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As a data scientist, you want the chance to practice consistently and also learn as much as you can about what is going on in the real-life. Companies have quickly discovered that the Kaggle platform …
Kaggle is based on a simple idea – how does one gets the smartest and most innovative data scientists of the world moonlight for free? Simple, by turning data problems into competitions. The role that Kaggle …
After finding the right competition that matches your interest and skills set, the next consideration is whether to work alone or in a team. To get a chance at competing with the brilliant minds on …
How do Kaggle competitions work and where do I start from? The project posted on featured competitions to solve a specific real-world problem is your place to be. For instance, GE posted a project about …
Kaggle Kernels were formally referred to as Scripts. The kernel simply refers to the Kaggle’s analysis, coding and collaboration product. According to the founder Anthony Goldbloom, this new name is more fitting because kernels are …
Kaggle is an AirBnB for Data Scientists – this is where they spend their nights and weekends. It’s a crowd-sourced platform to attract, nurture, train and challenge data scientists from all around the world to …
The most critical question most data science enthusiasts face when starting out on Kaggle is whether they are skilled enough to compete favorably in Kaggle competitions. This is similar to fearing water that prevents you …
Mercari (Latin word means “to trade.”) is Japanese unicorn startup – call it an advanced version of Craigslist. It was founded in 2013 by Hiroshi Toshima, Ryo Ishizuka, Shintaro Yamada, and Tommy Tomishima. It’s community-sourced …
Imagine being a beginner and attempting to compete against teams that boast decades of knowledge and experience tackling challenging problems such as analyzing complicated satellite data and predicting the sale price of a house etc. …
Kaggle is an AirBnB for Data Scientists – this is where they spend their nights and weekends. It’s a crowd-sourced platform to attract, nurture, train and challenge data scientists from all around the world to …
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Before you participate in the Kaggle competitions, it is great to be informed about its ranking system and how you can progress faster. This progression system is pretty straightforward as it is intended to track …
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Big Data, Natural Language Processing, Sentiment Analysis, Data Sciences, and Predictive Analytics are the talk of the town and it doesn’t matter which town you are referring to, it’s everywhere, from the United Nations using …
“Dad, can you help get more candy this Halloween?” Abdul Rehman, my 12 year old asked me a night before the last Halloween. His simple question got me thinking of how I, as a data …
Kaggle is the perfect platform for a data scientist to hone their skills, build a great reputation and potentially get some quick cash. However, succeeding on Kaggle is no small task; it takes patience, hard …
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Artificial Intelligence and Automation will kill 400-800 million jobs by 2030, it will also introduce 600-899 million jobs in the same time period but you need to learn AI and coding to be able to …
I’ve been working on AI curriculum for Pakistani Schools (K-12) for a while. Our challenges are different: we have 4.2 Million out of school children, medium of education is Urdu, classroom means a blackboard, few …
There is a buzz, a white paper or media story on daily basis about blockchain. The “believers” claim to solve everything under the sun using blockchain and the “infidels” trying to prove how this technology …
There is an acute shortage of good blockchain developers worldwide and Pakistan is no exception. Almost every week I receive a request from a client, company or a startup looking for blockchain developers. There are …
Blockchain, Crypto-Currencies, Ethereum, Smart Contracts and ICOs have become the most frequently used words in computer science, FinTech and investment circles these days. Everyone likes to have skin in the game – to invest, earn/lose, …
From the start, digital currencies like BitCoin, Ethereum and others have gained the attraction of bad guys for their illicit businesses. We have seen the examples of Silk Road (United States Versus Ross Ulbricht) and …
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