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 a skin in the game – to invest, …
Data science is in demand and its growth is on steroids. According to Linkedin, “Statistical Analysis” and “Data Mining” are two top-most skills to get hired this year. Gartner says there are 4.4 million jobs …
Zafar and Maqbool were brothers, with only two years difference. Their father had died when Zafar was two years old. Maqbool wasn’t even born then. He was born a couple of months later and, unfortunately …
Red light, white light, green light, yellow light. Then again, red light. This time a continuous red light. Then an interminable silence. Then everyone’s light becomes their responsibility. These lights and their changing color play a …
Jamshed was absolutely ecstatic. He felt like he was walking on air. Today was the day he was reaping the results of his three years of tireless, backbreaking work in the form of the magnificently …
For machines to act and react like a human is a sixty years old dream that finds its roots in the Dartmouth conference. AI has started to mimic some behaviors of human cognitive abilities – scientists …
There is an ever increasing demand for good data scientists worldwide and Pakistan is no exception. I get like a zillion messages from HR managers, clients, vendors and companies looking for good resources to add …
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I’ve recently posted a video - Digital Pakistan with few recommendations. A lot of people have asked about the copy-paste claim, links to recommended papers and the names of the people Digital Pakistan team should …
Ever wonder why ants almost always find the way to your sandwiches? How they form a perfect line? And how they collect so many leaves and for what purpose? How they find the shortest paths …
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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 …
The complete history of problem solving in computer sciences is a history of continuous attempts to discover, study, mimic and implement ideas, models, metaphors, and sequences from nature. There are nine different ways of finding …
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 …
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 …
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