World Number 1 On Kaggle with Christof Henkel #36

Our guest today is Christof Henkel, Senior Deep Learning Data Scientist at NVIDIA and world number 1 on Kaggle: a competitive machine learning platform.
In our conversation, we first discuss Christof's PhD in mathematics and talk about the importance of maths in a Data Science career. Christof then explains how he started on Kaggle and how he progressed on the platform to become the world number 1 amongst millions of users. We also dive into recent competitions that he won and the algorithms that he used. Christof finally gives many advice on how to win Kaggle competitions and progress in your career.
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(00:00) - Introduction
(03:00) - How Christof Got Into The Field
(07:59) - The Role of Mathematics In Data Science Careers
(12:27) - Why Christof Joined Kaggle And How?
(21:11) - Reducing Model Overfitting
(27:03) - Three Steps To Succeed On Kaggle
(33:56) - Kaggle VS Applied Machine Learning In Industry
(40:12) - How He Became World Number 1
(46:02) - A Recent Competition That He Won
(56:59) - His Role At NVIDIA
(01:01:24) - Startup Experience
(01:06:43) - Career Advice

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  • @twentytwentyeight
    @twentytwentyeight3 ай бұрын

    Honest to God, this is the first helpful explanation for the validation set I’ve heard; replicate the disparity you expect to see in the test set when extracting the validation set…it’s crazy how simple and sensical that is

  • @thsstphok7937
    @thsstphok79372 ай бұрын

    What humble person for all knowledge he has

  • @imusama
    @imusama5 ай бұрын

    What an incredibly insightful podcast, especially for beginners like myself! It was not only fantastic but also rich with valuable knowledge. Loved every bit of it. Keep up the outstanding work, Neil!

  • @aistoriespodcast

    @aistoriespodcast

    5 ай бұрын

    Thanks so much for the positive feedback. So happy to hear that you enjoyed our conversation. Let me know if there are any other topics that you would be interested to see on the podcast :)

  • @kylonguyen-we5mx
    @kylonguyen-we5mx3 ай бұрын

    What brilliant men both of you are! I'm truly grateful for the podcast :)

  • @aistoriespodcast

    @aistoriespodcast

    3 ай бұрын

    Thanks so much! Very happy to hear that you’ve enjoyed the conversation :)

  • @MohammedAlhourani-nj3rm
    @MohammedAlhourani-nj3rmАй бұрын

    Thank you for you efforts

  • @gvidasrimkus2737
    @gvidasrimkus27375 ай бұрын

    Great podcast! First time watching, such nice personalities you both have! Was very interesting and entertaining for me, as I am a data science and machine learning student. Keep up the good work!

  • @aistoriespodcast

    @aistoriespodcast

    5 ай бұрын

    Thanks a lot for this. Very happy to hear that you enjoyed our conversation :) Any other topics that you would like me to cover in future episodes?

  • @philleiser9544
    @philleiser95446 ай бұрын

    Such a great guest! Very interesting podcast

  • @aistoriespodcast

    @aistoriespodcast

    6 ай бұрын

    Thanks a lot Phil :)

  • @Shoz_
    @Shoz_4 ай бұрын

    Thanks for sharing ❤

  • @aistoriespodcast

    @aistoriespodcast

    4 ай бұрын

    Our pleasure! Glad to hear that your enjoyed the episode :)

  • @rahulshendre7089
    @rahulshendre70893 ай бұрын

    thanks for this

  • @aistoriespodcast

    @aistoriespodcast

    3 ай бұрын

    Glad to hear that you enjoyed the conversation :)

  • @bwowekeith4472
    @bwowekeith44723 ай бұрын

    Am also doing civil engineering, currently in my final year and too deep into AI/ML 🤗

  • @aistoriespodcast

    @aistoriespodcast

    3 ай бұрын

    That's amazing! Good luck with your AI/ML journey then 😊

  • @minhnguyenbinh8077
    @minhnguyenbinh80776 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the podcast. As a beginner, I take away some very good advice. I have a question: What do i need for an entry-level job in ML/DL field?

  • @adityamwagh

    @adityamwagh

    6 ай бұрын

    Getting a degree is the safest way.

  • @aistoriespodcast

    @aistoriespodcast

    6 ай бұрын

    Thanks for your message and glad to hear that you enjoyed the podcast. The skills that you need for an entry level job strongly depend on the job but I will highlight two things: 1. Coding skills, I would recommend to learn Python. 2. Machine learning skills. I would recommend you to take an intro to ML course and then do a project by yourself to practice the theory. Does this help?

  • @aistoriespodcast

    @aistoriespodcast

    6 ай бұрын

    And yes I agree that getting a degree in Data science / machine learning is strongly recommended as the field is becoming more and more competitive.

  • @minhnguyenbinh8077

    @minhnguyenbinh8077

    6 ай бұрын

    ​@@aistoriespodcast thanks

  • @CS_n00b
    @CS_n00b2 ай бұрын

    how to reduce noise in data?