How to Build a strong Data Science Resume. With Chris Deotte, Quadruple Kaggle Grandmaster at NVIDIA - What's AI Podcast Episode 2

What's AI Podcast by Louis-François Bouchard

An interview with one of the best Kaggler out there, Chris Deotte. Chris is a Senior Data Scientist at NVIDIA and is getting paid for his Kaggle skills! Kaggle is a platform mainly known for hosting machine learning competitions...

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Chapters:

00:49 What is your academic background?

01:20 How did you get into data science from a mathematics background?

02:04 What is a data scientist for you, and what is your role as one?

02:33 Do you think data science is mainly a role for academia because it’s a lot of statistical and math knowledge? Do you think a PHD or a masters is necessary to get such a role?

03:47 What is your role as a data scientist at Nvidia?

05:40 What is Kaggle, and what is a grand master at Kaggle?

08:20 Do you think Kaggle competitions are a good way of improving your resume and build experience if you want to work in the industry?

11:54 Is there something specific to Kaggle that doesn't work in the real world?

16:29 Are most competitions similar to one another? Or are there different challenges depending on the competition?

18:34 So Kaggle will allow you to be a generalist?

19:08 What tips would you give to a beginner who wants to participate in the competition and have a chance of winning?

20:43 Do you participate in competitions of every field?

24:17 What is a Kaggle grandmaster and what does it mean to have this four times?

27:52 Was there a category that was harder for you? Or one that you didn't enjoy?

30:38 What was the main factor for Nvidia to find you and hire you?

32:11 How was the interview process if they already knew how you worked and your knowledge?

35:07 How did you prepare for these interviews?

36:28 How can they assess your skills if there are so few people that do what you do?

37:27 Since the technical interviews are in different fields, is it over if you fail one of them?

40:04 Can you describe your day to day at Nvidia?

41:29 So you're being paid to do what you love to do?

43:03 Could you enter into the details of a recent project?

46:10 How do you deal with a very large data set?

48:39 Do you have a machine or are you connected to servers?

49:56 What would you recommend to someone who has a basic laptop and wants to practice DS?

53:37 Do you sometimes need to do particular processes to make it work with multiple GPU's?

56:39 What are the daily tools you use to do data science and Kaggle?

58:00 Is there anything we can learn from Nvidia coming soon?

58:58 Is it accessible for someone just starting at Kaggle?