Host Shayan Mahmud in conversation with Aqsa Kausar, Head of Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning at Red Buffer! Aqsa is not just the first woman in Pakistan to become a Google Developer Expert (GDE) but also the first female GDE in machine learning in the Southeast Asia Frontier region! In this podcast episode, Aqsa talks about the tech community in Pakistan, raising awareness of machine learning in Pakistan, women in tech in our country, engineer jobs in Pakistan and so much more on artificial intelligence!

Aqsa explains the Google Developer Expert title in detail. What is it exactly? How does Google support you in getting this achievement? How does Google support tech awareness in your community? What are the advantages for people in the Google Develop Expert network? How hard is it to get? How many people achieve this? How do you apply for GDE? She explains her journey of going through the process of getting this title, where her interest in artificial intelligence and machine learning came from, how much self-learning was involved, where was she first working and how she made a switch to artificial intelligence.

Shayan and Aqsa’s discussion also touches on topics like the number of women in engineering and those going into tech, jobs for electrical engineers in Pakistan, the importance of failure, university students’ mindset of joining big companies, the learning and open culture at Red Buffer, having the wow factor and more on Aqsa’s personal journey.
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00:00 Intro & Highlights
02:31 Getting the Google Developer Expert Title
03:44 How to Become A Google Developer Expert
09:30 Public Speaking For the First Time
12:30 Women in Tech & Engineering  
16:50 The Importance of Setbacks in Your Journey
19:14 Does Success Mean Joining A Big Company?
21:03 The Culture at Red Buffer
24:50 Ratio of Men & Women in Employment
27:30 Meeting the Husband at Work
30:10 The Support Women Need to Succeed
35:15 What Next

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