b"Today we\\u2019re joined by Yunfan Gerry Zhang, a PhD student at UC Berkely, and an affiliate of Berkeley\\u2019s SETI research center.\\xa0In our conversation, we discuss:\\xa0\\n\\n\\u2022 Gerry's research on applying machine learning techniques to astrophysics and astronomy.\\n\\n\\u2022 His paper \\u201cFast Radio Burst 121102 Pulse Detection and Periodicity: A Machine Learning Approach\\u201d.\\n\\n\\u2022 We explore the types of data sources used for this project, challenges Gerry encountered along the way, the role of GANs and much more."