PinnedMember-onlyTeaching in the Digital Age: The Tools I Use to Make Virtual Teaching a BlastHey there! I’m a data scientist by trade, but when the pandemic hit, it brought something new and unexpected into my life — virtual teaching. …Streaming6 min readStreaming6 min read
PinnedMember-onlyThe World Conference of Science Journalists 2023 came to the city of the eternal Spring: Medellín, Colombia 🌸Last week, I was swept off my feet by the captivating World Conference of Science Journalists (WCSJ) held in Medellín, Colombia. This is the first time in a decade that the conference has returned to the Global South and in twenty years to Latin America. The WCSJ usually takes place…Wcsj20239 min readWcsj20239 min read
Oct 26, 2022Member-onlyHow to use CyNER: A Python Library for Cybersecurity Named Entity RecognitionEarlier this year, CyNER, an open-source Python library for Cybersecurity Named Entity Recognition was released. Here are the respective links for the paper and the Github repository. In this post, I will give you a short tutorial on how to get started with it. Introduction Before jumping into the code, let’s…Cyber3 min readCyber3 min read
Oct 16, 2022Member-onlySummer school on deep learning for medical imaging — RecapLast summer I had the opportunity to attend a summer school on deep learning for medical imaging at the École de Technologie Supérieure in Montreal, Canada. In this post, I will highlight some of my experiences at this event. First, I’ll start by noting that this is the first…Medical Imaging2 min readMedical Imaging2 min read
Oct 16, 2022Member-onlyML Conf NYC 2022 — RecapThe Machine Learning Conference (MLConf) took place this year at 230 Fifth Rooftop in New York City. This single-tracked event gathered experts in the industry to discuss relevant topics in the field. …Mlconf2 min readMlconf2 min read
Oct 16, 2022Member-onlyLes devoirs — La maison de mes rêvesVoici quelques uns de mes devoirs pour le niveau 4 — La maison de mes rêves Si j’avais la maison de mes rêves, je n’aurais pas de maison. Comment cela? Vous aimeriez savoir? La maison de mes rêves n’est pas un endroit statique, plutôt, cela signifie que j’aurai les moyens de voyager où je veux avec ma famille et mes rêves. J’aimerais vivre à Paris pendant…Français2 min readFrançais2 min read
Mar 16, 2022Member-onlyLe devoir #2 — Mon histoireFor my French class, I had to write any anecdote I wanted to share. This is what I wrote. — Quand j’ai étudié au lycée en 2009 (deux mille et neuf), j’ai pris un cours de français, mais j’ai aimé la langue et j’ai appris beaucoup en peu de temps. J’ai aussi aimé la France et j’ai rêvé de visiter Paris un jour.Paris2 min readParis2 min read
Mar 13, 2022Member-onlyWhat side of the plane should you sit on to see NYC from LGA?I am a fan of finding the best window seat on the flights I take… From above, I’ve seen sunrises, sunsets, moonrises, the Grand Canyon, the striking difference between New Mexico and Mexico, among others. Here I am creating this very short blog post because I want to share with…New York City2 min readNew York City2 min read
Mar 2, 2022Member-onlyLe devoir #1 — Cédric VillaniFor my French class, I had to write a biography about a French person. This is what I wrote. — Aujourd’hui, je vais parler de Cédric Villani parce qu’il est un mathématicien comme moi. Il est un personnage intéressant, ou plutôt, il es excentrique. Il toujours porte une araignée sur ses vestes. Je l’admire parce que il est un mathématicien et un politique français. Il est directeur de l’insitut Henri-Poincaré…Cédric Villani1 min readCédric Villani1 min read
Feb 15, 2022Member-onlyNew Year, New Job, New YorkMy personal experience of getting a job in one of the most competitive cities in the world — After 2.5 amazing and unforgettable years in Miami, I decided it was time to move to a more tech-oriented city to further my career development. In this post, I will share my journey to land a job in the big apple! The facts Over two months to get an offer: I started…New Year3 min readNew Year3 min read
