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Daliana's GameThe art of selling (as an engineer), from physics PhD to sales engineer at Databricks with Daliana's old friend Mike Lo - Daliana's Game 02Daliana’s newsletter on how to find your edge in the AI age and live events: https://dalianaliu.kit.com/e0dcfc214bDaliana interviewed her friend of 10 years, Mike Lo, on how he went from a physics PhD to Sales Engineer at Databricks, and fun stories of their friendship in LA.Mike Lo’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hellomikelo/
2025-08-021h 03Daliana's GameWhy she quit Amazon to become a Vlogger, creator economy, Evelyn - Daliana’s Game - 01Daliana’s newsletter on how to navigate your career in the AI age: https://dalianaliu.kit.com/e0dcfc214bEvelyn was an analytics manager at Amazon and now full time vlogger. We talked about how she became a vlogger, how she navigated her career after leaving Amazon, and what she learned about the creator economy.Evelyn’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tapiocapressDaliana's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dalianaliu/
2025-07-1651 min2025-07-0901 min
Daliana's GameWhy I’m ending this show. Death, afterlife, Chinese philosophy, and what’s next? Daliana Liu ft. Tina Huang #92I had a fun “funeral” of this show with Tina Huang, we talked about death, afterlife, and the various transitions as content creators. Get coached by Daliana:• DS/ML Career Accelerator• Personal Branding Accelerator• Join the newsletter with 20k readers to read my career stories here.
2025-04-2144 min
Daliana's GameUnfiltered advice - How to advance your career in data science & ML - The Data Scientist Show with Daliana Liu and Jon Krohn #091➡️ Learn more about the DS Career Coaching Course.I went on Super Data Science with Jon Krohn to discuss how to accelerate your career in data science, why I paused the podcast, and how to navigate the industry's change.Join 20k subscribers to read more about career influence and personal branding. Subscribe here.
2025-04-011h 33
Daliana's GameHow to advance your career in data science #091How to advance your career in data science
2025-03-271h 33
Daliana's GameFrom Meta to independent data consultant, Seattle Data Guy moved to Denver, Ben Rogojan, the data scientist show #090Ben Rogojan, aka, Seattle data guy is an ex-Meta data engineer turned data engineering consultant and YouTuber. He has 100k followers each on YouTube and LinkedIn. We talked about how he become an independent consultant and the current state of data engineering.- Ben’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjaminrogojan/- Daliana’s newsletter on career growth and personal branding: https://dalianaliu.kit.com/profileHi! I'm Daliana Liu Join 20,000+ subscribers to read the career lessons from my 7-year experience at Amazon and my solo-founder journey.
2025-02-171h 02
Data Career Podcast: Helping You Land a Data Analyst Job FAST147: The Surprising TRUTH About Data Science Careers (ex-Amazon data scientist Daliana Liu)In this episode, I chat with Daliana Liu of The Data Scientist Show! She talks about her career journey, including her tenure at Amazon, and offers practical advice on making data science impactful in business. Tune in to discover what truly makes a great data scientist and check out Daliana's Data Science Career Accelerator course, designed to help data scientists advance their careers: https://maven.com/dalianaliu/ds-career💌 Join 10k+ aspiring data analysts & get my tips in your inbox weekly 👉 https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/newsletter🆘 Feeling stuck in your data journey? Come to my next free "How...
2025-02-1132 min
Super Data Science: ML & AI Podcast with Jon Krohn803: How to Thrive in Your (Data Science) Career, with Daliana LiuDaliana Liu is a big name in data science teaching, and she has always been generous in sharing everything she knows about getting a job in data science. In this episode, she continues to extend her generosity, helping listeners define their approach to achieving a fulfilling career in data science and tech.This episode is brought to you by AWS Inferentia and AWS Trainium, by Babbel, the science-backed language-learning platform, and by Gurobi, the Decision Intelligence Leader. Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Email natalie@superdatascience.com for sponsorship information....
2024-07-231h 54
Daliana's GameWhy data scientists are tired, six real data scientists' frustrations - The Data Scientist Show #089Daliana interviewed 6 data scientists from her meetup in New York City. It's a unique episode where you get to hear the real frustrations of data scientists. We talked about struggles working in healthcare, finance, data quality and AI, how to advocate for yourself, and align with your managers. Subscribe to Daliana's newsletter on www.dalianaliu.com for more on data science and career.Daliana's Twitter: https://twitter.com/DalianaLiuDaliana’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dalianaliu/
2024-04-1842 min
Daliana's GameWhy 80% of A/B tests fail, how to 10X your experimentation velocity - Kristi Angel - The Data Scientist Show #088Most experimentations fail, Kristi Angel shares her expertise on scaling experimentation and avoiding common A/B testing pitfalls. Learn five things that can help boost test velocity, designing impactful experiments, and leveraging knowledge repos. (Chapters below)Kristi Angel’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristiangel/Subscribe to Daliana's newsletter on www.dalianaliu.com for more on data science and career.Daliana's Twitter: https://twitter.com/DalianaLiuDaliana’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dalianaliu/(00:00:00) Intro(00:01:26) Why do most experimentations fail?(00:07...
2024-04-0843 min
Daliana's GameFrom physics PhD to data science leader, unexpected challenges in survey data, Python vs R, EDA best practices, building MLOps toolkit - Julia Silge - The Data Scientist Show #087Julia Silge is an engineering manager at Posit PBC, formerly know as R-studio, where she leads a team of developers building open source software MLOps. Before Posit, she finished a PhD in astrophysics, worked for several years in the nonprofit space, and was a data scientist at Stack Overflow where some of her most public work involved the annual developer survey. We talked about MLOps tools, challenges in survey data, text analysis, and balancing her interests in data science and engineering.Subscribe to Daliana's newsletter on www.dalianaliu.com for more on data science and career.Da...
2024-03-3046 min
Ken's Nearest NeighborsThe Problem With Developer Advocacy (Daliana Liu) - KNN Ep. 185Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Daliana Liu. Daliana is the host of the Data Scientist Show. She also has experience in developer advocacy and working as a data scientist in large tech companies and startups. Today we talk about why she quit her job in tech, how developer advocacy could be improved, and much more! Podcast Sponsors, Affiliates, and Partners:- Pathrise - http://pathrise.com/KenJee | Career mentorship for job applicants (Free till you land a job)- Taro - http://jointaro.com/r/kenj308 (20% discount) | Career mentorship if you already have a...
2024-03-301h 05
Daliana's GameWhy he created Pandas, the future of data systems, why he left his CTO role to become a chief architect - Wes McKinney - The Data Scientist Show #086Wes McKinney is the co-creator of pandas library and he is the cofounder of Voltron data. Currently he is a principal Architect at Posit and an investor in data systems. Daliana's Twitter: https://twitter.com/DalianaLiuDaliana’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dalianaliu/Wes' LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wesmckinn/(00:00:00) Introduction(00:00:44) How Pandas Started(00:06:40) Voltron Data(00:10:03) Benefits of Easy-to-Use Data Tools(00:13:20) The Rise of New Data Tools(00:18:07) Choosing Tools: Vertical or Flexible?(00:23:01) Big Models and Data Tools
2024-03-2252 min
Daliana's GameFrom financial analyst to director of analytics, how to get promoted quickly, 7 elements of influence - Christopher Fricker - The Data Scientist Show #085Christopher Fricker is a senior director in analytics and BI at Renaissance Learning. He started his career in finance and later became a data science consultant working with Meta, Netflix, and pre-IPO tech companies doing analytics. We talked about the mental models that helped him grow from a finance analyst to an analytics leader.Subscribe to Daliana's newsletter on www.dalianaliu.com for more on data science and career.Chris’ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopherfricker/Daliana's Twitter: https://twitter.com/DalianaLiuDaliana’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/i...
