Astronomers Turned Data Scientists Podcast

7. Kevin Moore

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Kevin Moore talks about how he got into Astronomy and transitioned from there to Data Science. He discusses his current job at a startup. He goes into details about programming, interviews, and the role of  LLMs in the future of Data Science. 

Links:

  • Kevin’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kmoore13/ 

    • Credits

    • Intro Music: Tonight At Eight by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com (no relation)
    • Outro Music: Savour The Moment by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com (no relation)
    • Co-Hosts: Jeffrey Silverman and Joseph A’Hearn
    • Recording: Jeffrey Silverman
    • Editing: Joseph A’Hearn
    • ATDS Podcast Logo: Joseph A’Hearn
    • Thumbnail Headshot Image: Kevin Moore
    • Thumbnail Design: Joseph A'Hearn

      • Timecodes

      • 0:00 - Intro
      • 0:47 - Astronomy Background
      • 2:40 - Transition to Data Science
      • 4:52 - First Data Science Job
      • 7:15 - Scala and Python
      • 9:40 - Programming, Computational Astrophysics, and Tools to Get a Data Science Job
      • 16:09 - Favorite Projects Venturing into the Unknown
      • 17:26 - Joining a Startup As a Data Scientist
      • 23:03 - Interviewing Data Scientist Candidates
      • 39:17 - Future of NLP and LLMs
      • 48:33 - Outro

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