Richmond Alake Podcast: Recent Episodes
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Welcome to the Richmond Alake Podcast. This week I’m speaking with Eva Esteban.Join us for an exciting and informative podcast episode with Eva Esteban, an Embedded Software Engineer at OpenBCI who is on the cutting edge of developing biosensors integrated with VR headsets. Eva shares her wealth of experience working on the development of firmware and software for Galea, a VR headset with biosensor integration that includes EEG, EMG, EDA, PPG, and eye-tracking.In addition, Eva is an Emerging Tech Mentor at The Knowledge Society, where she guides 13-17-year-old students through projects in the fields of neurotechnology, mixed reality, and machine learning. Eva is also the Co-Founder of Unipeers, a non-profit community of graduate alumni, students, and prospective students from top US universities, where she has recruited over 200 members and volunteers in the first 2 months.Eva's impressive background includes a Master of Engineering degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Cornell Tech and a Bachelor of Engineering in Electronic Engineering with Computer Systems from the University of Surrey. Her technical experience includes working on projects such as a mind-controlled wheel for a wheelchair prototype using EEG sensing and Arduino, a Force Sensor-based device to improve body posture, and a Machine Learning search engine using Python, among others.Don't miss out on this fascinating conversation with Eva as she shares her experiences, insights, and perspectives on technology, engineering, and entrepreneurship. Tune in to gain a deeper understanding of the world of biosensors, neurotechnology, and mixed reality, and the ways in which they are transforming our lives.GUEST SOCIAL:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/evapesteban/
Welcome to the Richmond Alake Podcast.
This week I’m speaking with Carly Taylor.
Carly is a Machine Learning expert and data scientist that works on arguably one of the biggest gaming products of the decade.
Carly manages a team of engineers working on the security infrastructure of the Call of Duty game.
Carly also shares career advice and data science knowledge on LinkedIn, where she’s amassed over 60,000 followers.
The conversation I have with Carly touches on her non-traditional route into Machine learning, her experience in the industry and diversity in tech.
I’m Richmond Alake, and one person at a time, I’m exploring the stories of the humans behind AI and Data.
I hope you enjoy this conversation and come away a better practitioner.
Thank you for listening.
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carly-taylor0017/
Welcome to the Richmond Alake Podcast.
This week I'm speaking with Christina Stathopoulos.
Christina is an Analytical Lead at Waze, a company owned by Google.
She's also an educator and professor at IE Business school in Spain, where she teaches MBA students data science and machine learning topics.
Our conversation touches on Christina's educational background, her work history, how she started public speaking and how her views on life and people changed after travelling to over 50 countries.
Towards the end of this episode, Christina delves into the complicated and webbed topic of consciousness and intelligence.
I'm Richmond Alake, and one person at a time, I'm exploring the stories of the humans behind AI and Data.
I hope you enjoy this conversation and come away a better practitioner.
Thank you for listening.
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- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christinastathopoulos/
Welcome to the Richmond Alake Podcast.
This week I’m speaking with Ajay Halthor aka @CodeEmporium.
Ajay is a Machine Learning Engineer, Data Scientist, and Writer.
Ajay has amassed over 70,000 followers on his YouTube Channel Code Emporium where he discusses machine learning topics.
In our conversation, we explore the various ways Ajay has gained AI and Data Science knowledge, and his experiences applying and interviewing for data science roles.
We touch on topics such as technical writing, inspiration, content creation, YouTube and more I’m Richmond Alake, and one person at a time, I’m exploring the stories of the humans behind AI and Data.
I hope you enjoy this conversation and come away a better practitioner.
Thank you for listening.
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ajay-halthor-477974bb/
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Medium: https://medium.com/@dataemporium
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YouTube: @CodeEmporium
Welcome to the Richmond Alake Podcast. This week I’m speaking with Mikiko Bazeley.
@Miki Bazeley - The MLOps Engineer is an MLOps Engineer and content creator. She has a presence on Medium, writing about Data Science and Machine learning. She also has a growing YouTube channel where she discusses all things MLOps in her live streams. In our conversation, we explore Mikiko’s introduction to the data science world, her experience at bootcamps, interview experiences and her progressive journey in the machine learning and data science field.
I’m Richmond Alake, and one person at a time, I’m exploring the stories of the humans behind AI and Data. hope you enjoy this conversation and come away a better practitioner and thank you for listening
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikikobazeley/
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Medium: https://medium.com/@mmbazel
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MikiBazeleyTheMLOpsEngineer
Welcome to the Richmond Alake Podcast. This week I’m speaking with Bex Tuychiev.
Bex is an AI and machine learning technical writer with almost 10,000 followers on Medium.
When we spoke, he studied Business intelligence and analytics at the University level. At the same time, he’s been able to build a personal brand in machine learning as a prolific writer. Now he writes for top companies within the field.
In our conversation, we explore how Bex got started with writing, his motivations for writing and his future aspiration. We also speak about the future of Data Science in his home country, Uzbekistan, where he was the first Kaggle master.
I’m Richmond Alake, and one person at a time, I’m exploring the stories of the humans behind AI and Data.
I hope you enjoy this conversation and come away a better practitioner.
Thank you for listening.
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bextuychiev/
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Medium: https://ibexorigin.medium.com/
Welcome to the Richmond Alake Podcast, this week I’m speaking with Vin Vashishta.
