2024

08 Mar, 2024
08 Mar, 2024
Joining Top 3% of Professionals in the World
Reaching a Milestone
Sharing about Career
I am proud to have become a member of Nova🌠, a platform consisting of the top 3% of professionals in the world.


I want to explore new opportunities and meet new people with similar interests. Maybe we can build something awesome on the way.


Abid Ali Awan - Nova Certificate (novatalent.net)





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2023

18 Nov, 2023
18 Nov, 2023
End of KaggleX Mentorship Program
Providing mentorship
Automatic speech recognition
It's hard to believe the KaggleX mentorship program is coming to an end. Over the past several weeks, I've had the pleasure of mentoring Sakshi as she took on the challenge of building an automatic speech recognition (ASR) system.


When we first started, Sakshi had a basic understanding of machine learning but lacked hands-on experience with ASR. Together, we outlined an ambitious project to build an end-to-end ASR pipeline using deep learning.


There were plenty of hurdles along the way. We spent many late nights debugging errors in the data preprocessing (loading MP3 in Kaggle) and model training code. Improving the performance metric was a tedious process of trial and error. But Sakshi never became discouraged. She routinely impressed me with her persistence and ability to quickly pick up new technical skills (Initially, she was lazy, but with time, she became super focused. )


In the end, we succeeded in building 2 ASR models and web applications that exceeded our initial expectations. The model performs well on noisy audio and recognizes a variety of speakers with high accuracy. The most important part was documenting the code and analysis. I think Sakshi is working on writing a Medium blog so that everyone can understand what went through in detail.


Participating in this mentorship program has been incredibly rewarding for both of us. I'm grateful to have had the opportunity to mentor such a dedicated mentee. Sakshi is now well-equipped to continue pursuing her interests in speech and language processing. I have no doubt she has a bright future ahead.


DagsHub: https://dagshub.com/SakshiRathi77/hindiSpeechPro-Automatic-Speech-Recognization
Presentation: https://www.loom.com/share/ba384456d0ad4db5b2a94427ab6b6441?sid=fc752498-d907-4f87-a9e3-20920a021c63




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20 Oct, 2023
20 Oct, 2023
Celebrating New Milestones at KDnuggets! 🎯🥇
Reaching target milestone
Today, I'm elated to share a significant milestone that KDnuggets.com, a leading online data science publication platform, has achieved. It's been a relentless 1.5-year journey, filled with challenges, innovations, and unwavering dedication. And guess what? Our hard work is bearing fruit! 🌱


We're more popular than ever, and the phenomenal growth we've experienced is, in large part, a testament to my outstanding team. A special shout-out to Matthew - your belief in some of my wildest ideas and your support in bringing them to fruition has been nothing short of extraordinary.


When I came on board at KDnuggets, I was granted the freedom to innovate, plan, and breathe life into new concepts. Sure, some didn't take off as hoped, but that never deterred us. Embracing change and staying dynamic has been our mantra. From diving deep into the intricacies of LLMs to unraveling the basics of Gradient Descent, we've ensured our content remains diverse and engaging. And let's not forget our "Career Advice" segment- it's become our most loved category, and it's clear why!


Thank you to every reader, supporter, and critic. Your engagement pushes us to strive for more. Here's to many more milestones ahead! 🚀


Stay curious, and keep learning.


I would like to extend special thanks to Nisha, Bala, Cornellius, Josep, Natassha, Kanwal, Aryan, Eugenia, Nahla, Nathanael, and Vidhi.





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25 Aug, 2023
25 Aug, 2023
Aced Data Scientist Professional Certificate Exam
Passing Data Science Certification
Writing a Blog Post
Using Machine Learning
Launching a free guide
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Gain insights into the certification process and expert tips for passing the certificate exam.
Link: https://www.kdnuggets.com/2023/08/ace-data-scientist-professional-certificate.html





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