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Ẹ̀yin èèyàn mi! ❤️ Low-budget philosopher. ML Efficiency. PhD-ing @SCSatCMU . @ml_collective 's poster boy. Big brother to 3 amazing sisters.

Pittsburgh, PA

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11 months

If you've been eager to dive into the world of machine learning engineering but don't know where to start, I've got something special for you! If you've started your ML journey already and are stuck somewhere since it can be so unstructured, this will also be great for you!

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Folks, I just got my first offer for a PhD in ML!!! 🥹 I thought I'd be calm when I got my first offer, but I'm actually not RN!😭

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UPDATE! I am going to Carnegie Mellon University for a PhD in AI! Back when I received the acceptance mail, I was in the midst of finals for my CS BSc program at the Federal University of Agric Abeokuta. I promised to document my journey once my schedule cleared up. Here it is!

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Folks, I just got my first offer for a PhD in ML!!! 🥹 I thought I'd be calm when I got my first offer, but I'm actually not RN!😭

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Nov 2017: Doing sheet metal bending for welding construction. I had just been accepted to for CS at FUNAAB. I needed to save hard for tuition & living expenses. Aug 2023: Got my office key for PhD. I had finished my BSc in April & now at the world's foremost institution for CS.

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With 2 pictures, Define GROWTH

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So excited to announce that my research paper got accepted into the NeurIPS workshop on ML4D 2021!🥺😊 This is probably my biggest achievement in this year, for now. Since it's my first major research project, + it's a first authorship in a conference as important as NeurIPS 1/n

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I'm not sure how I'd be able to focus properly to wrap up my few final exams next week - plus my undergrad thesis defense the following week. 🤧 From BSc. in FUNAAB, Nigeria, to PhD in a US top 3 CS school... Oluwa oh 😭🤲

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9 months

My student is interested in Reinforcement learning, and @johanobandoc ( @Mila_Quebec and Google Brain) was kind enough to create a list of resources for her. I find the list quite thorough, so I'm making it public. If "machine learning for robots" interests you, you'd like this!

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If you're interested in getting into machine learning (research) but you feel like a noob, below I outline several steps to help get you started - based on my personal experiences. A THREAD

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I've read ~50 SOPs (via STEM for development, my personal network, random email requests, and my recent Twitter form) over the past 2 months, and these are COMMON MISTAKES I've noticed graduate school applicants making quite often: [A thread]

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Are you enrolled in a college or university and are big on Machine Learning and Reinforcement Learning in particular? Microsoft's Reinforcement Learning Open Source Fest is offering data scientists and software developers an opportunity to earn $10k USD this summer.

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10 months

Last year, 8 of us from our local student AI community got accepted into Indaba, which we attended thanks to MLC's fundraiser. In 2023, 21 people from this same unit were accepted to Indaba. They are taking a bus to Accra to save money but still need help.

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11 months

Amazing 1½ days at @oscafest ! Thanks to all who joined my talk and endured 150 slides. Find them in the thread. Also, thanks to those in the impromptu 1hr+ Q&A session post-talk I was told some folks came on stage earlier today & mentioned my talk as their favourite, ẹ ṣé o!☺️

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This is relevant for anybody considering grad school and wondering if they have what it takes to get into the most competitive schools. Khaulat is resuming her MSc at Stanford. Interestingly, we both attended Nigeria's regular 'B' schools, and we aren't even 1st class graduates!

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How do you ACTUALLY get in??? I recently filmed this video with @_stevenkolawole who got accepted into CMU for his PhD in computer science. We talked about how you can apply and actually get into top US schools for grad school 👇

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10 months

Are you thinking of applying to PhD programs this fall, but you are struggling to find profs? @Neo_fweranmi and I are putting together a list of professors who will likely be hiring for next year👇 Target interests: Low-resource/Efficient ML/NLP, NLP/AI for society/social good.

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9 months

I'm not sure of how best to express how grateful we feel right now, bcs this is so overwhelming. 🥺 Thanks to everyone that made this happen - via donations, retweets, & mentioning it to others.🙏🏾 Bcs of your kindness & generosity, all 21 students will be at the Indaba! 🥺❤️

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Last year, 8 of us from our local student AI community got accepted into Indaba, which we attended thanks to MLC's fundraiser. In 2023, 21 people from this same unit were accepted to Indaba. They are taking a bus to Accra to save money but still need help.

