On this episode, host Tanmay Shah chats with Dr. TJ LaGrow. He teaches CS 7641 at Georgia Tech, one of the largest Machine Learning courses in the country.  Dr. LaGrow is a quadruple degree holder from Tech, and prior to being a Yellow Jacket, he worked at a medical imaging startup. He’s passionate about the intersection of artificial intelligence, neuroscience, and scalable education.

TIMESTAMPS- 

(00:00) - Cold Intro 

(02:15) - Reflection on theater days starting in high school 

(03:58) - Decided a PhD would lead to a more stable life 

(10:32) - Choice to go to Georgia Tech 

(15:33) - Talks about getting into work on diabetic retinopathy 

(18:30) - More on diabetic retinopathy, prevalent in rural areas 

(21:50) - Advice about startup incubators 

(27:18) - What excites you about machine learning today? 

(33:12) - Talks about his favorite books about AI and ML 

(37:20) - FlexStack program 

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