2024-03-151h 13
Daliana's GameAdapters: the game changer for fine-tuning - Geoffrey Angus - The Data Scientist Show #084I interviewed Geoffery Angus, ML team lead @Predibase to talk about why adapter-based training is a game changer. We started with an overview of fine-tuning and then discussed five reasons why adapters are the future of LLMs. Later we also shared a demo and answered questions from the live audience. Try fine-tuning for free: https://pbase.ai/GetStartedGeoffrey’s LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/geoffreyangusDaliana's Twitter: https://twitter.com/DalianaLiuDaliana’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dalianaliu/Daliana's Twitter: https://twitter.com/DalianaLiuDaliana’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dalianaliu/
2024-03-0852 min
Daliana's GameLanding a job by analyzing Seattle's crime data, from data scientist to founder of interview query, building a lifestyle business - Jay Feng - The Data Scientist Show #083Jay Feng created a viral project using Seattle crime data and later got into data science. He later founded "Interview Query" helping data scientists get jobs. We'll talk about how he landed his data science job through his blog, and his journey from data scientist to founder. Subscribe to Daliana's newsletter on www.dalianaliu.com for more on data science and career.Daliana's Twitter: https://twitter.com/DalianaLiuDaliana’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dalianaliu/Jay Feng's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jay-feng-ab66b049/Jay Feng's YouTube: h...
2024-02-2935 min
Daliana's GameCase studies from the GenAI frontier, scaling ML teams, from biologist to machine learning consultant- Erik Gafni - The Data Scientist Show #082Erik Gafni builds AI systems and teams. He founded Eventum AI (https://bit.ly/eventum-ai), an ML consulting company working with high-growth startups. We talked about GenAI projects he worked on, how he built production ML systems, how to scale ML teams, and his journey from biologist to ML researcher. Interested in working with Erik: https://bit.ly/erik-consulting Erik's LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/erik-gafni-LI(00:00:00) Introduction(00:01:59) Is GenAI overhyped?(00:04:28) Ascent translation with AI(00:11:58) Social media app with AI(00:14:00) Stable diffusion model evaluation(00:15:57) "Consult-to-hire" model(00:17:35) AI i...
2024-02-241h 03
Daliana's GameData science job market in 2024, softskills for interviews, AI engineering - Jay Feng - The Data Scientist Show #081Jay Feng is the CEO of interview query, a service that help data scientists get jobs. Previously he worked as a data scientist at Nextdoor, Monster. We talked about data science job market, the rise of AI engineering, and the softskills people overlook during interviews. Subscribe to Daliana's newsletter on www.dalianaliu.com for more on data science and career.Daliana's Twitter: https://twitter.com/DalianaLiuDaliana’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dalianaliu/Jay Feng's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jay-feng-ab66b049/Jay Feng's YouTube: ht...
2024-02-161h 07
Daliana's GameHow to handle being laid off (as data scientists), severance negotiation, full-time employment vs independent consultant - The Data Scientist Show #080We are joined by two data scientists who have firsthand experience with layoffs. We’ll talk about how to negotiate severance packages, how to handle stress, strategies for job hunting post-layoff, and how to reduce risks in full-time employment. Working with Daliana on personal branding: https://forms.gle/heNuZzaHjaAMQwLu6Her email: daliana@dalianaliu.comGuests: Susan Shu Chang:Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/susan-shu-chang/Newsletter: susanshu.substack.comSundar SwaminathanLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sswamina3/Website: https://www.su...
2024-02-091h 06
Daliana's GameFrom data analyst to sales engineer, personality-based career design, sales skills for data people - Jenny Wu - The Data Scientist Show #079Jenny Wu is a data analyst turned sales engineer for data products at Hex. We talked about sales engineer vs data analyst, how to design a career based on your personality, and how to transition into a customer-facing role. Jenny’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenny-wu-...Daliana's Twitter: https://twitter.com/DalianaLiuDaliana’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dalianaliu/(00:00:00) Introduction(00:01:34) What is a Sales Engineer?(00:09:35) Sales Engineering Day-to-Day(00:13:09) Challenge in sales(00:21:37) Traits of Successful Salespeople(00:30:32) Stakeholder Engagement (00:36:24) Getting into customer-facing roles(00:43:55) Quitting her job to travel the world(00:48:05) Advice on C...
2024-02-0157 min
Daliana's GameThe future of data science teams, integrating AI into data science workflows, building data apps for stakeholders - Barry McCardel - The Data Scientist Show #078Barry McCardel is the cofounder and CEO of Hex(free trial: hex.tech/dsshow), a collaborative data workspace. Their customers include FiveTran, Notion, and Anthropic. We talked about what does the future of data team look like, how to tackle challenges of data team collaborations, and how to leverage AI in data science’s workflow.60-day Free Trial: hex.tech/dsshowBarry’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrymccardel(00:00:00) Introduction(00:01:25) Is AI replacing data scientists?(00:06:08) Are data science teams getting smaller?(00:09:54) What is Hex?(00:11:24) How to communicate with stakeholders(00:24:29) Should data scientists be full...
2024-01-211h 04
Daliana's GameProduct data science for Microsoft AI, data scientist's role of GenAI, how to deal with burn out - Sid Sharan - The Data Scientist Show #077Siddhartha Sharan is a Senior Data and Applied Scientist at Microsoft, helping product teams make data-driven decisions. Currently he is working on an AI product built with OpenAI APIs for sentiment analysis. We talked about how he evaluates AI products built with large language models at Microsoft, product data science, and how he went from a business background to data science. Subscribe to Daliana's newsletter on www.dalianaliu.com for more on data science and career.Sid’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/siddharthasharan/Daliana's Twitter: https://twitter.com/DalianaLiu...
2024-01-1558 min
Daliana's GameHow she doubled her salary in a year as a data analyst, SQL in the real world, is job hopping bad? - Jess Ramos - The Data Scientist Show #076Jess Ramos is a Senior Data Analyst at Crunchbase, a LinkedIn Learning Instructor, and a content creator in the data space. She has a bachelor's degree in Math, Spanish, and Business from Berry University and a master's in Business Analytics from University of Georgia. Today we’ll talk about SQL in the real world, data analyst vs data scientist, is job hopping bad, how she negotiated her salary. Subscribe to Daliana's newsletter on www.dalianaliu.com for more on data science and career.Jess’ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessramosmsba/Preparing to Get a Job in Data...
2024-01-051h 07
Daliana's GameHow he got into machine learning and Gen AI at Amazon, how we went from "enemies" to allies - Mehdi Noori - The Data Scientist Show #075Mehdi Noori is an applied science manager at the Generative AI Innovation Center at Amazon. I used to work with Mehdi while we were at the Machine Learning Solutions Lab at AWS. So before Amazon, Mehdi was a data scientist working on marketing intelligence. Mehdi has a PhD from University of Central Florida in civil engineering and sustainability. Subscribe to Daliana's newsletter for more on data science and career www.dalianaliu.comMehdi Noori: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mehdi-noori/Predicting Soccer Goals: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/machine-learning/predicting-soccer-goals-in-near-real-time-using-computer-vision/
2023-12-061h 32
Daliana's GameWhy she quit her finance job to become a farmer, exploring a different path from the modern life - Misty Arnold - The Data Scientist Show #074My friend Misty moved to a farm in Portugal after her 20 years of career in finance. We talked about her experience moving from the busy corporate life to the farm life where she does a lot of manual work. Was it challenging, how does her finance work, and what is her advice to other people who also want to explore a different path outside of the modern city life. I hope this episode will give you a different perspective about your career. Subscribe to Daliana's newsletter on www.dalianaliu.com for more on data science and career...