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It was a nice experience anchoring a workshop on leveraging Hugging Face for ML and NLP development, across the 2 days of IndabaX Nigeria at @tau_university . + It was my first time in Kwara and that was fun! 😍 Thanks to @IndabaXNigeria for affording me this experience. 🥰

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We wish all our participants, speakers, sponsors and well wisher safe trip to #indabaxNigeria2023 . All is set to host the largest gathering of data experts in #Nigeria . Share your movement with us in the thread, see you soon. @DeepIndaba @dsn_ai_network @tau_university

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If you are applying to grad school this year, esp. in computer science, is a goldmine! If you've been accepted to a graduate program and are a URM, consider submitting your SOP there to inspire other URMs who may feel intimidated. I've submitted mine too!

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CS PhD Statements of Purpose | Notion

Contact: Feel free to reach out to [email protected] with any questions!

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Grad school app deadlines are near already! Are you applying, and would you like a round of feedback on your app docs? I want to spend a chunk of my Thanksgiving break on this. I'm specifically targeting URMs applying to computer science PhDs, but it's OK if you are not one.

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2 years

Apparently, I called some set of people "drag & drop" while speaking so I have to be hiding from the data analysts and Power BI "developers" at #DataFestAfrica22 till I go back to Abeokuta 😂🙈

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Crowdfunding Alert: 7 AI Research Enthusiasts (4F, 3M) from our local AI student group in Nigeria were selected to attend the most prestigious gathering of AI practitioners in Africa (Deep Learning Indaba, Tunis) but sadly, we lack the financial strength to sponsor our travels 1/

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I'm thrilled to announce that I've been selected as the incoming GDSC Lead for my campus. 🥳🥳🥳 @dscfunaab , let's have fun together 😁😁😁

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My research journey until recently have been haphazard at best - independent work in a not-so-research-inclined climate while leveraging heavily on @ml_collective resources[PTO] Excited to post that this work got accepted + oral at IJCAI-ECAI 2022, AI for Social Good Track!🥳 1/

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So excited to announce that my research paper got accepted into the NeurIPS workshop on ML4D 2021!🥺😊 This is probably my biggest achievement in this year, for now. Since it's my first major research project, + it's a first authorship in a conference as important as NeurIPS 1/n

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4 years

I was filled with tension expecting my interviewers @dev_careers interview to stare hard at me with laser gazes and shred me to pieces with knockout questions 😂 But the interview was more of a chat. They even made fun of my tenseness 😂 Thanks to @720DegreeHub for been welcoming

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Several people have reached out for tips on how to start or boost their ML (research) journeys. Although I am still drafting articles on my experiences including the road to getting a funded PhD program, I'll share my experiences and tips here over the next few weeks. 1/

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If you are new to machine learning (research) - either because you are transitioning from an SWE/data analytics/theoretical background or it's the first "tech thing" you are trying out, here I list some trusted courses that can ease you into ML in a frictionless manner; A THREAD

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I recall hearing this anthem played in this hall during our matriculation in '18. I was moved to tears & made an emotional promise to return to this hall for the convocation as one of FUNAAB's best products. Sad I missed #FUNAAB30thConvocation since I'm already in US for my PhD.

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This anthem is topnotch 💯❤ Anthem wey dey burst brain....Funaab Funaab glory of our days ❤ #funaab30thConvocation

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In these articles, I dive into my BG, the experiences that have shaped me, and the factors that led me to pursue a PhD. I also share my journey through the app process and how it all culminated in studying at the world's top CS school, fresh from Alabata.

My Path to PhD: From FUNAAB, Abeokuta, to Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh

On this particular night in late January, I was trying to read for my Human-Computer Interaction exam the following morning. I had written…

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2 years

1st session of the #runconference 🏃‍♂️ at @DeepIndaba 2022 was a great success. For anyone who didn't make it today, we'll meet again tomorrow at 5.30am in front of the dorm area at Foyer Universitaire - super-early but the sun in Tunis gets up quite early too #DLIndaba2022

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I am grateful to be standing where I am now, despite the challenges I've faced along the way. As I look ahead to my PhD journey, I feel a mix of excitement and anticipation. I know it won't be easy, but I am confident in my abilities and the resilience I've built over the years.

