SDS 451: Translating PhD Research into ML Applications

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