Dr. Kasun Bandara is an aspiring Computer Scientist and researcher, keen on the disciplines of Data Science, Machine Learning, and time series forecasting. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Colombo School of Computing (UCSC) and worked as a Software Engineer for WSO2, later went to the Monash University in Australia for his PhD.
0:00:00 Intro
0:00:16 What is Computer Science?
0:04:37 Software Developers/Engineers
0:07:36 IT - Information Technology
0:09:41 CSE - Computer Science and Engineering
0:11:19 Current challenges
0:19:28 Kasun's Academic journey
0:27:37 Artificial Intelligence
0:46:12 Neural Network
0:50:13 Linear Vs Non-Linear problems
0:53:46 Activation Function
0:55:52 Importance of Mathematics
0:58:30 Supervised Vs Unsupervised Learning
1:00:07 Backpropagation
1:00:47 Cost function
1:05:09 Black box
1:11:42 Recommended courses
1:22:39 Plans for the future