7. Kevin Moore

Kevin Moore talks about how he got into Astronomy and transitioned from there to Data Science. He discusses his current job at a startup. He goes into details about programming, interviews, and the role of LLMs in the future of Data Science.

Links:

• Kevin’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kmoore13/

Credits

• Intro Music: Tonight At Eight by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com (no relation)
• Outro Music: Savour The Moment by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com (no relation)
• Co-Hosts: Jeffrey Silverman and Joseph A’Hearn
• Recording: Jeffrey Silverman
• Editing: Joseph A’Hearn
• ATDS Podcast Logo: Joseph A’Hearn
• Thumbnail Headshot Image: Kevin Moore
• Thumbnail Design: Joseph A'Hearn

Timecodes

• 0:00 - Intro
• 0:47 - Astronomy Background
• 2:40 - Transition to Data Science
• 4:52 - First Data Science Job
• 7:15 - Scala and Python
• 9:40 - Programming, Computational Astrophysics, and Tools to Get a Data Science Job
• 16:09 - Favorite Projects Venturing into the Unknown
• 17:26 - Joining a Startup As a Data Scientist
• 23:03 - Interviewing Data Scientist Candidates
• 39:17 - Future of NLP and LLMs
• 48:33 - Outro

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