2023-11-291h 10
Daliana's GameWhy he left his MLE job for product data science at Meta, data science at Uber, Linkedin, and Truecar - Pan Wu - The Data Scientist Show #073Pan Wu is a senior manager of data science at Meta. We talked about why he moved from machine learning to product data science, projects he worked on at Uber, Linkedin, and Meta, and how he transitioned from IC to manager. Subscribe to Daliana's newsletter on www.dalianaliu.com for more on data science and career.Pan’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/panwu/Daliana's Twitter: https://twitter.com/DalianaLiuDaliana’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dalianaliu/(00:00:00) Introduction(00:01:30) Why he tran...
2023-11-191h 13
Daliana's GameMachine learning in cybersecurity, computer vision in sports, from business analyst to ML engineer - Betty Zhang - The Data Scientist Show #072Betty Zhang is a data scientist currently working at a cloud security company, previously she was a data scientist at Amazon Web Services. Today we’ll talk about her computer vision projects in Sports, data science use cases in cyber security, from business major to data scientist, what’s her experience working in startups vs big tech companies. Subscribe to Daliana's newsletter on www.dalianaliu.com for more on data science and career.Betty’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/betty-zhang-0bb63731/Daliana's Twitter: https://twitter.com/DalianaLiuDaliana’s Linked...
2023-11-1255 min
Daliana's GameStop abusing A/B testing, toxic experimentation culture, how to run A/B tests with rigor - Che Sharma - The Data Scientist Show #071Che Sharma came back to discuss toxic behaviors in experimentation culture and provide actionable advice on how to handle those situations, how to have rigor and integrity when designing and analyzing A/B tests. Che was the 4th data scientist at Airbnb, later he joined Webflow as an early employee. In 2021 he founded Eppo, a next-gen A/B experimentation platform designed for modern data and product teams to run more trustworthy and advanced experiments. We talked about A/B testing best practices, A/B testing for ML models, and Che’s career journey.Reach ou...
2023-11-041h 03
Daliana's GameAcademia vs. Industry for Machine Learning, Research at Uber AI Labs, ML for Wind Farms - Jason Yosinski - The Data Scientist Show #070Jason Yosinski was a founding member of Uber AI Labs. He is also a co-founder of WinscapeAI a company dedicated to using custom sensor networks and machine learning to increase the efficiency and sustainability of wind farms. Jason holds a PhD in computer science from Cornell University. We talked about his experience at Uber AI, his research in deep learning, and ML for wind farms. Subscribe to Daliana's newsletter on www.dalianaliu.com for more on data science and career. Jason’s Website: https://yosinski.com/Jason’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonyosinski/Daliana's Twitter: https://twitter.com...
2023-10-231h 16
Daliana's GameAds forecasting at Netflix and Spotify, how to build your personal moat - Jeff Li - The Data Scientist Show #069Jeff Li is a senior data scientist at Netflix, focusing on Ads forecast. Previously he was a data science manager at Spotify, worked on supply forecasting, demand forecasting, and data infrastructure. He studied business at the University of Southern California. We talked about Ads forecasting, career path as a manager vs IC, culture in Spotify vs Netflix vs Doordash.Subscribe to Daliana's newsletter on www.dalianaliu.com for more on data science and career. Jeff Li’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lijeffrey/ Daliana's Twitter: https://twitter.com/DalianaLiu Daliana's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dalianaliu...
2023-09-141h 26
Daliana's GameA/B testing at Airbnb, building next-gen experimentation platform at Eppo - Che Sharma - The Data Scientist Show #068Che Sharma was the 4th data scientist at Airbnb, later he joined Webflow as an early employee. In 2021 he founded Eppo, a next-gen A/B experimentation platform designed for modern data and product teams to run more trustworthy and advanced experiments. We talked about A/B testing best practices, A/B testing for ML models, and Che’s career journey. Subscribe to Daliana's newsletter on www.dalianaliu.com for more on data science and career.Che’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chetanvsharma/Try Eppo for A/B testing: https://www.geteppo.com/Daliana's Twitter: https://twitter.com/DalianaLiuDaliana's Link...
2023-08-251h 14
Daliana's GameFrom data scientist@Meta to full-time YouTuber (500k+ sub), AI engineering, future of work - Tina Huang - The Data Scientist Show #067We talked about self-learning, productivity, how Tina navigates her career change and how she thinks AI could change the future of work.Tina's YouTube: www.youtube.com/@TinaHuang1Lonely Octopus: www.lonelyoctopus.comSubscribe to Daliana's newsletter on www.dalianaliu.com for more on data science and career.Tina Huang is a data scientist turned YouTube creator with 500k subscribers. She is the founder of Lonely Octopus, an online program helping people gain data science, AI, and freelancing skills. She originally studied pharmacology before transitioning into tech, completing a master's degree...
2023-08-101h 54
Daliana's GameMaking LLMs hallucinate less, how to diagnose ML models, from PM in Google AI to CEO of Galileo - Vikram Chatterji - The Data Scientist Show #066Vikram is the co-founder of Galileo – an AI diagnostics and explainability platform used by data science teams building NLP, LLMs and Computer Vision models across the Fortune 500 and high growth startups.
Prior to Galileo, Vikram led Product Management at Google AI, where his team built models for the Fortune 2000 across retail, financial services, healthcare and contact centers. He has a master degree from Carnegie Mellon University from the school of computer science. If you enjoy the show, subscribe to the channel and leave a 5-star review. Subscribe to Daliana's newsletter on www.dalianaliu.com for more on data science and...
2023-08-021h 26
Daliana's GameData Science "Mix Martial Arts", applied re-inforcement learning, scaling AI workloads using Ray - Max Pumperla - The Data Scientist Show #065Max Pumperla designed his own career path in data science. He is a freelance software engineer at AnyScale, and also a data science professor. We talked about reinforcement learning, open source contributions, Ray for data scientists, and his view on the data scientists role. If you enjoy the show, subscribe to the channel and leave a 5-star review. Subscribe to Daliana's newsletter on www.dalianaliu.com for more on data science and career.Max’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/max-pumperla-a8099354/Max's GitHub: https://github.com/maxpumperlaDaliana's Twitter: ht...
2023-07-281h 53
Daliana's GameUber's ML Systems (Uber Eats, Customer Support), Declarative Machine Learning - Piero Molino - The Data Scientist Show #064Piero Molino was one of the founding members of Uber AI Labs. He worked on several deployed ML systems, including an NLP model for Customer Support, and the Uber Eats Recommender System. He is the author of Ludwig , an open source declarative deep learning framework. In 2021 he co-founded Predibase, the low-code declarative machine learning platform built on top of Ludwig.Piero's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pieromolinoPredibase free access: bit.ly/3PCeqqwDaliana's Twitter: https://twitter.com/DalianaLiuDaliana's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dalianaliu(00:00:00) Introduction(00:01:54...
2023-07-041h 50
Daliana's GameData science in transportation, the intersection of operations research and ML - Holger Teichgraeber - The Data Scientist Show #063Holger Teichgraeber is a Data Science Manager at Archer Aviation. Previously, he worked at Convoy as a Research Scientist on their trucking marketplace, and at various companies in the energy space. Holger has a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Aachen, Germany, and a Masters and Ph.D. with research focus on machine learning and optimization applied to energy systems from Stanford University. He regularly writes on LinkedIn, with the goal to show how to build valuable products at the intersection of machine learning and optimization in production. If you enjoy the show, subscribe to the channel and leave...