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2 years

Proud to serve 😂

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4 years

I just published an article detailing my experience at @DataScienceNIG AI Bootcamp. Data Science Nigeria’s Artificial Intelligence Bootcamp 2019: Reviews & Reflections.

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Data Science Nigeria’s Artificial Intelligence Bootcamp 2019: Reviews & Reflections.

From the view of a participant.

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Saw this mail tonight from @dev_careers and I'm just so excited! 🥰 @720DegreeHub thanks so much for making this possible. I can't wait to become a regular at your hub. 🥳

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I'll see y'all @oscafest on Fri morning☺️; & I pulled this up as a testament to how interesting my talks are😉 While the code lab is on @huggingface for ML, I've 140 slides😄where I discuss AI- past & pres., research & prod. It'd be fun! Add the talk here:

Open Source Festival 2023: Huggingface and You: A Hands-on, Open-So...

View more about this event at Open Source Festival 2023

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Favorite session of the day with @steveddev ~ learning about Ml mastery and research #DataFestAfrica22 #DFA22

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I was the talk manager for Angela's talk 😁

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Paolo Melchiorre 🦣 @[email protected]

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I'm participating in the talk "What do you want to be known for?" by Angela Parker @AngelaParkerFIT at the PyCon Italia 2022 conference 🐍 An interactive and engaging talk about our personal #values our #decisions and our #legacy 💡 #PyConIT2022 🇮🇹 #PyCommunity 🫂

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Are you a student or graduate planning to apply to computer science or machine learning PhD programs in the US or Europe? Then you don't want to miss the @fatimafellowshp Fatima Al-Fihri Predoctoral Fellowship!

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4 years

Guess who just made stage 7 of @hnginternship ?🥰 Every single week right from stage 0 I’d say this is where I’d get evicted but... You know, it’s fine if you can’t just see your future clearly yet. I’d hate to impose a cap on my future when I don’t even know how high I’d fly yet

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4 years

It's an honor to give back to the community through @SheCodeAfrica platform. I'm so excited! ☺️

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2 years

This was really nice, and it's been an excellent chance to introspect on my work and progress since I finished this work. ☺️ Thank you for the opportunity, @aihuborg . ❤️

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Thanks to @steveddev for telling us about his work on a sign-to-speech model for Nigerian sign language.

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So, here's to new beginnings, to the pursuit of knowledge, and to the unwavering belief that anything is possible. 🌟✨ Thank you for taking the time to read my story. Your support means the world to me! 🙏❤️

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Documenting my stories started as self-reflection and hoping they'd be useful to someone, but I never defined "someone." I get notes, even from Asia (which is 100% unexpected). I am grateful for them, esp with me feeling jaded every 2–4 days. And I like to hear their stories too.

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Happened to me < a wk ago. I was going to take up a job that involves relocation & visa sponsorship. I'd passed the interviews, & we'd discussed housing & compensation. I sent over my docs for the visa processing only to be told a week later I didn't pass the security clearance.

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Leaving the country just has a lot of problems too. Nigeria is not rated at all internationally. The way foreign employers treat our passports is heartbreaking. Everything is just hard as a Nigerian.

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3 years

I'll be speaking at Python Web Conference on Streamlit. 😉

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2023 Python Web Conference

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If you've never experienced the speed of building a #data app with @streamlit , you're missing out. @steveddev will join us March 22-26th to convince you that #Streamlit is better than #Flask . Tickets available here:

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Switching gears, I want to shine a light on Chess in Slums Africa @chessinslums . They are doing remarkable work by teaching chess to socioeconomically-disadvantaged kids to teach them life skills and build their academic foundations and confidence. 💪🏽🌟

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2 years

I have been awaiting that big news @sarahookr and @forai_ml have been hinting all week long, and now that it's here, it's as exciting as expected😅🥰 Entry-level Ml research doesn't get better than this & coolest stuff is "not having a paper yet" is actually a criterion here! :D

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An exciting day for ! We believe in changing where, how, and by whom research is done. Today we launch our Scholars Program — an opportunity to work with some of the best researchers in the world. Your journey starts here.

