What Samsung India VP has to say about Data Science?
Cognizance, IIT Roorkee invites many good speakers during their event.
This time, I got a chance to listen to Mr. Balaji Holur, senior Vice President of Android Platform and Multimedia System Division at Samsung Research India. And, it turned out to be one of the best talks I have attended so far.
What does he have to offer to a Data Science Enthusiast?
“Big Data, Data Intelligence, Machine Learning, Vision, IoT all comes down to three basic concepts: Mathematics, Statistics and Probability” — Mr. Balaji Holur
This is what we were focusing from the beginning. As senior members of DSG, IITR, we have advised all our juniors to strengthen their Statistics and Probability concepts. Everything else shall follow.
This somehow give us a relief that we were right all this while.
According to him, all of us are on the same page in the world of AI and Machine Learning because these are relatively new fields and it is possible that you know more about AI than your company VP. And I second that. When you are learning from same Coursera course as your senior, why would there be a knowledge gap.
All that matters is the time put in by you, or the effort.
Why should his views matter?
When you are diving in a new line of study, it is always better to see a bigger picture. And, listening to VP of one of the BIG BOYS of Silicon Valley will give you a rough estimate(gotta cope anyway).
In his presentation, he briefed about all the technologies which Samsung is working on currently. Not surprisingly, they are centered around Advanced Machine Learning and Applied Artificial Intelligence.
And these skills are going to be most important for at least next 50 Years. Deep Learning which has evolved rapidly in last 5 years is going to stay and those who excel in it will be the one who’ll succeed.
Apart from business side, all the products use Advance Machine Learning capabilities to understand and serve their users best. Intelligent Apps, Internet of Things, Chat bots and even simple simple photo storing tech like Google photos use ML and AI technologies to serve you better at every step.
In a nutshell, next 30 Years are going to be the best for Data Economy. Those who can use Data well are going to win. Simple.
And if you want to remain competitive in technical field, it is high time that you start learning about Data Science. Noobs can start with Machine Learning Coursera course or you can follow our 12A-12D series!
Key Notes
- Learn Mathematics, Statistics and Probability.
- Learn more of 1.
- If you are still thinking “whether ML is right choice for you”,You are really a confusing personality.
- If you are thinking that ML is only for Computer Science majors, Mr. Balaji is Mechanical Engineering major from IIT Kanpur and he is leading hundreds of employees from Computer Science major.
- Put an effort in learning.
This gave me more enthusiasm than ever to work in this field and work for other juniors who are seeking help through DSG.
Thank you for reading!
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Edited by: Akhil Gupta