2023-06-2646 min
Daliana's GameTackling data quality issues, 5 pillars of data observability, from management consultant to CEO of Monte Carlo - Barr Moses -The Data Scientist Show #062Barr Moses is a consultant turned CEO & Co-Founder of Monte Carlo, a data reliability company. She started her career as a management consultant at Bain & Company and a research assistant at the Statistics Department at Stanford University. Later, she became VP of Customer Operations at customer success company Gainsight, where she built the data and analytics team. She also served in the Israeli Air Force as a commander of an intelligence data analyst unit. Barr graduated from Stanford with a B.Sc. in Mathematical and Computational Science. Today, we’ll talk about Barr’s career journey, data reliability and obse...
2023-05-181h 21
Daliana's GameIs search dead? Google vs ChatGPT, from Google Search to enterprise search at Glean, machine learning in search, tech layoffs - Deedy Das - The Data Scientist Show #061Deedy Das is a founding engineer at Glean, an enterprise search startup. Previously, he was a Tech Lead at Google Search working on query understanding and the sports product in New York, Tel Aviv, and Bangalore. Before that, he was an engineer at Facebook New York and graduated from Cornell University. Outside of work, Deedy writes on his blog. He published a viral resume template and his work on exposing grading flaws in the Indian education system. He also enjoys running marathons, road cycling, and playing cricket. Today we’ll talk about the search projects he worked on at Go...
2023-02-211h 27Daliana's GameThe 100-hour work week of an self-taught machine learning researcher, how he got into Google Brain, why he started Omni - Jeremy Nixon - The Data Scientist Show #060Jeremy Nixon is a machine learning researcher, software engineer, and startup founder. Previously he was a software engineer at Google Brain working on deep learning. Now, he is the co-founder and CEO of Omni, building an immersive information retrieval system for you and your team. He studied applied math at Harvard University. Today we’ll talk about how he got into Google brain, his 3-month self-learning plan to learn machine learning, his startup, and how he executed his goal relentlessly since 2016. If you enjoy the show, subscribe to the channel and leave a 5-star review. Subscribe to Daliana's newsletter on...
2023-02-201h 42Daliana's GameThe power of error analysis, tree models for search relevancy, what ChatGPT means for data scientists - Sergey Feldman - The Data Scientist Show #059Sergey Feldman is the head of AI at Alongside, providing mental health support for students. He is also a Lead Applied Research Scientist at Allen Institute for AI, where he built an ML model that improved search relevancy for scientific literature. Sergey has a PhD in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the University of Washington. Today we’ll talk about machine learning for search, his consulting project for the Gates Foundation, AI for mental health, and career lessons. Make sure you listen till the end. If you like the show, subscribe, leave a comment, and give us a 5-star re...
2023-01-241h 19Daliana's GameHow to build data science muscle memory, DeepChecks -- an open source ML testing suite - Philip Tannor - The Data Scientist Show #058Philip Tannor is the Co-Founder and CEO of Deepchecks, a python package to run checks for machine learning models. Previously, he was the head of data science group at the Isreal Defense Force. He has a master's degree from Tel Aviv University in engineering, his thesis was about a new algorithm that combines neural networks with gradient-boosting decision trees. Today we’ll talk about his career journey, how to build your data science muscle memory, the algorithm he worked on, and how to check ML models. If you like the show subscribe to the channel and give us a 5-s...
2022-12-071h 08Daliana's GameThe Daliana Special: how did I got into data science, 5 things only experienced data scientists know, and why I started "The Data Scientist Show" - Daliana Liu #057Who is Daliana? This is a conversation I had in 2021 with Harpreet Sahota. I talked about my unexpected journey to data science all the way back in high school, things I wish I could know earlier about my career, the projects I worked on, what is like to be a quote-and-unquote influencer on Linkedin, and more. If you want more content from me, I write about data science and career nerdy jokes, on my Linkedin and you can subscribe to my very infrequent newsletter at dalianaliu.com. I’m curious what you think about this episode, leave a comment on...
2022-11-241h 15Daliana's GameHow he carved his own path at Airbnb, from data engineer to CEO of Mage - Tommy Dang - the data scientist show #056Tommy Dang is the Co-founder and CEO of Mage, a data ingestion and transformation pipeline for data engineers (https://github.com/mage-ai/mage-ai). Previously, he was working on data engineering and machine learning engineering at Airbnb. He has a bachelor degree of science in UC Berkeley studying economic, history, and sociology. Today we’ll talk about how he learned engineering and machine learning after college, data tools and ML tools he built at Airbnb, performance review, and how he navigates his career. If you like the show subscribe to the channel and give us a 5-star review. Subscribe to Da...
2022-11-091h 08Daliana's GameHow to effectively test and debug machine learning models, from ML engineer@Apple to startup founder - Gabriel Bayomi - the data scientist show #055Gabriel Bayomi is the Co-Founder at OpenLayer, a tool that tests & debugs machine learning models. OpenLayer was in the YCombinator’s batch in 2021, building tools for machine learning model testing. Previously he was a machine learning engineer at Apple working on Siri. He has a master degree in computer science from Carnegie Mellon. He is passionate about Natural Language Processing, Machine Learning, and Computational Social Science. We talked about how to test and debug machine learning models, his experience at Apple, and career lessons. If you like the show subscribe to the channel and give us a 5-star review. Su...
2022-10-251h 24Daliana's GameFrom Amazon research scientist to head of data product at Vestiaire Collective, why data science projects fail, how to be a good communicator - Alisa Kim - the data scientist show #054Alisa Kim is the head of data product at Vestiaire Collective. Previously, she was a research scientist at Amazon Web Services. We used to work on the same team in Machine Learning Solutions Lab and Amazon Web Services. We have collaborated on projects before and previously she was a consultant and worked on analytics and investment banking. She has a Ph.D. in Econ AI and she has worked on various industries and multiple continents. She's someone I really enjoyed working with. We talked about her journey, the projects she worked on and the lessons she learnt. If you...
2022-10-192h 12Daliana's GameThe lessons from almost losing a million dollars for his company, how to build good data assets and get buy-in from the leadership - Mark Freeman - the data scientist show#053Mark Freeman is a community health advocate turned data scientist His mission is to improve the well-being of people, especially among those marginalized. He is currently a senior data scientist at Humu where he builds data tools that drive behavior change to make work better. He has a master degree from the Stanford School of Medicine in clinical research, experimental design and statistics. He also has a certificate in entrepreneurship from the Business School of Stanford. In his free time, he volunteers with a Bay Area Community Health Advisory Council. He also plays Men's Division III Rugby. We talked...
2022-10-151h 32Daliana's GameFrom deep learning architect at AWS to PM in AI product - Abhi Sharma - the data scientist show #052Abhi Sharma started his career as a software engineer at Amazon Lab 126, building cloud services for Alexa. Later he transferred to Amazon Web Services as a deep learning architect. We used to work at the same team at machine learning solutions lab in AWS. Currently, he is a product manager, responsible for machine learning products like chatbot at Chime. We talked about how he transitioned his career from software engineer to deep learning architect and to a product manager, cool projects he worked on, and our shared experiences at Amazon. If you like the show subscribe to the channel...