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4 years

I just published an article on GitHub and an introduction to Git. I daresay that it is the best, friendliest, and softest article on Git & GitHub out there, for now 😅

Using GitHub without knowing Git

Soft, baby gloves for all the steps you’d ever need to master GitHub enough to put in on your resume. And a soft introduction to Git, too.

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2 years

Got my first-ever citation today!😊 A not-so-relevant win but I think I am finally believing that I might be a very nice fit for research and vice versa #ScholarAlerts

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3 years

So excited to announce that my research paper got accepted into the NeurIPS workshop on ML4D 2021!🥺😊 This is probably my biggest achievement in this year, for now. Since it's my first major research project, + it's a first authorship in a conference as important as NeurIPS 1/n

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I have been constantly refining the doc for the past 18 months, with love and insights gained over the past 5 years of learning this ML thing. I am thrilled to make it public after previously sharing it only with my students & mentees, motivated by Ajisco.

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MLE Timeline - Steven Kolawole

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9 months

We are grateful to everyone who has donated and retweeted 🫶, but we still need to raise about two-thirds of the budget. There are only about two weeks until the Indaba and every dollar of generosity helps our under-resourced people in their AI and research career trajectories.🙏

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Last year, 8 of us from our local student AI community got accepted into Indaba, which we attended thanks to MLC's fundraiser. In 2023, 21 people from this same unit were accepted to Indaba. They are taking a bus to Accra to save money but still need help.

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If you are an untraditional or URM researcher looking for a supportive platform to learn or do machine learning research, then consider joining an open research lab! Below, I list some of these open research labs and communities and how they might fit your interests.

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If you have some spare change, please consider donating to this fantastic initiative. I came from a relatively similar background, but I got lucky. Every contribution makes a difference and optimizes the chances of more children getting lucky. Donate here:

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I am so excited about this! 🥺😊 Over the past 7-8 months, we've had to build crazily and make heavy data engineering, ML engineering & System Design decisions, and I am so glad and relieved that we have gotten to this phase!🥺🔥

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Algorand Foundation 🐍

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Big #Algo welcome to @ASAlytics as our latest grant recipient. A social media analytics platform that continually tracks market dynamics by gathering real-time data on participants’ and stakeholders’ thoughts and sentiments regarding ASAs. Read More:

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Should I add AI Evangelist to my numerous tags? 😁😁 It was a fun week facilitating Python and ML introductory classes @oguntechhub and @720DegreeHub last week. @DSN_AI_Abeokuta @DataScienceNIG

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I actually forgot to tweet about it! My team won gold medals at #Naijahacks2019 as one of the top 12 teams with the best projects ☺️ Thanks @naijahacks for the opportunity. I'll use the bag well @IGaragecars working with you on AgroAI was a wonderful experience #team_perspective

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None of this would have been possible without the support of countless kind individuals who have played a role/two in my journey. To every single soul that has contributed to this milestone, whether through mentorship, guidance or simply believing in me, I hope to make you proud.

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Bowed out of @hnginternship today. No regrets! I'm out of steam already.😅Hardware dependencies issues, mainly Meanwhile, I'm resuming my role at @ruralfarmershub today. Talk of perfect timing eh 😅 A run through projects I worked on during the internship: 1/

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In about 10 minutes, I'd be live at PyCon Africa 2020, speaking on Streamlit. I hope you enjoy the talk as much as I'm excited to deliver it.

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Pycon Africa

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Up next: Steven Kolawole ( @steveddev ) will be giving a talk at #PyConAfrica2020 about "Streamlit: The Fastest Way to build Data Apps". #PyConAfrica20 #Python

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I've lost count of how many times I have cited Precious's story back when I used to teach newbies ML/Data Sci. Its an evergreen motivational story (see her pinned tweet)😂🔥 I'm extremely proud of how far she's come, & the nicest part is great stuff are just starting for her😊🚀

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Precious Kolawole

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I was once gifted a laptop on Twitter courtesy of @hackSultan , @OoTheNigerian , @josephfrank_ , and @techgirl1908 having written code on my android phone for up to 1 year. >>>>>>>>> 1 - 2 years later, "Hello👋 ! from my new cooking arena(workspace)🚀"

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I might not get Dr. Dieng's POV bcs I fail to see how dancing is less of our culture and more of a stereotype. Dancing is a big part of our identity. Shedding off our identity in order to avoid "reducing ourselves" is highly extreme, IMO. I loved the dance performance. Very much!

