Recently I had a great email question from Henrique Cheng, one of the graduate students in EXST at LSU asking about what is an appropriate path to being a Big Data/ Data Scientist and whether or not it passes through abstract mathematics and specifically my background in Topology. His question stemmed from a research article… Continue reading Path to become a Data Analyst
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Big Data Presents New Opportunities in Agriculture
When I joined LSU I had a vision of converting the things I know from the health field to applications in agriculture. A year after and the first few steps seem very promising. Find below an interview-article by Olivia McClure that contains part of our discussion. http://www.lsuagcenter.com/profiles/rbogren/articles/page1539702950435
Alpha zero, new intelligence?
I want to preface this article by admitting that I am not an expert on Artificial Intelligence and I am definitely not a chess expert. But one of the youtube chess analysts that I follow, agamator, has recently analyzed some games between two programs. On one side we have stockfish, a renowned chess game and… Continue reading Alpha zero, new intelligence?
Evaluating Evaluations
While I was working at Florida Polytechnic, I got interested in the way professors are evaluated. Having seen first hand, the devastating results of no evaluations at all in Greece I am convinced that some sort of evaluation and self improvement should be in place, especially for our profession, since everybody agrees that is not… Continue reading Evaluating Evaluations
Debunking Pop Culture Myths From Core Science Facts
Blog Outlet: Florida Polytechnic Google Hangouts Blog Title: Debunking Pop Culture Myths From Core Science Facts Watch the video here