2022-10-041h 30Daliana's GameWhat data scientists need to know about MLOps principles, from GPA 2.6 to Sr. MLOps Engineer@Intuit - Mikiko Bazeley - the data scientist show051Mikiko Bazeley is a senior software engineer working on MLOps at Intuit. Previously, she worked as a growth hacker, data analyst in Finance, then become a data scientist, and later transitioned into machine learning. She has a bachelor degree in econ, biological anthropologie, did data science bootcamp at springboard. She is a tech writer for NVIDIA and she’s working on a course on MLOps. Her goal is to demystify MLOps & show how to develop high-quality ML products from scratch. You can find her content on Linkedin and YouTube. Today, we’ll talk about useful engineering principles for data scie...
2022-09-272h 04Daliana's GameBayesian thinking in work and life, ad attribution models and A/B testing, machine learning@Foursquare - Max Sklar - the data scientist show050Max Sklar is an independent engineer and researcher. Previously, he was an engineering and Innovation Labs Advisor at Foursquare after 7 years at the company as a machine learning engineer. Previously, he has worked on Ad Attribution, recommendation engine, ratings. He is the host of The Local Maximum podcast. Max studied CS from Yale, and holds a Master degree in information systems from New York university. If you like the show subscribe to the channel and give us a 5-star review. Subscribe to Daliana's newsletter on www.dalianaliu.com/ for more on data science.
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2022-09-131h 30Daliana's GameWhy he quit a $500k+ machine learning job at Meta (Facebook): a candid review of his experience, mistakes, and ML best practices - Damien Benveniste - the data scientist show049Damien Benveniste is a data scientist and software engineer. Previously, he was a machine learning tech leader and mentor. He has worked for almost ten years in different machine learning roles in different industries such as AdTech market research, e-commerce and health care. He has a Ph.D. in physics from Johns Hopkins University and now working towards co-founding own startup in employee engagement space. We talked about his career journey, how he solved challenging problems, and his advice for new data scientists and engineers. If you like the show subscribe to the channel and give us a 5-star...
2022-09-062h 44Daliana's GameTime series modeling in supply chain, how to master business communication, save the environment with data science - Sunishchal Dev - the data scientist show048Sunishchal Dev is a lead data scientist at Booster. He's helping to decarbonize the transportation industry by optimizing last mile delivery of renewable fuels. Previously, he was a management consultant. On the side, he volunteers with Project Drawdown to model the most effective solutions to climate change. He is also a mentor of future data scientist as a springboard by guiding them through real world projects. We talked about his career journey, supply chain optimization, how data science can help the environment. If you like the show subscribe to the channel and give us a 5-star review. Subscribe to...
2022-08-311h 03Daliana's GameProduct data science@Spotity, from management consultant to data scientist, salary negotiation, managing ADHD - Felicia Rutberg - the data scientist show047Felicia Rutberg is a product strategy and analytics manager at Snap, previously she was a product data scientist at Spotify. She started her career as a management consultant at Accenture. She studied mathematics and cognitive psychology at the Vanderbilt University. Felicia reached out to me on Linkedin because she wanted to share how she became a data scientist while having ADHD. Today we’ll talk about product analytics at Spotify and Snap, her career journey, and ADHD. If you like the show subscribe to the channel and give us a 5-star review. Subscribe to Daliana's newsletter on www.dalianaliu.co...
2022-08-192h 12Daliana's GameData science interviews trends, from being laid off to landing a data scientist job at Airbnb - Emma Ding - the data scientist show #046Emma Ding is a data scientist turned career coach. Previously she was a data scientist and software engineer at airbnb. I first discovered her through a viral Medium blog called “how I got 4 data science offers and doubled my income 2 months after being laid off". Today, her mission is to help data scientists land their dream offers by being strategic and efficient in their interview preparation at https://www.datainterviewpro.com/. Among the 80 clients she worked with, 90% of them received data scientist job offers from top tech companies, such as meta, linkedin, doordash, robinhood, etc. We talked about how sh...
2022-08-031h 19Daliana's GameUsing ML to tackle disruptive behaviors in gaming@Activision, data science in the metaverse, cyber security - Carly Taylor - the data scientist show #045Carly Taylor is a senior manager at Activision, leading a team of machine learning engineers to tackle disruptive behaviors in the game ‘Call of Duty’. Previously, she has held various roles including machine learning engineer, data scientist, product analyst, Analytical Chemist. She has a master degree in computational chemistry from the university of colorado. She’s passionate about video games and cyber security. She shares her insights on machine learning, gaming, and career with 33k Linkedin follower. If you like the show subscribe to the channel and give us a 5-star review. Subscribe to Daliana's newsletter on www.dalianaliu.com/ fo...
2022-07-291h 15Daliana's GameFrom lawyer to senior data scientist at Amazon, data science in devices, HR, and real estate, how to 're-invent' yourself - Pauline Chow - the data scientist show #044Pauline Chow is a data scientist and former legal attorney and active transportation advocate. She worked in banking, fashion and education start-ups, and Amazon. Currently, she is the data engineering lead for Thrackle, a blockchain research and modeling company. She has a master degree in computer science, Machine learning, from Georgia Institute of Technology, she also has a law degree JD from the university of wisconsin. She is also a certified yoga teacher and published writer.
We talked about her projects in three different teams in Amazon: devices, HR, and real estate; how her law degree helped h...
2022-07-131h 31Daliana's GameFrom chemical engineer to data scientist@ExxonMobil, why he left to do data science freelancing, data career jumpstart, Avery Smith - the data scientist show#043Avery Smith is a data science consultant and career coach at Data Career Jumpstar, and TA at MIT professional education. Previously, he was working on optimization and predictive analytics at ExxonMobil. We talked about his journey from from chemical engineer to data analytics, optimization problems in energy sector, why he left ExxonMobil, and his best advice for people to get into data science. Follow Daliana on Twitter (https://twitter.com/DalianaLiu) for more on data science and this podcast. If you like the show, subscribe and give me a 5-star review :)
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Daliana's GameApplied machine learning research methods, human-machine team, AI strategies, trends in machine learning, how to earn trust - Vin Vashishta - The data scientist show #042Vin Vashishta is a chief data officer and AI strategist at V Squared, a company he founded in 2012 that provides AI strategy, transformation, and data organizational build-out services.
He teaches data professionals about strategy, communications, business acumen, and applied machine learning research methods. Vin has 130k+ followers on Linkedin talking about AI, analytics, and strategy. His website: https://www.datascience.vin/ If you like the show subscribe to the channel and give us a 5-star review. Subscribe to Daliana's newsletter on www.dalianaliu.com/ for more on data science.
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2022-06-291h 50Daliana's GameRetail store forecasting with video and audio, ML in high frequency trading, from tech to politics, ML in Web3 - Greg Tanaka, the data scientist show #041Greg Tanaka is a computer scientist turned CEO of an AI company. He started coding when he was 6, studied computer science at UC Berkeley, and has built many machine learning applications, he is the the founder and CEO of Percolata developing ”Forecast as a Service”. He is also the council member of Palo Alto in California, and just finished his campaign for congress. Today we’ll talk about his career journey, forecasting, machine learning in blockchain and political campaigns. If you like the show subscribe to the channel and give us a 5-star review. Subscribe to Daliana's newsletter on www.da...
2022-06-231h 30Daliana's GameWeather forecasting with AI, Kaggle tips and tricks, dealing with missing data, deep learning with Jesper Dramsch, The Data Scientist Show #040Jesper Dramsch is a scientist for machine learning at the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather forecasts. They have a phd in applied Machine Learning to Geoscience from Technical University of Denmark. They are a Kaggle Kernals Expert and TPU star, ranking at top 81/100k worldwide. We talked about weather forecasting, things they learned from Kaggle, how to deal with missing data and ourliers, deep learning, Keras vs Pytorch, XGBoost, their struggles as a phd student, working in the EU vs US. Follow @DalianaLiu for more updates on data science and this show.