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2 years

I am so psyched to talk about my work at @MasakhaneNLP tomorrow ☺️🥳

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Mohamed Ahmed

2 years

📢 @MasakhaneNLP is delighted to host @steveddev to presents his fantastic work bringing the benefits of #NLProc to more people @AiDisability #Diversity #Inclusion #Accessibility Please join our slack to get zoom links at

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It's a privilege to be on the poll! ☺️ Congratulations, Paul! 👏

@dsn_ai_network

DSNai-Data Science Nigeria/Data Scientists Network

@dsn_ai_network

4 years

Paul Okewunmi emerge Mr. Algorithm of the DSN 2020 #AIBootcamp Mr. Algorithm is a recognition of the most outstanding male in the Data Science Community who not only strives to be the best in Data science but also invested in helping others through knowledge sharing.

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Went to check my office a while ago and it's not bad at all, for a world-class institution. And more importantly, there's an adjoining kitchen to the office. 🤭

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2 years

I was so proud and excited when I saw @ml_collective being recognized @DeepIndaba ☺️🤗 It's our collective responsibility to shape our own destiny, and I appreciate communities like ML Collective that help and encourage us along our path to destiny.

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Kahira

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We meet again next year in another city in Africa. But for now, it is our collective responsibility to shape our own destiny. The Pan African spirit lives on at ⁦ @DeepIndaba ⁩ #DLIndaba2022

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4 years

I've finally gotten around my procrastination and wrote how we won gold medals at @naijahacks '19. 🙈🙈 Enjoy!

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2 years

Not only did the donation make me scream, but the added note also caused me to flush w/ pride & gratitude. 10Q, my brother/sister- I wish I knew you so I'd write you a personalized "thank-you" note❤️ 10Q to every kind heart who has donated &/ spread the word. We are so close now!

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ML Collective

2 years

8 researchers from Nigeria got accepted into Deep Learning Indaba @DeepIndaba but couldn't afford the trip. Access to research, mentorship, and networking opportunities like this is vital for early-stage researchers. You can help make their trips possible!

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After witnessing a lot of Data Science & ML beginners given up coding because of installation issues, I finally decided to write an article that covers all the errors Circumventing the Errors of Installing Jupyter Notebook on Older and Smaller Computers.

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Circumventing the Errors of Installing Jupyter Notebook on Older and Smaller Computers.

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2 years

The support we've garnered for this has been massive and we are thankful for every push to make this possible. But we are still a long way off our target.

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ML Collective

2 years

8 researchers from Nigeria got accepted into Deep Learning Indaba @DeepIndaba but couldn't afford the trip. Access to research, mentorship, and networking opportunities like this is vital for early-stage researchers. You can help make their trips possible!

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2 years

Spent ~90% of my time facilitating our open-source bootcamp throughout last week & I spent the prior 3 weeks designing the program! 😬 Now we have ~34 (previously Git/GitHub noobs) students making the push for GSoC/GSoD & ~7 teams vying for Google Solution Challenge! 🤗🥳

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GDSC FUNAAB

2 years

Final Day - Open Source Bootcamp The weeklong bootcamp ended yesterday with a magnificent project presentation display by the students on the project they worked on during the bootcamp and not just that alone, but also how the project can solve real world problems #OpenSource

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Feeling jetlagged but it's been invigorating so far! The intro sessions by @KaliTessera and @kbeguir were intense and invigorating as well. Hopefully, a much more refreshed me would be enjoying Indaba in its full flow tomorrow. #DLIndaba2022 @DeepIndaba

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Collaborate with others in the ML community by contributing to open-source projects or working on group projects. I did this by leveraging communities like @ml_collective , @MasakhaneNLP , & @forai_ml . This allows you to learn from others & gain exposure to different perspectives.

