How can we learn more effectively in a short amount of time? In this post, I describe how I went about finishing Udacity’s Machine Learning Nanodegree in about a month when it usually takes 6-12 months. I hope this will give you some insight and ideas as to how you might work more effectively to accomplish your own learning goals. Sections in … Read More
Self-Driving Car Engineer Nanodegree Term 1 Review
Many people have asked me what I think about Udacity’s Self-Driving Car Engineer Nanodegree (SDCND). This review aims to help you make a decision as to whether or not to enrol in the first term of Udacity’s SDCND. In short, I think that if you are considering it because you want to work in the self-driving car industry and you … Read More
Why companies prefer hiring PhDs
Many companies have ‘PhD in e.g. computer science, machine learning, maths or [insert quantitative discipline]’ in their minimum qualifications for data scientists, machine learning scientists or quantitative researchers. Why is this so? Here are a few of their responses: PhDs bring real expertise in their areas. We need expertise in cutting-edge methods and technologies and it’s unlikely that people who haven’t … Read More