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2022-06-161h 58Daliana's GameReinforcement learning common use cases, recommendation engine, productivity - Susan Shu Chang the data scientist show#039Susan Shu Chang is a principal data scientist at clearco, helping ecommerce founders' by building machine learning-powered investing. In her previous role, she developed the company’s very first ML powered website recommender system, deployed to millions of customers, and created a custom OpenAI Gym environment for a reinforcement learning project in production. She is also the founder and developer of Quill Game Studios, selling ~10k copies of the debut game in 6 months. She has given talks at PyCon Canada,Toronto Machine Learning Summit (TMLS), and more. She writes about her career journey and learning on https://www.susanshu.co...
2022-06-081h 53Daliana's GameUser-centric data science, design thinking, from UX researcher to data science manager@Visa - Laura Gabrysiak - the data scientist show #038Laura Gabrysiak is a senior manager of data products and solutions at Visa. Previously, she's a data scientist, building machine learning models and decision tools to enable Visa clients. She has a college degree in computational and linguistics and has masters in design thinking. She's building the local data science community in Miami, and a co-founder of our Ladies. If you like the show subscribe to the channel and give us a 5-star review. Subscribe to Daliana's newsletter on www.dalianaliu.com/ for more on data science.
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2022-06-012h 01Daliana's GameA/B testing and growth analytics at Airbnb, building data science tools and metrics store with Nick Handel, the data scientist show#037Nick Handel was a senior data scientist leading the launch of the data side of this Airbnb Trips and later built a team that designed aribnb’s end-to-end machine learning platform, bighead. Currently, he is the cofounder and CEO of Transform, he first centralized 'metrics store' that empowers data analysts to deliver insights. He was recognized as 30 under 30 by Forbes in 2018. If you like the show subscribe to the channel and give us a 5-star review. Subscribe to Daliana's newsletter on www.dalianaliu.com/ for more on data science.
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2022-05-242h 10Daliana's GameBecoming a superforecaster, decision science for better human predictions - Pavel Atanasov-the data scientist show#036Pavel is a decision scientist and co-founder at Pytho, using decision science to measure and improve human judgment & prediction. He has a phd in psychology and decision science from the University of Pennsylvania, focusing on crowd predictions. If you like the show subscribe to the channel and give us a 5-star review. Subscribe to Daliana's newsletter on www.dalianaliu.com/ for more on data science.
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2022-05-171h 51Daliana's GameUsing AI to detect online abuse, from physics PhD to staff ML engineer@Linkedin, persuasion at work with James Verbus - the data scientist show #035James Verbus is Staff Machine Learning Engineer at LinkedIn. He has a PhD in Physics from Brown university. He is the tech lead of the Anti-Scraping and Automation AI Team, working on protecting LinkedIn's Members from bots and abusive scripted behavior, pioneering the use of deep learning to detect abusive automated sequences of user activity (blog post). If you like the show subscribe to the channel and give us a 5-star review. Subscribe to Daliana's newsletter on www.dalianaliu.com/ for more on data science.
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2022-05-101h 35Daliana's GameThe golden age of AI and neuroscience, brain computer interface (BCI), from academia to FAANG with Patrick Mineault - The Data Scientist Show #034Patrick Mineault is a neural data scientist. He has worked at Google and Facebook after he did a postdoc at UCLA. He worked on Brain Computer Interface (BCI) at Facebook Reality Labs, building a BCI that allows you to type with your brain. He tweets about neuro-AI @patrickmineault, and writes a blog (https://xcorr.net) sharing his career journey and learnings along the way. If you like the show subscribe to the channel and give us a 5-star review. Subscribe to Daliana's newsletter on www.dalianaliu.com/ for more on data science.
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2022-05-052h 46Daliana's GameFrom biostatistician to the 'artist of data science', how he turned his life around, philosophy - Harpreet Sahota - The Data Scientist Show#033Harpreet Sahota is a data scientist and ML developer advocate, he is also the host of “artist of the data science” podcast and weekly data science happy hours, he is the principal data science mentor at data science dream job. He is also a philosophy nerd. He had some struggles when he tried to get into data science, and today we’ll talk about his experience as a biostatistician, data scientist, lessons he learned from his journey and from mentoring other people, and how he turned his life around. If you like the show subscribe to the channel and give us...
2022-04-071h 25Daliana's GameHow he built the best Covid forecasting model, lessons learned and how to improve model performance with Youyang Gu - The Data Scientist Show#032Youyang Gu is the creator of http://covid19-projections.com. In 2020, while most Covid prediction model failed, without any experience in medicine he created a forecasting model that outperforms almost all medical experts. Yann LeCun, Facebook's chief AI scientist and professor stated that Gu's model "is the most accurate to predict deaths from COVID-19", surpassing the accuracy of the well-funded Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation COVID model. It was cited by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in its estimates for U.S. recovery.
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2022-04-012h 03Daliana's GameFeature engineering, ML models in production, new trend for ML tools, day-to-day of a principal engineer with Willem Pienaar - The Data Scientist Show #031Willem is the creator of Feast, an open-source feature store (feast.dev), building tools at the intersection of engineering, data, and ML. Currently, he work as a Principal engineer at Tecton, Leading the development of Feast, an open source feature store. Previously, he has worked in South Africa, Thailand, Singapore before he moved to San Francisco in the US. Today we’ll talk about machine learning in production, cool projects he worked, machine learning in startup and how to pick the right data science track for your career. If you like the show subscribe to the channel and give us...
2022-03-241h 36Daliana's GameMachine learning in healthcare, how to scale ML solutions, from ML researcher to product leader at Microsoft with Muazma Zahid - The Data Scientist Show #030Muazma Zahid is a leader in data and AI, speaker and researcher in Biomedical Engineering with several international publications and awards. We talked about machine learning in healthcare, how to scale data science solutions, her journey from a ML researcher to data engineer to engineering manager to a product leader.
She joined Microsoft in 2018 as a data engineer, later became a senior manager in software engineering, and now she is a principal product manager. She won the mentor of the year award in 2020 by Women Tech Network. If you like the show subscribe to the channel and g...
2022-03-201h 40Daliana's GameHands-on time series analysis, open source projects, R packages, MLOps common mistakes with Rami Krispin - The Data Scientist Show #029Rami leads the data science and engineering team at Apple Finance Decision Support. He uses advanced statistical and machine learning models to help leadership make better decisions. He is also an open-source contributor and the author of Hands-On Time Series Analysis with R and several R packages for time series analysis and machine learning applications. He has a master degree in applied econometrics. We talked about time series, open source, MLOps and his career journey. If you like the show subscribe to the channel and give us a 5-star review. Subscribe to Daliana's newsletter on www.dalianaliu.com/ for...
2022-03-111h 31Daliana's GameBecoming a deep learning researcher without a PhD, graph neural network(GNN), time series, recommender system with Kyle Kranen - The Data Scientist Show#028Kyle Kranen is a Deep Learning Software Engineer at Nvidia. Researching, implementing, and optimizing state of the art distributed deep learning models, using mainly Pytorch and Tensorflow. He has a unique combination of skillset of both hardware and software engineering. We talked about Graph Neural Network (GNN), Temporal Fusion Transformer (TFT), time series, and other deep learning research topics and his career journey. If you like the show subscribe to the channel and give us a 5-star review. Subscribe to Daliana's newsletter on www.dalianaliu.com/ for more on data science.
