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Caribbean Tech Pioneers PodcastStefan Uddenberg: Perception & Cognition, Human Faces Research, PhD and AI - Caribbean Tech PioneersDr. Stefan Uddenberg, With a PhD from Yale University and extensive research experience at the Perception & Cognition Laboratory under the guidance of Brian Scholl, Dr. Uddenberg is set to make waves as an Assistant Professor of Psychology at UIUC next summer.Currently a Principal Researcher with Alex Todorov at Chicago Booth, Dr. Uddenberg's primary research program focuses on unraveling the default assumptions ingrained in our minds, particularly in the realm of perception. Discover the intricacies of how our minds engage in unconscious inferences, considering not only the raw visual input but also a set of assumptions about...
2024-01-081h 14
Caribbean Tech Pioneers PodcastDr. Naila Murray: Meta AI, PhD, and Career Advice - Caribbean Tech PioneersIn today’s episode my guest is Dr. Naila Murray. She is from Trinidad and Tobago and is currently a Research Engineering Manager at Meta AI (formerly facebook AI). Prior to joining Meta AI she was the Director of Science of Naver Labs Europe, and a Manager & Senior Scientist at Xerox. Dr. Murray obtained her B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from Princeton University in 2007, and the Masters and PhD in Computer Science from Univesitat Autonoma de Barcelona. While Dr. Murray’s career path may seem very intentional you will learn in the interview that her journey to Meta AI was...
2023-05-221h 29
Caribbean Tech Pioneers PodcastDr. Jason Pinto: Entrepreneurship, Machine Learning, Life Lessons - Caribbean Tech PioneersIn this episode we learn about Dr. Jason Pinto's journey from Trinidad to the UK. He is currently the co-founder and Chief Operating Officer at Pace Revenue, a machine learning startup in the UK focused on dynamic price optimization. Jason loves the world of fast, dynamic startups and has advised several companies and been a venture partner at Amadeus Capital Partners where he focused on companies in the online services and digital media space. Dr. Pinto obtained his bachelors in materials science and engineering from MIT, his masters in Materials science and engineering at Stanford university, and his PhD...
2023-05-2245 min
Caribbean Tech Pioneers PodcastDr. Anil Kokaram: Film Broadcasting, Cambridge University and Cricket - Caribbean Tech PioneersIn this episode we interview Professor Anil Kokaram. He graduated in 1993 with a PhD in Signal processing from the Cambridge University Engineering Department in the UK. He is now Professor and Chair of Electronics at Trinity College Dublin in Ireland. From 2011-2017 he was the lead of the Media Algorithms Team at YouTube/Google. Before that, he founded a media digital signal processing group at Trinity College Dublin working in the broad areas of Digital Signal Processing for Video Processing, Bayesian Inference and motion estimation. He has published over 200 referenced papers in these areas. He was a former Associate...
2023-05-221h 25
Caribbean Tech Pioneers PodcastDr. Mandela Patrick: Machine Learning Career, Pinata Farms, & Study Groups - Caribbean Tech PioneersIn this episode, we learn about Mandela Patrick's AI career journey from the Caribbean to the US then the UK. He is currently pursuing his PhD in Computer Vision at the University of Oxford and is a Visiting Scholar at Facebook AI Research. We talk about how to the importance of study groups, extra-curricular activities, trends in machine learning and working and mentorship. Remember to connect with us on LinkedIn✅ Connect with Dr. Mandela Patrick on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mandelapatrick/✅ Connect with Dr. Mark Moyou on LinkedIn (leave a note about the...
2023-05-1956 min
Caribbean Tech Pioneers PodcastDr. Timothy Hospedales: Professor of ML & AI, Tips on Pursuing PhD - Caribbean Tech PioneersIn this episode, we learn about Dr. Timothy Hospedales’s AI career journey from the Caribbean to the UK. He is currently a Principal Scientist at Samsung AI Research Center in Cambridge and a Full Professor at the University of Edinburgh. We cover topics such as optimizing your PhD in Machine Learning, networking to expand your AI career and different areas of machine learning research. ✅ Connect with Dr. Timothy Hospedales on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timothyhospedales/✅ Connect with Dr. Mark Moyou on LinkedIn (leave a note about the video to connect):https...
