Hyperparameter Tuning with Richard Liaw
Hyperparameters define the strategy for exploring a space in which a machine learning model is being developed. Whereas the parameters of a machine learning model are the actual data coming into a system, the hyperparameters define how those data points are fed into the training process for building a model to be used by an
Anduril Engineering with Gokul Subramanian
Anduril is a technology defense company with a focus on drones, computer vision, and other problems related to national security. It is a full-stack company that builds its own hardware and software, which leads to a great many interesting questions about cloud services, engineering workflows, and management. Gokul Subramanian is an engineer at Anduril, and
In with the New: Python Plotting and Data Wrangling Libraries
by Markus Schmitt of Data Revenue Is it time to replace Matplotlib and Pandas? Programmers enjoy pitting different pieces of software libraries against each other. Tensorflow vs. Pytorch? Vim vs. Emacs? Python vs. R? If we accept
Machine Learning Labeling and Tooling with Lukas Biewald
CrowdFlower was a company started in 2007 by Lukas Biewald, an entrepreneur and computer scientist. CrowdFlower solved some of the data labeling problems that were not being solved by Amazon Mechanical Turk. A decade after
Software and the Law with Mark Radcliffe
As software permeates our lives, there are an increased number of situations where the legal system must be designed to account for that software. Whether the issues are open source licensing, cryptocurrencies, or worker
Podcast Episodes
Hyperparameter Tuning with Richard Liaw
Hyperparameters define the strategy for exploring a space in which a machine learning model is being developed. Whereas the parameters of a machine learning model are the actual data coming into a system, the hyperparameters...
Anduril Engineering with Gokul Subramanian
Anduril is a technology defense company with a focus on drones, computer vision, and other problems related to national security. It is a full-stack company that builds its own hardware and software, which leads to a great many...
Machine Learning Labeling and Tooling with Lukas Biewald
CrowdFlower was a company started in 2007 by Lukas Biewald, an entrepreneur and computer scientist. CrowdFlower solved some of the data labeling problems that were not being solved by Amazon Mechanical Turk. A decade after...
Greatest Hits
Salary Negotiation with Haseeb Qureshi
Negotiation is an important skill for software engineers. The salary you negotiate at the beginning of your job could be a difference of tens of thousands of dollars over the course of an engineer’s career, but intimidating recruiters and exploding offers scare many...