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2022-03-031h 57Daliana's GameHow to 'predict' the past, geospatial data's use cases, Data-as-a-Service (DaaS), out-of-the-box career advice with the CEO of SafeGraph, Auren Hoffman - The Data Scientist Show #027Auren Hoffman is CEO of SafeGraph: the place for data about physical places. We talked about how to use analytics and machine learning to find truth in data, geospatial data and their use cases, the impact of DaaS, and what he looks for when he develops talents. If you like the show subscribe to the channel and give us a 5-star review. Subscribe to Daliana's newsletter on www.dalianaliu.com/ for more on data science.
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2022-02-241h 26Daliana's GameTelling compelling stories with data, people skills for analytical thinkers with Gilbert Eijkelenboom - The Data Scientist Show #026Gilbert Eijkelenboom is the founder of Mindspeaking, a training program helping data & analytics professionals improve their business understanding, persuasion, and storytelling skills. He wrote the best-selling book “people skills for analytical people”. We talked about to get buy-in from stakeholders, how to build work relationships as introverts, how to earn trust, how to tell compelling stories with data, and lessons he learned from playing poker. If you like the show subscribe to the channel and give us a 5-star review. Subscribe to Daliana's newsletter on www.dalianaliu.com/ for more on data science.
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2022-02-171h 28Daliana's GameSports analytics and personal branding for data scientists, Ken Jee - The Data Scientist Show #025Ken Jee is the head of data science@Scouts Consulting Group and a YouTube creator with over 180k followers. Today we talked about sports analytics, how to grow your career and get promoted, how to explain complex concepts to stakeholders, how to build personal brands as data scientists.
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2022-02-091h 32Daliana's GameFrom Apple store specialist to ML engineer at Apple, build a portfolio through open source projects, Julia Language, with Logan Kilpatrick - The Data Scientist Show #024Logan Kilpatrick is a machine learning engineer at Apple, Developer Community Advocate of Julia. He is a teaching fellow at Harvard extension school, and currently doing a master program of science in Law. Today we’ll talk about how he became a Machine learning engineer, the internship he did in NASA, why you should care about open source communities, Julia, what the future of machine learning looks like, make sure you stay till the end. If you like the show subscribe to the channel and give us a 5-star review. Subscribe to Daliana's newsletter on www.dalianaliu.com/ for mo...
2022-02-031h 42Daliana's GameTackling complex ML problems with small steps, MLOps best practices, pre-model analysis, from marketing analyst to principal ML researcher with Nathan Landi, The Data Scientist Show #023Nathan Landi is a principal quantitative researcher at TEKSystems. He is on the advisory board of MLOps world. We talk about pre-model analysis using information value, MLOps best practices, multi-stage modeling, tackling complex problems with simple models, interview tips, and how he grew his career from marketing analyst to principal ML researcher. If you like the show subscribe to the channel and give us a 5-star review. Subscribe to Daliana's newsletter on www.dalianaliu.com/ for more on data science.
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2022-01-271h 44Daliana's GameData-driven sales strategies, sales metrics, how to collaborate with business leaders with Dennis Yu - The Data Scientist Show #022Dennis Yu is a Revenue and Strategy Leader, currently he is the Merchant Success Team Lead at Shopify, he’s on the advisory board of USC startup accelerator, and he is also leading Talent and Professional Development for Asian ERG at Shopify. If you like the show subscribe to the channel and give us a 5-star review. Subscribe to Daliana's newsletter on www.dalianaliu.com/ for more on data science.
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2022-01-201h 19Daliana's GameEconomic thinking and a must-listen mini MBA for data scientists with Airbnb VP and Wharton Professor, Amit Gandhi - The Data Scientist Show#021Amit Gandhi is a technical fellow and VP at Airbnb. He is a professor in economics at the Wharton School in the University of Pennsylvania. He gave as a master class on economic thinking and a mini-MBA tailored for data scientists. We also talk about his career journey, decision-making, machine learning, economics, and his advice to data scientists, make sure you stick to the end. If you like the show subscribe to the channel and give us a 5-star review. Subscribe to Daliana's newsletter on www.dalianaliu.com/ for more on data science.
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2022-01-131h 40Daliana's GameTranslating ML model’s output into financial impact, fraud detection, financial modeling at Google, interview preparation with Dan Lee - The Data Scientist Show #020Dan Lee is the an ex-Google data scientist turned founder of DataInterview - an interview prep platform for data scientist. We talked about how to translate model results into dollar amount, fraud detection models, quantitative thinking, data storytelling, best practices in exploratory data analysis (EDA), and interview prep tips. If you like the show subscribe to the channel and give us a 5-star review. Subscribe to Daliana's newsletter on www.dalianaliu.com/ for more on data science.
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2022-01-051h 19Daliana's GameUnlocking the power of emotional intelligence for your career success, how to handle toxic relationships and how to regulate negative emotions with Marc Brackett - The Data Scientist Show #019Marc is a Yale Professor and the founding director of Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence. He wrote the best selling book “Permission to Feel”. Today we’ll talk about how we can use emotional intelligence to empower our careers:
how to regulate negative emotions
how to deal with toxic relationships at work
how to influence big stakeholders
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2021-12-301h 13Daliana's GameThe ultimate data science interview landscape, three shifts in DS job search, common mistakes in interviews with Andrew Berry The Data Scientist Show #018Andrew Berry is a data science educator at Lighthouse Labs. He has worked with over 100+ students from various backgrounds trying to transition into data science. He teaches data science, coaches aspiring data scientists, and design courses.
We talked about the shift in data science interviews, how to tackle coding interviews, future of job search, how to build your portfolio, interviews tips for big companies vs small companies, behavioral interviews vs technical interviews, how to write cold emails and more. If you like the show subscribe to the channel and give us a 5-star review. Subscribe to Daliana's...
2021-12-231h 49Daliana's GameFrom unemployed to chief data scientist of multiple startups, machine learning prototyping, how to read people, overcoming life struggles with Matt Kirk, the data scientist show #017Matt Kirk is Daliana's mentor, so it's a very special episode! Matt has been many things in his life: data scientist, software engineer, research analyst (quant), a founder, a c-level executive, and so on. We talked about Matt’s unique career adventure, machine learning solutions he built for startups, how to read people and influence stakeholders, how to understand yourself, how to be productive and how he overcome his life struggles. If you like the show subscribe to the channel and give us a 5-star review. Subscribe to Daliana's newsletter on www.dalianaliu.com/ for more on data science.
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2021-12-152h 02Daliana's GameThe unique algorithm for compact and accurate machine learning models, no-code ML use cases and its impact on the future of data scientists with Blair Newman - The Data Scientist Show #016Blair Newman is the CTO of Neuton AI. Neuton is a zero-code cloud platform that empowers users of any tech level to apply the best machine learning practices for solving real-world challenges faster.
We’ll talk about Neuton AI’s patented deep learning algorithm that doesn’t use back propagation, his career journey, no-code ML use cases, and how does no-code ML impact the future of data science. If you like the show subscribe to the channel and give us a 5-star review. Subscribe to Daliana's newsletter on www.dalianaliu.com/ for more on data science.
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2021-12-091h 18Daliana's GameBuild successful end-to-end machine learning systems, ML engineers day-to-day and stakeholder management with Eugene Yan - The Data Scientist Show#015Eugene Yan is a machine learning engineer at Amazon. He designs, builds, and operates machine learning systems that serve customers at scale. In his free time, he writes and speaks about data science on www.eugeneyan.com with 2,000+ subscribers.