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It was @SuchakKrupa and I at the 2nd session of the #runconference 🏃‍♂️ at @DeepIndaba 2022. More of a light run, spiced with the quite relaxing view of the beautiful Mediterranean sunrise in Tunis.🤗 #DLIndaba2022

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In case this blows up, we're currently trying to raise money for a couple of our local AI students to attend the Indaba in Accra in ~10 days. We have around ¼th of the bills left to raise. Consider donating or retweeting, at the least. A $1 donation goes a long way. Thank you🙏🏾

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2 years

Who is that last Datathon team presenter at #DataFestAfrica22 ? I certainly do like her energy 😁👏🏾

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@_stevenkolawole

2 years

Just learned from the Array Algebra class @DeepIndaba that the Physics-originated word "tensor" is used wrongly in deep learning. Fascinating, that! Couple of other hot takes too, for example, counting from 1 as opposed counting from 0. Thank you, @taliesinb 👏🏾 #DLIndaba2022

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Steven Kolawole

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4 years

🥰🥰🥰

@pyconafrica

Pycon Africa

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🗣️Steven Kolawole ( @steveddev ) will be giving a talk at #PyConAfrica2020 about "Streamlit: The Fastest Way to build Data Apps". #PyConAfrica20 #Python

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1 year

I finally got that 2022 year-in-review article out of the way.😴 It took me about 2 weeks to write it bit by bit - a testament of how lazy (and maybe more careful) I'd become at certain activities.

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Summiting 2022: A Mountain Climb through the Ugly and the Bad

I initially talked myself out of writing a reflective article for several good reasons. For one, I am (finally) wrapping up my…

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Steven Kolawole

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4 years

Hey folks, The tutorial contains soft, baby steps into web scraping, using the DSN's Bootcamp Attendees' page for the experiment. 🌝 Read and enjoy. 🥰 You may also share it with others who might be interested in web scraping too.

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Web Scraping for Data Scientists

Enough of readymade CSV files; Do Data Science the real-life way.

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Steven Kolawole

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1 year

Remember, ML research is a journey, not a destination. It takes time, effort, and dedication, but you'll have a lasting impact on the field with hard work. So, let's get started!🚀 I plan to write more pieces on each of the steps I highlighted (and more), so stay tuned!

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4 years

I just published "Practical Guide into Data Analysis and Machine Learning using Python" on Medium. Read, clap, and share with those who might need it. 😊

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Practical Guide into Data Analysis and Machine Learning using Python

A hands-on guide to mastering the first baby steps in building Machine Learning applications.

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Steven Kolawole

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10 months

@Neo_fweranmi The list is certainly not exhaustive, so feel free to add to it.

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Professors' pool (Adjunct, Assistant, Associate) Name & Profile,School,Google Scholar ,Semantic Scholar ,Research Focus,Selected recent works,Similarity Graham Neubig,CMU, LTI,Graham Ne...

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Indaba is not just an event. Indaba plays a vital role in shaping the research careers of these students. It is unfortunate that the travel expenses can create a hurdle for their attendance. Attached is a document containing their profiles for your review.

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FUNAAB DLI; Profiles

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4 years

How many of your friends & acquaintances gave up on coding because they don't have a PC? I've lost count. I just published an article explaining how to install & use Jupyter notebooks on phones. Coding Made Easy: Use Jupyter Notebooks on Smartphones.

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Coding Made Easy: Use Jupyter Notebooks on Smartphones.

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4 years

I just published "Spreading Happiness via Artificial Intelligence; A Big Win to Community Growth". It talks about my communities' success at the just concluded @DataScienceNIG Bootcamp qualification hackathon.

Spreading Happiness via Artificial Intelligence; A Big Win to Community Growth

Last year, I managed to make it to the crème de la crème AI event in Nigeria, Data Science Nigeria AI Bootcamp 2019. I was at position 60…

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Steven Kolawole

@_stevenkolawole

2 years

Ernest is one of the better gifts that life (& data science😂) have given me. I shouldn't be on my ergonomic work chair typing this.🥲 I should be in IB celebrating you and drinking heavily to a life very well spent, Baba mi🍻 Happy birthday, rich kid! Live long and prosper! ❤️

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Ernest

2 years

+1 today with lots of reasons to be glad and grateful to God for seeing this day. Progress Progress Progress roundabout Happy birthday to me!🎉🎉🎉🎉

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2 years

Thank you, Shester Landry, for letting be part of this exciting project. ❤️ And I am glad that we ended up being one of the ideathon winning projects. Exciting days ahead! 😊🚀

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Foutse yuehgoh

2 years

And the ideathon winning projects 🤩🤩🤩🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳 @DeepIndaba with the team of my friend @SambSokhar winners. Kudos to all the amazing ideas, stay tune for the blog containing all of them🤩🥳🥳 #Masirouna #DLIndaba2022

