PyCon UK 2025

Eric Thanenthiran

I lead the Engineering function at Tasman Analytics, a boutique data consultancy. We act as an interim/fractional data team and are passionate about helping clients leverage the power of their data.

Personally, I have a background of mechanical engineering and have worked across a range of sectors including sustainability, energy, property, construction and architecture. I am an engineer at heart and perennially look to hone the craft of engineering.


Session

09-19
16:00
25min
No data, no problem: Synthetic Data using Faker
Eric Thanenthiran

What do you do when you need to build data products, but don’t have any data? Learn how to generate complex synthetic data using Faker. We will generate typical user journeys through a website, creating a synthetic data stream that could be used for development, testing or modelling.

Space 2