We are back! For this episode, we discussed topics about generative AI. We actually used Google's Bard to generate the outline for this episode. It covers topics: What is generative AI? How does it work? What are some of the benefits of generat

038. AI ethics and who should be responsible

Aug 9th, 2022 1h 2m

It has been a while since we released an episode on this channel. Apologies, we were both busy with work and couldn't find a common dedicated time to record an episode. We also changed the intro and outro music. Let us know what you think?In t

037. A peek into the life of an MLOps Data Program Manager - Kelvin Tham, MLOps Data Program Manager @ ViSenze - AI for Visual Commerce

May 19th, 2022 1h 17m

This week, we invited Kelvin Tham, an MLOps Data Program Manager at ViSenze - AI for Visual Commerce. Kelvin has a wide range experience across ML Ops, data analytics, and business process improvement. He is currently working on design, develop

036. How to jump into Data Science from Physics - Teck Liang Tan (PhD), a Senior Data Scientist @ NTUC Enterprise

Apr 17th, 2022 59m 20s

This week, we invited Teck Liang Tan (PhD), a Senior Data Scientist @ NTUC Enterprise to have chat with us. He walked us through his unconventional career move from Physics to Data Science. Also, his reason of getting into the industry instead

035. Becoming a Lead Data Scientist with Ivan, Lead Data Scientist @ Tech in Asia

Mar 4th, 2022 1h 8m

This week we invited Ivan who is a Lead Data Scientist at Tech in Asia. Ivan has a unique set of technical competencies, project management, interpersonal skills and problem solving abilities. He is also experienced in deploying scalable machin

034. Web Scraping and Data Science

Jan 21st, 2022 50m 58s

Data collection is a crucial step for any data related projects. So much so that you might have encountered something along the lines of the “GIGO” (garbage in, garbage out) concept. Some might even say having the right data is more important t

033. A sneak peek at Product Management with Low Yi Xiang, Data Scientist @ Traveloka

Dec 10th, 2021 1h 18m

For this episode, we invited Low Yi Xiang, a Data Scientist at Traveloka again to have a chat about Data Product Management. Yi Xiang covered what is data product management in a nutshell, how it differs from the other product management practi

032. PyThaiNLP - Open source tool for Thai Natural Language Processing

Nov 18th, 2021 56m 35s

In this episode, we invited one of our popular guests, Charin Polpanumas, back! We got him to share a project that he is passionate about, PyThaiNLP. In this episode, we discuss the challenges of Natural Language Processing and also creating an

031. Let talk about MLOps

Sep 10th, 2021 50m 21s

So what is MLOps? This is a topic we covered in this episode. We discuss the different aspects of MLOps, for instance, data, business requirements, and also measuring the performance metrics. We discuss also data quality and feature engineering

030. Amelia Peh, Senior Data Scientist with Ride Hailing App

Aug 20th, 2021 54m 48s

In this episode, we have another guest - Amelia, a chemical engineer turned data scientist! Listen to the episode to understand more about her successful transition, what are the skills that she finds valuable as a data scientist, and how did s

029. Gentle Introduction to Federated Learning

Jul 22nd, 2021 45m 46s

Symbolic Connection takes a break from interviewing guests and has two non-experts, the co-hosts Thu Ya and Koo to share what they understand about a privacy-preserving model training technique called Federated Learning. We have a discussion on

028. Poh Wan Ting, Director, Data Science and Engineering, Product Development

Jul 8th, 2021 59m 26s

In this episode, we interviewed another lady in tech, Poh Wan Ting. She shared her career journey, how she started from computational biology to now leading a data science and engineering team in a well-known Financial Institution. She also sha

027. Jeanne Choo, AI Lead, Springboard Innovation Team, Bank of Singapore

Jun 11th, 2021 1h 10m

We have a guest from the banking industry for this episode, Jeanne, from the Bank of Singapore. She shared her journey, how she moved from studying animals to being an AI lead in the banking industry. We discussed how to encourage more females