We talked about how to build an end-to-end ML project successfully, machine learning best practices, his approach to tackle challenging problems, high-impact projects he worked on, how to communicate effectively with stakeholders, why writing documents is important, and how to get to the next level. If you like the show subscribe to the channel and give us a 5...
2021-12-021h 50Daliana's GameFrom data engineer to data scientist at Google, transition into DS from non-tech degree, salary negotiation, how to manage up with Sundas Khalid - The Data Scientist Show #014Sundas Khalid is a senior analytics lead at Google. She started her career as a data engineer and transitioned into data science through self-learning. I met Sundas when we worked together at Amazon. She helped women of color negotiate a $1.4M in incremental salaries. She talks about careers in data science, personal finance, and salary negotiation on YouTube and Instagram. If you like the show subscribe to the channel and give us a 5-star review. Subscribe to Daliana's newsletter on www.dalianaliu.com/ for more on data science.
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2021-11-2559 minDaliana's GameDevelop product sense to uplevel your data science career, how to influence product managers with data, crack product sense interview questions with Peter Knudson - The Data Scientist Show #013Peter Knudson is a product manager of 10 years who focuses on innovative new experiences that help drive engagement in the ever evolving landscape of mobile and console games. He is also the author of the Amazon best selling book “Product Sense.”
We talk about what is product sense, how do data scientist develop product sense, what are product manager’s frustration when working with data scientists, how can data scientists influence product managers better, misconceptions about product management, common mistakes in product management. If you like the show subscribe to the channel and give us a 5-star review...
2021-11-171h 11Daliana's GameThe secret to improve mental health, future of data engineering, work life balance with Zach Wilson - The Data Scientist Show #012Zach Wilson is a tech lead at Airbnb building data pipelines, previously he worked at Netflix and Facebook. Zach graduated from college at the age of 20 with degrees of math and computer science. He has over 80k followers on Linkedin.
We talked about mental health, terminal level, promotions, work life balance, building audience on Linkedin, and the future of data engineering.
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2021-11-091h 21Daliana's GameDemystify data engineering, 3 common mistakes, FAANG's culture, how to say no at work with Zach Wilson - The Data Scientist Show #011Zach Wilson is a tech lead at Airbnb building data pipelines, previously he worked at Netflix and Facebook. Zach graduated from college at the age of 20 with degrees of math and computer science. He has over 80k followers on Linkedin.
We talked about common data engineering mistakes, best practices, softskills, how to say no at work, work experience in Facebook, Netflix, and Airbnb. This is part one of our conversation, and please go to next week’s episode for part two. If you like the show subscribe to the channel and give us a 5-star review. Subscribe to...
2021-11-041h 00Daliana's GameBuild a killer analytics dashboard for your CEO; data visualization best practices with Kate Strachnyi - The Data Scientist Show #010Kate Strachnyi is the founder of DATAcated – delivering training on data visualization, data storytelling, and dashboard best practices. She has over 150k followers on Linkedin. We talked about how she got into data analytics without a background in math, what makes a good dashboard, how to work with executives, how to tell stories with data, what she’s looking for when hiring a data analyst, and the psychology of color! If you like the show subscribe to the channel and give us a 5-star review. Subscribe to Daliana's newsletter on www.dalianaliu.com/ for more on data science.
2021-10-281h 24Daliana's GameAce the data science interview; build kick-ass portfolio projects with Nick Singh - The Data Scientist Show #009Nick Singh is a career coach and the co-author of "ace the data science interview". He has over 60k followers on Linkedin, and previously worked at Facebook and Google. We talked about how to prepare for data science interviews, how to build a portfolio, what makes a candidate stand out, how to write cold emails to recruiters, and his career journey. If you like the show subscribe to the channel and give us a 5-star review. Subscribe to Daliana's newsletter on www.dalianaliu.com/ for more on data science.
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2021-10-2156 minDaliana's GameSolving the brain with machine learning; the secret to a successful career with Konrad Kording - The Data Scientist Show #008Konrad Kording is a neuroscientist and professor at the University of Pennsylvania. Konrad is trying to understand how the world and the brain works using data. He is known for his research in computational neuroscience. If you like the show subscribe to the channel and give us a 5-star review. Subscribe to Daliana's newsletter on www.dalianaliu.com/ for more on data science.
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2021-10-141h 38Daliana's GameHow do data scientists get into blockchain? How to build a career by networking online, Greg Osuri - The Data Scientist Show #007A seasoned open-source developer of 25+ years, Greg Osuri is the CEO and co-Founder of Akash Network, an open-source decentralized cloud that provides a fast, efficient, and low-cost application deployment.
Prior to Akash Network, Greg founded AngelHack, the world’s largest hackathon organization with over 200,000 developers across 164 cities across the globe. At AngelHack, he helped launch several developer companies including Firebase, which was acquired by Google in 2014. Greg launched his career at IBM and later designed Kaiser Permanente’s first cloud architecture. As an expert in open-source, distributed systems, and blockchain development, and an applied economist, Greg is a featur...
2021-10-081h 20Daliana's GameHuman-centered design for AI; working with Fei-Fei Li; human first design for AI, Andrew Kondrich - The Data Scientist Show #006Andrew Kondrich is a machine learning engineer at Scale. We talked about his career journey, human first design for AI, how to get into machine learning, and what kind of candidates companies are looking for. If you like the show subscribe to the channel and give us a 5-star review. Subscribe to Daliana's newsletter on www.dalianaliu.com/ for more on data science.
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2021-10-0141 minDaliana's GameFrom history major to data science manager, when you shouldn't use data, Bryan Davis - The Data Scientist Show #005Bryan is a data science manager, previously he worked at Facebook and Indeed as senior data scientist. Bryan specialize in ad system design, ad ranking, and A/B testing platforms. If you like the show subscribe to the channel and give us a 5-star review. Subscribe to Daliana's newsletter on www.dalianaliu.com/ for more on data science.
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- how he got into data science as a history ma...
2021-09-241h 23Daliana's GameHow to get your dream job without applying online. with Jerry Lee - The Data Scientist Show #004Jerry is the COO/Founder of Wonsulting and an ex-Senior Strategy & Operations Manager at Google & used to lead Product Strategy at Lucid. After graduating from Babson College, Jerry was hired as the youngest analyst in his organization by being promoted multiple times in 2 years to his current position in Google. With Wonsulting, Jerry partners with universities & organizations (220+ to date) to help others land into their dream careers. He's amassed 250,000+ followers across LinkedIn, TikTok & Instagram and has reached 40M+ professionals. In addition, his work has been featured on Forbes, Newsweek, Business Insider, Yahoo! News, LinkedIn & elected as the 2020 LinkedIn Top...
2021-09-171h 07Daliana's GameTransition into machine learning as an engineer, two mistakes ML scientists should avoid. Alexey Grigorev - The Data Scientist Show #003Alexey Grigorev is a principal data scientist at OLX Group, He is also the founder of Data Talks Club with 4,100 members. He wrote a book called "Machine Learning Bookcamp" to help people learn machine learning by doing projects. If you like the show subscribe to the channel and give us a 5-star review. Subscribe to Daliana's newsletter on www.dalianaliu.com/ for more on data science.
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Daliana's GameThe future of data scientists; network like a champion with Jim Zheng - The Data Scientist Show #002Jim Zheng is an engineering manager at Flexport, building the data platform; he was a data scientist at Salesforce, worked at Yahoo as a UX designer, and was a researcher in computer science at Stanford. He is also the cofounder of Senpai, an audio platform for experts to share domain knowledge. If you like the show subscribe to the channel and give us a 5-star review. Subscribe to Daliana's newsletter on www.dalianaliu.com/ for more on data science.
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