This Week at Udacity, April 27 edition
Game of Thrones fans get the scoop on THAT episode, Self-Driving Cars enthusiasts get a new resource for mapping their career paths, and the new Computer Vision Nanodegree program debuts its curriculum!
Have you checked out the latest episode from The Drawing Board, Udacity’s podcast? If you’re a Game of Thrones fan, this episode is for you!
EPISODE 9: AI AND VISUAL EFFECTS IN “GAME OF THRONES”
What do you get when you combine transformative, future-facing technologies and cutting-edge technical skills, with a record-shattering pop culture phenomenon? We didn’t know the answer to that question either. But we knew who did!
Who was the special guest? You’ll have to listen to find out!
Ok, we’ll give you a hint. It was NOT David Silver. But, David Silver certainly WAS busy this week. Our Evangelist-in-Chief (not real title!) for all things self-driving cars took a moment out of his jam-packed schedule to offer some great insights about career pathing for self-driving car enthusiasts—if you’re not sure how to gain the necessary skills and advance your career in this incredible field, this post is for you!
And speaking of incredible fields, now that our new Computer Vision Nanodegree program has launched, Curriculum Lead Cezanne Camacho took to Medium to share a deep dive into the world-class curriculum:
“This course will also cover the latest in deep learning architectures used in industry, including region-based convolutional neural networks and fast object recognition algorithms such as YOLO (“You Only Look Once” multiple object detection). With the practical skills you gain in this program, you’ll be able to program your own computer vision applications, extract information from any kind of image and spatial data, and solve real-world challenges.”
Speaking of new Nanodegree programs, did you see the TechCrunch article about our upcoming Cybersecurity Nanodegree program? It’s right here, just in case!
By the way, if you’d like an even more personalized look at career paths and self-driving cars after you read David’s post above, check out Kyle Martin’s amazing story!
And speaking of Student Success, it must be time for …
The Tweet of the Week!
How could we possibly resist this much enthusiasm and excitement? We can’t!
And THAT … is This Week at Udacity!
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This post was written by Christopher Watkins, Senior Writer and Chief Words Officer, Udacity
