451: Translating PhD Research into ML Applications
Mar 11, 2021•1 hr 16 min
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Episode description
Dan Shiebler joins us to discuss his category theory Ph.D. program, his full-time job at Twitter, and how the two crossover and combine in his overall data work.
In this episode you will learn:
- Dan’s neuroscience undergrad and MATLAB [4:12]
- Dan’s Ph.D. timeline and research [14:01]
- How to start a Ph.D. while working full time [22:45]
- Dan’s work at TrueMotion and label data [30:39]
- Dan’s title and role at Twitter [39:15]
- Specific projects at Twitter [44:09]
- What skills someone should bring to a Twitter job interview [52:06]
- What machine learning approaches will be important in the future? [1:00:38]
Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/451
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