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4 years

I've plowed through over 24GB of data during this lockdown period and I've been wondering where my next data subscription would come from. Thank you @DataScienceNIG for the Free Data Grant. I am so excited!!! #GiftData4_AIStudents "

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2 years

We ( @hemhemoh , @AdejumobiJoshua , @peculiarabolade , @neo_fweranmi , @__Oluwadamilola , @manny_uncharted & I) all have varying research interests ranging from Vision & Language to Bio AI & Geo AI, & we believe the experience at Indaba will be significant to our career trajectories 2/

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4 years

OMG! We did it! ☺️☺️☺️☺️ Till Saturday... Get in!!! 🤠🤠

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DSNai-Data Science Nigeria/Data Scientists Network

@dsn_ai_network

4 years

Congratulations to the finalists of the DSN-SeqHub-MaxNG Hack the future Ideathon. Join us at the Pitch event this SATURDAY 25th January, 2020 at the AI Hub by 10am. To attend, register at GIFTS for the first 20 attendees. @SeqhubAnalytics & @maxdotng

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4 years

Deep in my frustration mire, I've been writing all night and I just can't sleep. Writing is a means of catharsis, for me. The article contains excerpts from my diary, my wins, losses & struggles, & my bromance with @dev_careers , @DataScienceNIG etc

In My Journals: The Mountains We Climb

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4 years

I don't know the guy that said that Data Science is the sexiest job of the 21st century, but I definitely know that Data gathering and Data cleaning are the unsexiest tasks of the 21st century, 😒 and those makeup over 50% of a Data Scientist's workload. 🤕

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Kind hearts, Your generosity, even as a $1 donation, helps our folks get closer to achieving their career dreams. Additionally, if you could take a moment to spread the word through retweets, it would mean the absolute world to us. Thank you from our hearts. 💙🙏

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Steven Kolawole

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I wrote my first blog post today! Cheers! How I Qualified for @DataScienceNIG 2019 Artificial Intelligence Bootcamp.

How I Qualified for DataScienceNigeria 2019 Artificial Intelligence Bootcamp.

A quick recap of a Data Science Enthusiast so far! Milestones and an unplanned Perk. November 11, 2019 marks a special milestone for me, actually a few milestones. So in honour of this, I'm writing...

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Pruning has been making waves for more than 5 years, but there's yet to be a single, standard pruning library out there. Very interesting!

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4 years

To all budding developers and enthusiasts out there, May we always find the courage to step outside of our comfort zone and brave the unknown, trust in ourselves, and continue pursuing our dreams. 💪💪

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Writing their first draft a few days or weeks before the deadline: It's more of a marathon. Begin early, allowing ample time for multiple revisions and better clarity as you keep reading about your intended research focus. Aim for your first draft two months before the deadline.

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Steven Kolawole

@_stevenkolawole

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This year's high number of acceptances is a ripple effect of our success stories from last year. 3 from our group won the Ideathon at Indaba, with 1 receiving mentorship from Google Research. 2 co-organize workshops at this year's Indaba; 1 nearly became a C4AI research scholar.

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Focusing on negativities as highlights (URMs, esp.); Refrain from negatively portraying your school, country's education system, a professor's grading system, or environment. If you can't find a way to spin it positively, it probably shouldn't be a highlight of your statement.

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2 years

Tagging the young African researchers that I know and I look up to. @tejuafonja @orevaahia @bonadossou @ChrisEmezue @o_feranmi_ We believe the exposure will be vital to our careers. And I personally look forward to meeting some of you there! Please help share within your circle❤️

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Academic Sources

ReinforcementLearning Lectures,Summer Schools Foundations of Deep RL Series,Link,https://rlsummerschool.com/program/ Deep Reinforcement Learning: C...

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Focusing too much on their challenges (URMs, esp.); Avoid a pity narrative. While challenges should be acknowledged, don't make your inability to afford a laptop the focus. Emphasize your research experiences and personal growth, and slide in how hurdles have shaped your journey

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Steven Kolawole

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ChatGPT apologizing for "confidently" making a wrong suggestion to me feels so good, to be honest!😅 I forgive easily. No hard feelings here, my gee! 🥰

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