Have you ever wondered what a thought leader in the field of AI and Data sounds like, how they articulate themselves and what is their mindset? Then this episode answers those questions and more.
Vin has 25 years of experience in the tech field, including 10 years in the AI and Data industry. He helps businesses develop AI and Data strategies and has been involved in the hiring process of over 100 practitioners.
I’m Richmond Alake, and one person at a time, I’m exploring the stories of the humans behind AI and Data. I hope you enjoy this conversation and come away a better practitioner.
Thank you for listening.
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vineetvashishta/
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Substack: https://vinvashishta.substack.com/
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/v_vashishta
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Website: https://www.datascience.vin/
Welcome to the Richmond Alake Podcast, this week I’m speaking with Kurtis Pykes.
Kurtis is a freelance machine learning engineer and AI technical writer that’s self-taught himself machine learning. He has written over 300 articles on the subject of machine learning and data science.
I like Kurtis's approach to life in general, he his an individual that plays to his strength and avoids competing with others by looking for creative ways to differentiate himself from the crowd.
Kurtis's life journey has seen him take on several roles, footballer, fighter, preacher, postman, and now machine learning practitioner.
So, I’m Richmond Alake, and one person at a time, I’m exploring the stories of the humans behind AI and Data. I hope you enjoy this conversation and come away a better practitioner.
Thank you for listening.
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kurtispykes/
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Medium: https://kurtispykes.medium.com/
Welcome to the Richmond Alake Podcast.
This week we are speaking with Shashank Kalanithi.
Shashank has a breadth of experience within the data and AI space, he’s previously worked as a Data Analyst, Data Scientist and is currently a Senior Data Engineer.
In our conversation, we explore the role of the Data Analyst, and how the data analyst discipline can transition into Data Science. Shashank is also well versed in financial topics and he provides insights into financial considerations tech and data professionals should be made during the span of their career.
Items we also touch on include the financial and cultural differences between the US and UK, time management, productivity, work ethic and role management within the corporate American workforce.
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Welcome to the Richmond Alake Podcast, this week we are speaking with Shingai Manjengwa.
Shingai is amongst one of the confident practitioners I’ve had the pleasure of speaking to so far. And it’s no surprise that she’s a keynote speaker, as well as an educator, author, board member, founder, and director. You get the point.
Shingai has a wealth of experience in the field of data science and machine learning.
So our conversation will appeal mostly to future leaders, managers and directors within the field.
I’m Richmond Alake, and one person at a time, I’m exploring the stories of the humans behind AI and Data.
I hope you enjoy this conversation and come away a better practitioner.
Thank you for listening.
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/tjido
Welcome to the Richmond Alake Podcast, this week we are speaking with Jeremie Harris. Jeremie is the host of the towards data science podcast and also one of the co-founders of sharpest minds, an organisation that provides mentorship to entry-level practitioners within the data and AI space.
So the conversation I have with Jeremie touches on the different personas of entry-level practitioners and their competitive advantages, we also touch on negotiating salary, job searching, AI safety and more.
I’m Richmond Alake, and one person at a time, I’m exploring the stories of the humans behind AI and Data. I hope you enjoy this conversation and come away a better practitioner.
Thank you for listening.
GUEST SOCIAL: - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremieharris/ - TDS Podcast: https://towardsdatascience.com/podcast/home - Twitter: https://twitter.com/jeremiecharris
Welcome to the Richmond Alake Podcast, this week we are speaking with Lewis Tunstall.
The contestation I had with Lewis was very interesting and enlightening in how someone with research background can transition into applied machine learning.
Interestingly Lewis holds a PhD in theoretical particle physics and has contributed to the scientific community in the understanding of dark matter.
But currently, Lewis is a machine learning engineer at hugging face and one of the authors of the widely popular book “Natural Language Processing with Transformers”.
In our conversation, Lewis shares how he transitioned from physics to machine learning, how he got his first data science role, which was by pure chance and the story behind his book.
I’m Richmond Alake, a machine learning practitioner exploring the humans behind AI and Data, one person at a time. I hope you enjoy this conversation and come away a better practitioner.
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Welcome to the Richmond Alake Podcast, this week we are speaking with Nick Singh.
Nick Singh is one of the authors of “Ace the data Science interview”, a book that helps data science and machine learning practitioners prepare for interviews at top tech companies like Netflix, Google, and Meta.
Nick has worked as a Software Engineering intern at both Microsoft and Google and worked within the growth team at Facebook.
My conversation with Nick goes through some of the steps you can take to stand out when job seeking, and we touch on how to be successful in a data science career.
I’m Richmond Alake, a machine learning practitioner exploring the humans behind AI and Data, one person at a time. I hope you enjoy this conversation and come away a better practitioner.
This week we are speaking with Ken Jee.
Ken Jee is a renowned Data Science content creator with over 200,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel and over eighty thousand followers on LinkedIn.
Professionally, Ken is the Head of Data Science at a consulting company where he focuses on sports analytics.
In our conversation, Ken speaks on the importance of creatively differentiating yourself from competition within the field of Data Science, and largely AI. We explore the advantages of content creation and visibility within the industry as a data science practitioner.
We dive into Ken’s educational background and his motivations for studying data science. Ken also shares how he became the head of data science at his current company.
I’m Richmond Alake, and one person at a time, I’m exploring the stories of the humans behind AI and Data.
I hope you enjoy this conversation and come away a better practitioner.
Thank you for listening.