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SearchHow to Write Data Labeling/Annotation Guidelines
Writing good instructions to achieve high precision and throughput.
12 Mar 2023 · 6 min · datascience machinelearning mechanism
How to Measure and Mitigate Position Bias
Introducing randomness and/or learning from inherent randomness to mitigate position bias.
17 Apr 2022 · 7 min · recsys datascience
Counterfactual Evaluation for Recommendation Systems
Thinking about recsys as interventional vs. observational, and inverse propensity scoring.
10 Apr 2022 · 8 min · recsys datascience
Traversing High-Level Intent and Low-Level Requirements
How they differ and why they work better in different situations.
20 Mar 2022 · 7 min · engineering datascience misc
Data Science Project Quick-Start
Hard-won lessons on how to start data science projects effectively.
06 Mar 2022 · 7 min · datascience engineering productivity
Mailbag: How to Define a Data Team's Vision and Roadmap
I'm heading into a team lead role and would like to define the vision and roadmap.
18 Feb 2022 · 3 min · leadership datascience career 📬
Red Flags to Look Out for When Joining a Data Team
What to consider for in terms of data, roadmap, role, manager, tooling, etc.
13 Feb 2022 · 8 min · datascience career 🔥
The Data Scientist Show - Building end-to-end ML systems
Daliana and I had a 2hr chat on all things data science and machine learning.
02 Dec 2021 · 1 min · datascience machinelearning career
Informal Mentors Grew into ApplyingML.com!
More than two dozen interviews with ML Practitioners sharing their stories and advice
25 Nov 2021 · 1 min · machinelearning datascience career 🛠
Bootstrapping Labels via ___ Supervision & Human-In-The-Loop
How to generate labels from scratch with semi, active, and weakly supervised learning.
01 Aug 2021 · 12 min · teardown machinelearning datascience
Towards Data Science - Author Spotlight with Eugene Yan
My favourite project, how I write weekly and how you can start, and content I would like to see more of.
02 Jun 2021 · 11 min · career writing datascience
The Metagame of Applying Machine Learning
How to go from knowing machine learning to applying it at work to drive impact.
02 May 2021 · 12 min · machinelearning datascience ❤️
Bukalapak - Fireside Chat with the Data Science team
We discussed about how to build and run data teams and engage better with business.
28 Mar 2021 · 10 min · datascience leadership
Choosing Problems in Data Science and Machine Learning
Short vs. long-term gain, incremental vs. disruptive innovation, and resume-driven development.
21 Mar 2021 · 12 min · datascience machinelearning leadership
How to Win a Data Hackathon (Hacklytics 2021)
What the top teams did to win the 36-hour data hackathon. No, not machine learning.
14 Feb 2021 · 6 min · datascience engineering misc
Growing and Running Your Data Science Team
What I learned about hiring and training, and fostering innovation, discipline, and camaraderie.
31 Jan 2021 · 16 min · leadership datascience
You Don't Really Need Another MOOC
Stop procrastinating, go off the happy path, learn just-in-time, and get your hands dirty.
24 Jan 2021 · 9 min · learning datascience 🔥
Mailbag: How to Get Experienced DS Resume Noticed by Recruiters?
How to increase the chances of getting called up by recruiters?
16 Jan 2021 · 5 min · career datascience 📬
Alexey Grigorev on His Career, Data Science, and Writing
How he switched from engineering to data science, what "senior" means, and how writing helps.
29 Nov 2020 · 23 min · career datascience writing
How to Prevent or Deal with a Data Science Role or Title Mismatch
Interview questions you should ask and how to evolve your job scope.
15 Nov 2020 · 8 min · datascience career
Applied / Research Scientist, ML Engineer: What’s the Difference?
A personal take on their deliverables and skills, and what it means for the industry and your team.
08 Nov 2020 · 11 min · datascience machinelearning career
Data Discovery Platforms and Their Open Source Solutions
What questions do they answer? How do they compare? What open-source solutions are available?
25 Oct 2020 · 16 min · teardown datascience engineering 🔥
Why Have a Data Science Portfolio and What It Shows
Not 'How to build a data science portfolio', but 'Whys' and 'Whats'.
18 Oct 2020 · 15 min · datascience learning career
How Prototyping Can Help You to Get Buy-In
Building prototypes helped get buy-in when roadmaps & design docs failed.
11 Oct 2020 · 7 min · datascience productivity
CareerFair - Day-to-day as an Applied Scientist at Amazon
What's an average day like? What's great about the role? How's working in Amazon?
21 Sep 2020 · 8 min · datascience career
Datacast Podcast - Effective Data Science with Eugene Yan
My chat with James Le about my experience, leadership, agile, ML in production, writing, and more.
03 Sep 2020 · 17 min · datascience leadership career lazada
Mailbag: I'm Now a Senior DS—How should I Approach this?
Becoming a senior after three years and dealing with imposter syndrome.
27 Aug 2020 · 2 min · career datascience 📬
Unpopular Opinion: Data Scientists Should be More End-to-End
Why (and why not) be more end-to-end, how to, and Stitch Fix and Netflix's experience
09 Aug 2020 · 17 min · datascience machinelearning leadership 🔥
Why You Need to Follow Up After Your Data Science Project
Ever revisit a project & replicate the results the first time round? Me neither. Thus I adopted these habits.