026. Ryzal Kamis, Senior Platforms Engineer (MLOps & Infra) @ AI Singapore

May 19th, 2021 1h 12m

In this episode, we have another guest from AI Singapore. He is Ryzal Kamis, Senior Platform Engineer. In this episode, we discuss a great deal on MLOps, what it is, and for anyone who is interested in the MLOps area, what are the learning reso

025. Documentation, Why and How to Tackle it

Mar 12th, 2021 45m 5s

In this episode, we take a break and talk about documentation, something that is a "necessary evil" for any software engineer and data professional. Thu Ya and Koo, tackle the documentation topic by sharing their experience, their pains, and fr

024. Michael Ng, Data Analytics Manager @ Agilent Technologies

Jan 29th, 2021 1h 7m

This week we invited Michael Ng from Agilent Technologies to share his background and career journey. :)What got him interested in the field? What are the key skills in dealing with business stakeholders? What are the questions he asked his in

023. Building Up Your Data Science Career!

Jan 8th, 2021 1h 1m

Happy New Year everyone! We are back with an episode that may help planning your Data Science & Artificial Intelligence career! In this episode, you will find career tips to build a solid foundation in your Data Science career. Thu Ya & Koo dis

022. Programming Journey with Thu Ya Kyaw, Machine Learning Engineer @NE Digital

Dec 17th, 2020 46m 36s

For this episode, instead of having a guest over, Koo interviewed his co-host, Thu Ya Kyaw, Machine Learning Engineer @NE Digital to share his programming journey including the motivations, the opportunities, and the struggles. Oh, did you know

021. Low Yi Xiang, Data Scientist @Traveloka

Nov 26th, 2020 1h 8m

This episode's guest is Low Yi Xiang, a data scientist at Traveloka. He is also a member of the DataScience SG Working Committee.He showed his unique perspectives on his career and data science and how he got started. Yi Xiang shared his journ

020. Chong Zi Liang, Data Analyst @99.co - Transition to a Data Role (Part 2)

Oct 30th, 2020 45m 27s

In this episode, Chong Zi Liang continues to share what steps he took to land his current role after the boot camp. He also discussed his current job scope, the tools he is using and what is he learning from his job. Hear what interview tips Zi

019. Chong Zi Liang, Data Analyst @99.co - Transition to a Data Role (Part 1)

Oct 23rd, 2020 50m 32s

In this episode, we are very happy to invite Chong Zi Liang, a data analyst at 99.co, to share his career journey, particularly on his transition from a non-data, non-STEM background. There is a lot of content to share again so this podcast ha

018. Debunking Data Myths (Part 2)

Oct 9th, 2020 55m 59s

We continue our Data Myths busting in this second episode given the raving reviews and feedback from the audience. Yes, we are back with myth-busting! Here are the myths we discussed.1 - "If the mathematics is not complicated/complex, it is n

017. Christopher Leong, Lead R&D Software Engineer & Machine Learning @ Virtuos - Part 2

Oct 1st, 2020 40m 54s

In this episode, we continue our conversation with Chris Leong. We mostly discuss what is the difference between software engineering and machine learning. Chris also shared more on the projects he worked on during AI Singapore days. And last b

016. Christopher Leong, Lead R&D Software Engineer & Machine Learning @ Virtuos - Part 1

Sep 24th, 2020 46m 39s

If you like Machine Learning and Gaming, this episode is really for you. We invited Chris Leong to join us in this episode, where Chris shared how as a software engineer, he managed to include machine learning into his capabilities. We had a su

015. Ang Shen Ting, Data Scientist with INSEAD

Sep 11th, 2020 1h

Ever wonder what does a data scientist in an academic institution does? Wonder no more, we invited Ang Shen Ting, Data Scientist @ INSEAD to share his working experience. In this episode, he will be sharing his different experiences, working i