Published in The Prosody and Prose Show·Apr 7, 2020Member-onlyPaddling One’s Own Canoe: Part INot for the first time in my life, I recently moved around 3000 miles from where I used to previously live. As expected (and surprisingly), my life now is significantly different. This inspired me to write about my sparingly nomadic (I’m generously romanticizing here) journey through life, especially convergent on…Literature2 min read
Published in The Prosody and Prose Show·Jan 7, 2020The Attainable RhythmMy process of creating poetry often (sometimes with unwarranted weight) relies on finding the perfect rhyme scheme. On multiple occasions, so much so that I find myself try to fit acceptable (but not completely perfect words) at the end of the lines. This poem is my attempt to depart from…Poetry1 min read
Published in The Prosody and Prose Show·Jan 1, 2020To New BeginningsThere comes a time, often in regular intervals, which makes you sit back and take stock of what has transpired in your life and the lives of those around you. If you’re lucky, you reflect on all the highs. Otherwise, you just count your blessings you came out the other…Literature1 min read
Published in The Science of Data·Jul 31, 2017The Machine Learning Abstracts: Training, Testing and OverfittingLast post, we talked about Support Vector Machines as a classification algorithm. We also threw around phrases like “generalizing the classifier as much as possible” Today, we shall delve into what we mean by generalizing, why should we generalize and some surrounding concepts critical to a better understanding of machine…Machine Learning3 min read
Published in The Science of Data·Jul 31, 2017The Machine Learning Abstracts (Part 3): Support Vector MachinesLast post, we discussed a type of classification algorithm, Decision Trees. There is another machine learning algorithm which can be used for classification, Support Vector Machines (SVM). Support Vector Machine? What kinda machine is that? Let’s break it down. (If you thought of some lame jest about machine and it breaking down, you’re like me lol) Just like…Machine Learning3 min read
Published in The Science of Data·Mar 11, 2017The Machine Learning Abstracts (Part 2): Decision TreesDecision Tree Learning is a classic algorithm used in machine learning for classification and regression purposes Regression is the process of predicting a continuous value as opposed to predicting a discrete class label in classification The basic intuition behind a decision tree is to map out all possible decision paths…Machine Learning3 min read
Published in The Science of Data·Mar 10, 2017The Machine Learning Abstracts (Part 1): ClassificationEver applied for a credit card and been approved in seconds? Ever read about fraud detection in banks? Ever wondered how your email filters spam? Ever curious about how cameras detect faces? It’s all classification Classification is the process of categorizing or “classifying” some items into a predefined set of…Machine Learning3 min read
Published in The Science of Data·Mar 9, 2017The Machine Learning Abstracts: IntroductionMachine Learning is the art (and science) of enabling machines to learn things which are not explicitly programmed. It involves as much mathematics as much it involves computer science. Most often, people (also read as “sometimes me too”) are put off by the sheer amount of mathematical equations and concepts…Machine Learning1 min read
Published in The Science of Data·Jan 4, 2017The Obvious Reason Data Science Is ImportantI will be the hundredth person today to tell you that data is important and we have data in abundance, if I chose to tell you so. It is common knowledge now that data is key to decision-making and you have an edge if you have better data than your…Data Science2 min read
Jul 14, 2016Building A Search EngineBuilding A Search Engine June 7, 2016 Search engines are part and parcel of the Internet. Contrary to the popular opinion, building a basic one is fairly easy. Not convinced? Join me as I build a search engine for cities in the world using Python! Some things to make note…Search2 min read