19 Jul 2020 · 12 min · mechanism datascience productivity
What I Do During A Data Science Project To Deliver Success
It's not enough to have a good strategy and plan. Execution is just as important.
12 Jul 2020 · 7 min · mechanism datascience productivity
Mailbag: Qns on the Intersection of Data Science and Business
Does DS have business requirements? When does it make sense to split DS and DE??
21 Jun 2020 · 3 min · datascience 📬
Why Are My Airflow Jobs Running “One Day Late”?
A curious discussion made me realize my expert blind spot. And no, Airflow is not late.
17 Jun 2020 · 3 min · datascience engineering production til
What I Do Before a Data Science Project to Ensure Success
Haste makes waste. Diving into a data science problem may not be the fastest route to getting it done.
15 Jun 2020 · 12 min · mechanism datascience productivity
What I Love about Scrum for Data Science
Initially, I didn't like it. But over time, it grew on me. Here's why.
07 Jun 2020 · 10 min · mechanism agile leadership datascience
A Hackathon Where the Dinkiest Idea Won. Why?
What I Learnt about evaluating ideas from first-hand participation in a hackathon.
03 May 2020 · 7 min · datascience lazada
How to Give a Kick-Ass Data Science Talk
Why you should give a talk and some tips from five years of speaking and hosting meet-ups.
18 Apr 2020 · 7 min · datascience writing
Simpler Experimentation with Jupyter, Papermill, and MLflow
Automate your experimentation workflow to minimize effort and iterate faster.
15 Mar 2020 · 6 min · datascience productivity python
My Journey from Psych Grad to Leading Data Science at Lazada
How hard work, many failures, and a bit of luck got me into the field and up the ladder.
27 Feb 2020 · 12 min · career datascience lazada 🔥
OLX Prod Tech 2019 Keynote - Asia's Tech Giants & SuperApps
Keynote on how Asia's tech giants scale and their SuperApp strategy.
03 Oct 2019 · 3 min · datascience leadership
What does a Data Scientist really do?
No, you don't need a PhD or 10+ years of experience.
30 Apr 2019 · 8 min · career datascience
Data Science and Agile (Frameworks for Effectiveness)
Taking the best from agile and modifying it to fit the data science process (Part 2 of 2).
02 Feb 2019 · 14 min · mechanism agile datascience productivity
Data Science and Agile (What Works, and What Doesn't)
A deeper look into the strengths and weaknesses of Agile in Data Science projects (Part 1 of 2).
26 Jan 2019 · 13 min · agile datascience productivity 🔥
DataScience SG Meetup - Panel On the Different Roles in Data
What's the difference between a data scientist, data engineer, and ML engineer? A panel at Google.
17 Jan 2019 · 4 min · datascience career
GovTech Conference - Data Science and Agile—Can or Not?
Yes, Agile can be adopted by data science teams. Moderating a panel at GovTech STACK.
28 Oct 2018 · 6 min · agile datascience
Big Data & Analytics Summit - Data Science Challenges @ Lazada
Technical challenges easy compared to business and people issues. Sharing at the BDA Summit.
21 Jun 2018 · 8 min · datascience leadership lazada
Building a Strong Data Science Team Culture
Culture >> Hierarchy, Process, Bureaucracy.
12 May 2018 · 5 min · leadership datascience lazada
INSEAD Lunchtime Talks - How Lazada uses Data
And my idiosyncratic journey to VP of Data Science at Lazada (Alibaba). A Lunchtime chat at INSEAD.
25 Apr 2018 · 2 min · datascience lazada
My first 100 days as Data Science Lead
How being a Lead / Manager is different from being an individual contributor.
25 Sep 2017 · 5 min · leadership datascience lazada
SMU - What is Data Analytics and How do I get into it?
What is data science, how to pick it up, and how to enter the field? A discussion with SMU undergrads.
26 Aug 2017 · 1 min · datascience career
Tech in Asia - My Journey in Data Science and Advice for others
Sharing about why data science, data science myths, a typical day, and more with TIA.
26 Jul 2017 · 4 min · datascience career
SMU Masters in IT - How to get started in Data Science
Tools and skills to pick up and how to practice them. An Invited Talk with Masters in IT candidates.
26 Jun 2017 · 1 min · datascience learning career
How to get started in Data Science
Tools and skills to pick up, and how to practice them.
25 Jun 2017 · 9 min · datascience learning career
One way to help a data science team innovate successfully
If things are not failing, you're not innovating enough. - Elon Musk
19 Feb 2017 · 3 min · leadership datascience lazada
Product Classification API Part 2: Data Preparation
Cleaning up text and messing with ascii (urgh!)
11 Dec 2016 · 8 min · datascience machinelearning python 🛠
Product Classification API Part 1: Data Acquisition
Parsing json and formatting product titles and categories.
11 Oct 2016 · 9 min · datascience python 🛠
DataKind Singapore’s Latest Project Accelerator
Guest post of how DataKind SG worked with NGOs to frame their problems and suggests solutions
17 Sep 2015 · 8 min · datascience
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