DataTalks.Club

DataTalks.Club

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DataTalks.Club episodes

  • Building Production Search Systems - Daniel Svonava

    Links:

    • VectorHub: https://superlinked.com/vectorhub/?utm_source=community&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=datatalks
    • Daniel's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/svonava/

    • Free Data Engineering course: https://github.com/DataTalksClub/data-engineering-zoomcamp

      Join DataTalks.Club: https://datatalks.club/slack.html
      Our events: https://datatalks.club/events.html
      ​This podcast is sponsored by VectorHub, a free open-source learning community for all things vector embeddings and information retrieval systems.

      59 min
    • Building Machine Learning Products - Reem Mahmoud

      We talked about:


      • Reem’s background
      • Context-aware sensing and transfer learning
      • Shifting focus from PhD to industry
      • Reem’s experience with startups and dealing with prejudices towards PhDs
      • AI interviewing solution
      • How candidates react to getting interviewed by an AI avatar
      • End-to-end overview of a machine learning project
      • The pitfalls of using LLMs in your process
      • Mitigating biases
      • Addressing specific requirements for specific roles
      • Reem’s resource recommendations

      • Links:

        • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/reemmahmoud/recent-activity/all/
        • Website: https://topmate.io/reem_mahmoud

        • Free Data Engineering course: https://github.com/DataTalksClub/data-engineering-zoomcamp
          Join DataTalks.Club: https://datatalks.club/slack.html
          Our events: https://datatalks.club/events.html

          57 min
        • Make an Impact Through Volunteering Open Source Work - Sara EL-ATEIF

          We talked about:

          • Sara’s background
          • On being a Google PhD fellow
          • Sara’s volunteer work
          • Finding AI volunteer work
          • Sara’s Fruit Punch challenge
          • How to take part in AI challenges
          • AI Wonder Girls
          • Hackathons
          • Things people often miss in AI projects and hackathons
          • Getting creative
          • Fostering your social media
          • Tips on applying for volunteer projects
          • Why it’s worth doing volunteer projects
          • Opportunities for data engineers and students
          • Sara’s newsletter suggestions

          • Links:

            • Dev and AI hackathons: https://devpost.com/
            • Healthcare-focused challenges: https://grand-challenge.org/challenges/
            • Volunteering in projects (AI4Good): https://www.fruitpunch.ai/
            • Volunteering in projects (AI4Good) 2: https://www.omdena.com/
            • Twitter: https://twitter.com/el_ateifSara
            • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saraelateif/
            • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sara-el-ateif/
            • Youtube: www.youtube.com/@elateifsara

            • Free Data Engineering course: https://github.com/DataTalksClub/data-engineering-zoomcamp
              Join DataTalks.Club: https://datatalks.club/slack.html
              Our events: https://datatalks.club/events.html

              56 min
            • Accelerating The Job Hunt for The Perfect Job in Tech - Sarah Mestiri

              We talked about:

              • Sarah’s background
              • How Sarah became a coach and found her niche
              • Sarah’s clients
              • How Sarah helps her clients find the perfect job
              • Finding a specialization
              • Informational interviews
              • Building a connection for mutual benefit
              • The networking strategy
              • Listing your projects in the CV
              • The importance of doing research yourself and establishing your interests
              • How to land a part-time job when the company wants full-time
              • Age is not a factor
              • Applying for jobs after finishing a course and the importance of sharing your learnings
              • Sarah resource recommendations

              • Links:

                • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahmestiri/
                • Website: https://thrivingcareermoms.com/
                • Personal Website: https://www.sarahmestiri.com/
                • Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@thrivingcareermoms444
                • Free Data Engineering course: https://github.com/DataTalksClub/data-engineering-zoomcamp
                  Join DataTalks.Club: https://datatalks.club/slack.html
                  Our events: https://datatalks.club/events.html

                  54 min
                • Machine Learning Engineering in Finance - Nemanja Radojkovic

                  We talked about:

                  • Nemanja’s background
                    • When Nemanja first work as a data person
                    • Typical problems that ML Ops folks solve in the financial sector
                    • What Nemanja currently does as an ML Engineer
                    • The obstacle of implementing new things in financial sector companies
                    • Going through the hurdles of DevOps
                    • Working with an on-premises cluster
                    • “ML Ops on a Shoestring” (You don’t need fancy stuff to start w/ ML Ops)
                    • Tactical solutions
                    • Platform work and code work
                    • Programming and soft skills needed to be an ML Engineer
                    • The challenges of transitioning from and electrical engineering and sales to ML Ops
                    • The ML Ops tech stack for beginners
                    • Working on projects to determine which skills you need

                    • Links:

                      • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/radojkovic/
                      • Free Data Engineering course: https://github.com/DataTalksClub/data-engineering-zoomcamp
                        Join DataTalks.Club: https://datatalks.club/slack.html
                        Our events: https://datatalks.club/events.html

                        54 min
                      • Stock Market Analysis with Python and Machine Learning - Ivan Brigida

                        We talked about:

