Adnan Masood, a Machine Learning Phd's musings on Life, Technology, Research & Development
Mary K. Pratt did an excellent piece on common uses for machine learning applications in business --- and I am honored to be cited as one of the sources. Machine learning doesn't just help companies set prices; it also helps companies deliver the right products and services to the right areas at the right time…
Last week, I had the opportunity to participate as a mentor in the MIT COVID-19 Datathon working on coronavirus infodemic to identify myths, misinformation, and fake news associated with the pandemic. Out of 2,750 participants and 412 teams, our team qualified to be the top 10 semi-finalists. The MIT COVID-19 Datathon is a week-long virtual…
Artificial Intelligence holds a great promise for mankind --- enterprises, education, government, public policy, building knowledge economy, and data driven decision making, we see the emergence of cognitive computing in different walks of life. However, the question of reliable, accountable, and fair artificial intelligence is still far from being answered. Michael McQuade, member of the…
Barring any issues with Covid-19, I plan to speak at Azure+AI Conference on April 6th - 9th, 2020 Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort, Orlando. My talk abstracts follow: Learning from Feedback – Explore Reinforcement Learning for Next Best Action with Azure Personalizer Reinforcement Learning is an approach to machine learning that learns behaviors…
South Florida Software Developer Conference is a one day developer events on the topics including Machine Learning, AI, VR/AR/MR, IoT, ,NET Core, Visual Studio 2019, DevOps, MVC Framework, JavaScript, JQuery, SQL Server 2019, Business Intelligence, Software Testing, Xamarin/Mobile Development, cross platform development, Azure/Cloud, and Business/Career Development. Teaming up with TechLauderdale and Palm Beach Tech Association,…
اِنَّا لِلّٰہِ وَاِنَّآ اِلَیْہِ رَاجِعُوْنَDr. Altamash Kamal is no longer with us. An MIT PhD, entrepreneur, net-neutrality advocate, satellite, web, and e-commerce pioneer in Pakistan, and the founder of many startups including Xibercom, Wavetech, Spider Magazine, desistore, Dr. Kamal had a profound impact on many lives he touched – including mine. Dr. Kamal, whom most…
Denodo Datafest NYC has concluded with excellent talks and discussions around data virtualization, real-time data APIs, information fabric, data catalogs, and real-world big data problems. It was great meeting and speaking to technologists and business professionals like Brian Hopkins, Michele Goetz, Luke Slotwinski, Mike Sofen, Nicolas Brisoux, Madeleine Corneli, Avinash Deshpande, Paco Hernandez, Kurt Jackson,…
Its been an honor and privilege to win the Technical Professional of the Year at American Business Awards. Thanks to UST and Anoj Pillai for the nomination, and for the entire team for their support.
DevIntersection 2019 Orlando has concluded -- a great event with talks from Scott Hanselman, John Papa, and various other technology thought leaders on variety of technical topics. I had the honor and pleasure to present three different talks on the topics of AI and Machine Learning. Following are the references, decks, and code samples. Beyond…
Following is a non exhaustive list of video lectures on the topic of ethics in AI, bias, fairness, interpretability, and similar topics I enjoyed. The era of blind faith in big data must end | Cathy O'Neil Kathryn Hume, Ethical Algorithms: Bias and Explainability in Machine Learning "Privacy: the Last Stand for Fair Algorithms" by…