I call the Flying Pig Syndrome. Most of my students have definitely heard this flying pig exclamation.
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New Journal!
Introducing Journal of Applied Statistics: Environmental Statistics and Data Science
@tandfresearch.bsky.social #statistics #datascience #environment
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Introducing Journal of Applied Statistics: Environmental Statistics and Data Science
@tandfresearch.bsky.social #statistics #datascience #environment
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Introducing Journal of Applied Statistics: Environmental Statistics and Data Science
Published in Journal of Applied Statistics: Environmental Statistics and Data Science (Ahead of Print, 2025)
www.tandfonline.com
February 12, 2025 at 11:48 AM
New Journal!
Introducing Journal of Applied Statistics: Environmental Statistics and Data Science
@tandfresearch.bsky.social #statistics #datascience #environment
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Introducing Journal of Applied Statistics: Environmental Statistics and Data Science
@tandfresearch.bsky.social #statistics #datascience #environment
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The proof is in the pudding.
January 21, 2025 at 4:37 AM
The proof is in the pudding.
It's still very difficult to comprehend, but yeah, if you don’t show up, then this is what happens.
January 21, 2025 at 4:24 AM
It's still very difficult to comprehend, but yeah, if you don’t show up, then this is what happens.