                        • Ivan’s background
                        • How Ivan became interested in investing
                        • Getting financial data to run simulations
                        • Open, High, Low, Close, Volume
                        • Risk management strategy
                        • Testing your trading strategies
                        • Sticking to your strategy
                        • Important metrics and remembering about trading fees
                        • Important features
                        • Deployment
                        • How DataTalks.Club courses helped Ivan
                        • Ivan’s site and course sign-up

                        • Links:

                          • Exploring Finance APIs: https://pythoninvest.com/long-read/exploring-finance-apis
                          • Python Invest Blog Articles: https://pythoninvest.com/blog

                          • Free ML Engineering course: http://mlzoomcamp.com
                            Join DataTalks.Club: https://datatalks.club/slack.html
                            Our events: https://datatalks.club/events.html

                            56 min
                          • Bayesian Modeling and Probabilistic Programming - Rob Zinkov

                            We talked about:

                            • Rob’s background
                            • Going from software engineering to Bayesian modeling
                            • Frequentist vs Bayesian modeling approach
                            • About integrals
                            • Probabilistic programming and samplers
                            • MCMC and Hakaru
                            • Language vs library
                            • Encoding dependencies and relationships into a model
                            • Stan, HMC (Hamiltonian Monte Carlo) , and NUTS
                            • Sources for learning about Bayesian modeling
                            • Reaching out to Rob

                            • Links:

                              • Book 1: https://bayesiancomputationbook.com/welcome.html
                              • Book/Course: https://xcelab.net/rm/statistical-rethinking/
                              • Free ML Engineering course: http://mlzoomcamp.com
                                Join DataTalks.Club: https://datatalks.club/slack.html
                                Our events: https://datatalks.club/events.html

                                55 min
                              • Navigating Challenges and Innovations in Search Technologies - Atita Arora

                                We talked about:


                                • Atita’s background
                                • How NLP relates to search
                                • Atita’s experience with Lucidworks and OpenSource Connections
                                • Atita’s experience with Qdrant and vector databases
                                • Utilizing vector search
                                • Major changes to search Atita has noticed throughout her career
                                • RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation)
                                • Building a chatbot out of transcripts with LLMs
                                • Ingesting the data and evaluating the results
                                • Keeping humans in the loop
                                • Application of vector databases for machine learning
                                • Collaborative filtering
                                • Atita’s resource recommendations

                                • Links:

                                  • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/atitaarora/
                                  • Twitter: https://x.com/atitaarora
                                  • Github: https://github.com/atarora
                                  • Human-in-the-Loop Machine Learning: https://www.manning.com/books/human-in-the-loop-machine-learning
                                  • Relevant Search: https://www.manning.com/books/relevant-search
                                  • Let's learn about Vectors: https://hub.superlinked.com/
                                  • Langchain: https://python.langchain.com/docs/get_started/introduction
                                  • Qdrant blog: https://blog.qdrant.tech/
                                  • OpenSource Connections Blog: https://opensourceconnections.com/blog/

                                  • Free ML Engineering course: http://mlzoomcamp.com

                                    Join DataTalks.Club: https://datatalks.club/slack.html
                                    Our events: https://datatalks.club/events.html

                                    57 min
                                  • The Entrepreneurship Journey: From Freelancing to Starting a Company - Adrian Brudaru

                                    We talked about:

                                    • Adrian’s background
                                    • The benefits of freelancing
                                    • Having an agency vs freelancing
                                    • What let Adrian switch over from freelancing
                                    • The conception of DLT (Growth Full Stack)
                                    • The investment required to start a company
                                    • Growth through the provision of services
                                    • Growth through teaching (product-market fit)
                                    • Moving on to creating docs
                                    • Adrian’s current role
                                    • Strategic partnerships and community growth through DocDB
                                    • Plans for the future of DLT
                                    • DLT vs Airbyte vs Fivetran
                                    • Adrian’s resource recommendations

                                    • Links:

                                      • Adrian's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/data-team/
                                      • Twitter: https://twitter.com/dlt_library
                                      • Github: https://github.com/dlt-hub/dlt
                                      • Website: https://dlthub.com/docs/intro

                                      • Free ML Engineering course: http://mlzoomcamp.com
                                        Join DataTalks.Club: https://datatalks.club/slack.html
                                        Our events: https://datatalks.club/events.html

                                        57 min
                                      • Become a Data Freelancer - Dimitri Visnadi

                                        We talked about:

                                        • Dimitri’s background
                                        • The first steps of transitioning into freelance
                                        • Working with recruiters (contracting)
                                        • Deciding on what to charge for your services
                                        • Establishing your network
                                        • Self-marketing
                                        • Contracting vs freelancing
                                        • Which channel is better for those starting out?
                                        • Cutting out the middleman
                                        • Where to look for clients and how to vet them
                                        • The different way of getting into freelancing
                                        • Going back to a full-time job after freelancing
                                        • Common mistakes freelancers make
                                        • Dimitri’s resource suggestions
                                        • Reaching out to Dimitri

                                        • Links:

                                          • LinkedIn profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/visnadi
                                          • The DataFreelancer website: https://thedatafreelancer.com/

                                          • Free ML Engineering course: http://mlzoomcamp.com
                                            Join DataTalks.Club: https://datatalks.club/slack.html
                                            Our events: https://datatalks.club/events.html

                                            56 min

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