What are data scientist's experiences in different industries?
I have worked as a data scientist in a semiconductor manufacturing industry, and as a data scientist in the financial service industry. I can compare and contrast these two industries, but keep in mind that I really only have a …
Is an MBA valuable if you're a working data scientist with a PhD? Currently at a small sub-division of a large company. I want to climb the ladder, but I’m worried about being pigeonholed as a specialist.
I have a PhD but not a MBA. I do …
How are multi junction solar cells are fabricated and encapsulated?
The question implies that such CPV systems are not industrialized (commercialized?). That is actually false - multiple companies have commercial product of CPV systems (e.g. Soitec, Suncore, etc). It's just that compare with flat panels (Si, CdTe, CIGS …
Following up to the Quora article I wrote the other day, I made a data visualization tool to help people choose where to work in US.
The tool is based with bureau of labor statistics (BLS) salary survey and C2ER cost-of-living index data, both from 2014 …
more ...What are some ways to prepare for a "data challenge" with a Silicon Valley tech company? How do I make sure I have sufficient fluency with data munging and ML in Python?
This type of challenge is more specific to data scientists, and will test your skills on …
What tools do data scientists use for presentations?
Quite a number of data scientists I know (myself included) use reveal.js. There are a few things that makes reveal.js nice to use:
I attended a "moonshot" sprint event in early April sponsored by my employer. The topic was "making impact on climate change", which was something that I care deeply about and had some experience (deeper experience in solar cells and moderate knowledge in other renewable energy and sustainability technologies in general …
more ...What percentage of software engineers make at least $200,000?
Edit 2016-03-31: The bureau of labor statistics published the 2015 annual data on 3/30. The original answer included only 2014 data, but the updated answer include both 2014 and 2015.
I originally was interested in this question …
As a data scientist, what tips would you have for a younger version of yourself?
The advise I have for my younger self is not specifically related to data science, but more related to career development in general.
Be prepared to re-learn new knowledge and re-invent yourself during …
As a data scientist, what tips would you have for a younger version of yourself?