SDS 451: Translating PhD Research into ML Applications

Published: March 11, 2021, midnight

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:\u2022 Dan\u2019s neuroscience undergrad and MATLAB [4:12]\u2022 Dan\u2019s Ph.D. timeline and research [14:01]\u2022 How to start a Ph.D. while working full time [22:45]\u2022 Dan\u2019s work at TrueMotion and label data [30:39]\u2022 Dan\u2019s title and role at Twitter [39:15]\u2022 Specific projects at Twitter [44:09]\u2022 What skills someone should bring to a Twitter job interview [52:06]\u2022 What machine learning approaches will be important in the future? [1:00:38]Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/451