👋 Hi, I'm Eugene Yan

I work at the intersection of machine learning & product to build ML systems, especially in B2C businesses. Currently an Applied Scientist at Amazon helping users read more. I also...

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• 🔍 testing-ml: Example tests for machine learning systems
• 🧪 papermill-mlflow: Experimentation workflow for machine learning
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• 🎓 FAQ: Georgia Tech Online Master's of Science in Computer Science