2023-05-1959 min
Generate Now!#24: Evolution of the GPU, & When GPU > CPU (Mark Moyou, PhD)Hear the story how the GPU evolved from a lowly graphics chip into the go-to chip for robust AI and ML workloads. Dr. Mark Moyou, Sr Data Scientist at NVIDIA explains the history of the GPU, why it is different from the more common CPU, and how to decide when to use the GPU in an AI or IOT project.
Mark also walks us through his personal path from the Caribbean to a PhD in the US: how his Chemical Engineering degree helps him think differently about his data science work, how graduate school is like the sup...
2022-03-021h 18
The Caribbean Data Science PodcastCDSP 19: (Google) Staff UX Research Lead - Dr. Deana A.In today’s episode, my guest is Dr. Deana A. She is originally from Jamaica and is currently a Staff UX Research & Strategy Lead at Google. Her journey from Jamaica to Silicon Valley is truly inspiring.Dr. Deana also runs a non-profit, Azarae Foundation, where the mission is to support Caribbean youth towards fulfilling their education and passions through helping minimize financial barriers and connecting them with mentoring, developmental programs and opportunities. ✅ www.azaraefoundation.orgYou can also find her at the Black UX Network✅ https://www.instagram.com/blackuxnetwork/✅ Connect with Dr. D...
2022-02-201h 22
The Caribbean Data Science PodcastCDSP 18: (Meta AI) Research Engineering Manager - Dr. Naila MurrayIn today’s episode my guest is Dr. Naila Murray. She is from Trinidad and Tobago and is currently a Research Engineering Manager at Meta AI (formerly facebook AI). Prior to joining Meta AI she was the Director of Science of Naver Labs Europe, and a Manager & Senior Scientist at Xerox. Dr. Murray obtained her B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from Princeton University in 2007, and the Masters and PhD in Computer Science from Univesitat Autonoma de Barcelona. While Dr. Murray’s career path may seem very intentional you will learn in the interview that her journey to Meta AI w...
2021-11-221h 31
The Caribbean Data Science PodcastCDSP 16: (NVIDIA) Principal Software Engineer - Dr. Andrew RussellToday my guest is Dr. Andrew Russell, our first guest from Jamaica. Dr. Russell currently works at NVIDIA as a Principal software engineer. He has worked at other top companies such as Google, Magic Leap and Texas Instruments. Dr. Russell, received three degrees from MIT a Bachelors, Masters and PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering. He has more than 40 patents filed in his name and is one of the inventors of Google's Project Starline, a holographic video conferencing system. Dr. Russell, has also taught at the University of the West Indies Mona Campus in Jamaica and attended highschool...
2021-09-191h 40
The Caribbean Data Science PodcastCDSP 12: (Trinity College Dublin) Professor and Chair - Dr. Anil KokaramIn this episode we interview Professor Anil Kokaram. He graduated in 1993 with a PhD in Signal processing from the Cambridge University Engineering Department in the UK. He is now Professor and Chair of Electronics at Trinity College Dublin in Ireland. From 2011-2017 he was the lead of the Media Algorithms Team at YouTube/Google. Before that, he founded a media digital signal processing group at Trinity College Dublin working in the broad areas of Digital Signal Processing for Video Processing, Bayesian Inference and motion estimation. He has published over 200 referenced papers in these areas. He was a former Associate...
2021-09-081h 29
The Caribbean Data Science PodcastCDSP 3: (Pinata Farms) Machine Learning Scientist - Dr. Mandela PatrickIn this episode, we learn about Mandela Patrick's AI career journey from the Caribbean to the US then the UK. He recently finished his PhD in Computer Vision at the University of Oxford and is a Visiting Scholar at Facebook AI Research. We talk about how to the importance of study groups, extra-curricular activities, trends in machine learning and working and mentorship. Remember to connect with us on LinkedInConnect with Mandela Patrick on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mandelapatrick/Connect with Mark Moyou on LinkedIn (leave a note about the video to...
2021-05-0159 min
The Caribbean Data Science PodcastCDSP 2: (Samsung AI Research) Principal Research Scientist - Dr. Timothy HospedalesIn this episode, we learn about Dr. Timothy Hospedales’s AI career journey from the Caribbean to the UK. He is currently a Principal Scientist at Samsung AI Research Center in Cambridge and a Full Professor at the University of Edinburgh. We cover topics such as optimizing your PhD in Machine Learning, networking to expand your AI career and different areas of machine learning research. Connect with Timothy Hospedales on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timothyhospedales/Connect with Mark Moyou on LinkedIn (leave a note about the video to connect):https://www.li...
2021-04-031h 04