In high school, 2016 to 2019 I was learning Chemistry, Economics and Statistics. I liked it. I took part in national compatitions. I've been to national finals in the latter. I was proud of my achivement. Yet I felt I would rely on banking jobs and big organizations, while I craved independence. Only Computer Science provided that. I was never the smart-computer-kid, but I wanted to learn a bit. I saw the pace of developments in AI and wanted to be on the cutting edge, not miss out. There is a certain artisanal quality to code that doing spreadsheets does not have.
During my second year of university, I took a long time to apply for industrial placement year. My work on applications and interviews paid off, as I got a job at STFC. I was proud of this, as the interview process was competitive. The year was full of new challenges, including hybrid work arrangement, Docker deployment, best software engineering practices for safety critical systems.
2022 was for me a year of seeing the wider web scene. I've been to three hackathons, ETH Amsterdam in April, and in Autumn my 'home hackathon, hacksheffield, and ETH Online. These experiences shown me the 'playing field'. I gained deeper understanding which skills are needed and what to focus on.
This stie is a direct result of these activities.
For my BSc in year 2022-2023, I'm doing a data gathering app.
Its goal is to crowdsource labeled data for NLP supervised machine learning. The paradigm it uses is Games with purpose. It is about motivating the users through gamification - hacking biological dopamine regulation with completion of milestons and feeling of progression, as opposed to monetary incentives. So far I find the mobile app development quite challenging, but the prospect of doing gamification is exciting.
For my BSc in year 2022-2023, I'm doing a data gathering app.
Its goal is to crowdsource labeled data for NLP supervised machine learning. The paradigm it uses is Games with purpose. It is about motivating the users through gamification - hacking biological dopamine regulation with completion of milestons and feeling of progression, as opposed to monetary incentives. So far I find the mobile app development quite challenging, but the prospect of doing gamification is exciting.
My goal is to grow both my both technical and soft skills. I want to learn how the best in the world ship software. I want to ship my side projects and gain a million users.