Meet Jyotika Singh: Did someone say Machine Learning and Audio Processing? Yes!
Hey there Pythonistas, we are less than a week away from PyBay2019! Our speakers are ready for you, so come and join us! Check out our speaker line up here.
Let’s meet Jyotika Singh. Interested in machine learning? Interested in audio processing? If you answered yes to both of those questions and you also love Python, come join us at Jyotika’s talk!
What are you going to be speaking about at PyBay2019, and why are you excited to give this talk?
I am going to be talking about Audio Processing and Machine learning using python. Since it is not a very mundane subject, there will be something new to learn! Talking at PyBay gives me the opportunity to share something different along with my findings and methods with other python users.
How did you get into programming and Python?
I had multiple projects during the course of my Master’s at UCLA that needed to be done using Python, which is when I started picking up this programming language and I couldn’t let go!
What’s one of the features about Python you like the best?
The readability and ease of understanding have been my favorites from the beginning.
What’s your favorite Python library (core or third-party), and why?
numpy, for the mathematical manipulations capability. sklearn and tensorflow, for the several classification, regression and clustering algorithms + the deep learning power.
What’s the coolest or most memorable thing that’s ever happened to you interacting with other Python devs?
Going back to the early days of learning Python, I was quite fascinated when I looked at other python developers making use of list comprehensions. Recently, when I had python beginners working with me, teaching list comprehensions and seeing it become their favorite python feature at the time was quite interesting.
What can you be found doing when you’re not writing code?
Spending time with family and friends, shopping, nail art and trying out different hobbies/learning new things.
What’s the best advice you’ve received as a Python developer?
“Write as you would want to read”. Be nice to your peers! Writing understandable code so someone unfamiliar won’t have a hard time to follow.
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