Apr 27, 2020Challenges Faced By Young Leaders in TechNavigating the world of work is quite complex in this age of exponential technology growth. If you choose any path of growth for your career, you will have to experience the continuous discomfort of learning, unlearning, and relearning. …Tech Leadership4 min read
Published in Towards Data Science·Sep 8, 2019Member-onlyGetting Machine Learning Models Ready For ProductionHow a Data Science team in a Bank took Machine Learning models to Production — As a Scientist, it’s incredibly satisfying to be given the freedom to experiment by applying new research and rapidly prototyping. This satisfaction can be sustained quite well in a lab environment but can diminish quickly in a corporate environment. This is because of the underlying commercial value motive which science…Data Science8 min read
Feb 26, 2019Humans Having Human ExperiencesOne of my most painful memories from high school was having to study Shakespearean literature. Seriously, I just didn’t get it! Nevertheless, being one of those things that I had to get through, I devised useful study techniques and methodologies which I knew would guarantee me the marks I so…Life Lessons3 min read
Sep 27, 2018Deep Learning Indaba 2018 ReflectionsDuring the week of the 9th — 14th of September 2018 I was blessed with the opportunity to attend the Deep Learning Indaba 2018 held in Stellenbosch, South Africa. The Deep Learning Indaba is a week-long conference that “exists to celebrate and strengthen machine learning in Africa”. It is a…Machine Learning7 min read
Jul 6, 2018Courageous ConversationsHuman beings are strange. More specifically, our natural instinct to shy away from interacting with other human beings is probably the strangest thing about us. I’m generalising here, but recently I’ve come across many people and situations where this has shown itself. As my dear Sister puts it, people become…Life Lessons4 min read