Podcasts by Symbolic Connection

039. What is Generative AI? from 2023-05-28T15:16:50

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 ...

038. AI ethics and who should be responsible from 2022-08-09T09:13:43

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...

037. A peek into the life of an MLOps Data Program Manager - Kelvin Tham, MLOps Data Program Manager @ ViSenze - AI for Visual Commerce from 2022-05-19T15:20:02

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 impro...

036. How to jump into Data Science from Physics - Teck Liang Tan (PhD), a Senior Data Scientist @ NTUC Enterprise from 2022-04-17T04:54:15

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, h...

035. Becoming a Lead Data Scientist with Ivan, Lead Data Scientist @ Tech in Asia from 2022-03-04T02:21:43

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. H...

034. Web Scraping and Data Science from 2022-01-21T11:33:05

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 ...

033. A sneak peek at Product Management with Low Yi Xiang, Data Scientist @ Traveloka from 2021-12-10T09:18:48

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 i...

032. PyThaiNLP - Open source tool for Thai Natural Language Processing from 2021-11-18T23:10:09

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 o...

031. Let us talk about MLOps from 2021-09-10T00:16:31

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 di...

031. Let talk about MLOps from 2021-09-10T00:16:31

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 di...

030. Amelia Peh, Senior Data Scientist with Ride Hailing App from 2021-08-20T00:45:58

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...

029. Gentle Introduction to Federated Learning from 2021-07-22T03:06:17

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 ...

028. Poh Wan Ting, Director, Data Science and Engineering, Product Development from 2021-07-08T13:56:28

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 i...

027. Jeanne Choo, AI Lead, Springboard Innovation Team, Bank of Singapore from 2021-06-11T00:38:14

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 ind...

026. Ryzal Kamis, Senior Platforms Engineer (MLOps & Infra) @ AI Singapore from 2021-05-19T06:05:28

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 intere...

025. Documentation, Why and How to Tackle it from 2021-03-12T02:06:26

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 topi...

024. Michael Ng, Data Analytics Manager @ Agilent Technologies from 2021-01-29T03:14:06

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 busi...

023. Building Up Your Data Science Career! from 2021-01-08T01:36:44

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 fo...

022. Programming Journey with Thu Ya Kyaw, Machine Learning Engineer @NE Digital from 2020-12-17T23:24:06

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 opp...

021. Low Yi Xiang, Data Scientist @Traveloka from 2020-11-26T23:51:46

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 an...

020. Chong Zi Liang, Data Analyst @99.co - Transition to a Data Role (Part 2) from 2020-10-30T07:09:15

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 lea...

019. Chong Zi Liang, Data Analyst @99.co - Transition to a Data Role (Part 1) from 2020-10-23T00:16:07

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. 

018. Debunking Data Myths (Part 2) from 2020-10-09T00:24:08

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 ...

017. Christopher Leong, Lead R&D Software Engineer & Machine Learning @ Virtuos - Part 2 from 2020-10-01T23:09:16

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...

016. Christopher Leong, Lead R&D Software Engineer & Machine Learning @ Virtuos - Part 1 from 2020-09-24T23:21:14

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 mach...

015. Ang Shen Ting, Data Scientist with INSEAD from 2020-09-11T01:47:54

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 ep...

014. Ong Chin Hwee, Data Engineer at ST Engineering (Part 2) from 2020-09-04T00:22:28

In part 2, Chin Hwee shared some career tips on getting a job and staying competitive. She also talked about the challenges of being a data professional, how much of the time we spent to clean data...

013. Ong Chin Hwee, Data Engineer at ST Engineering (Part 1) from 2020-08-28T01:33:50

We have another guest on our show! We have Chin Hwee, another data engineer to share her work and how she got into the field. She has spoken about data in many conferences as well.

In ...

012. Debunking Data Myths (Part 1) from 2020-08-21T03:00:23

In this episode, Thu Ya and Koo will be debunking some common myths that are swirling around in the industry. The myths that will be debunked are the following:

1 - "Got data can do Data ...

011. Loo Choon Boon, Data Engineer with Sephora SEA from 2020-08-13T23:55:43

Loo Choon Boon, a data engineer from Sephora SEA is our guest for this episode. :)

He will be sharing how he become a data engineer and how to do well as a data engineer. He also discus...

010. Sky You, Talent Hunter @ ThoughtWorks from 2020-08-07T02:03:19

Symbolic Connection reached a milestone! We have our tenth episode. In this episode, we invited Sky You, Talent Hunter from ThoughtWorks to share a typical hiring process in hiring a data profes...

009. Chat with Leo Tay, a Data Science Engineer at Allianz from 2020-07-16T03:25:30

This week we invited Leo Tay who is also an AIAP graduate like Thu Ya and currently working as a Data Science Engineer at Allianz. He shared his interesting journey of becoming a Data Science En...

008. Cliff Chew, Senior Data Analyst at Grab from 2020-06-30T16:00

This episode, we have Cliff Chew, a Data Analyst with Grab. He will be sharing his transition from economist-by-training into a data analyst. He also shares some tips on how economics major can ...

007. Let's talk about Data Visualization, what is Good visualization and how to get there. from 2020-06-24T09:52:26

We are discussing about Data Visualization! We discuss why is data visualization important in the Big Data era, talked about the different tools of visualization and more importantly what is a G...

006. Charin Polpanumas, Lead Data Scientist at Central Retail, Thailand from 2020-06-17T01:57:23

Our next guest is Charin Polpanumas from Bangkok! He is the Lead Data Scientist at Central Retail, Thailand's largest owners of shopping malls, supermarkets, office depots, and so on. He works o...

005. Thu Ya Kyaw, Machine Learning Engineer with NE Digital from 2020-06-10T02:13:01

In this episode, we turned the table around. Koo interviewed Thu Ya Kyaw, his co-host, to find out how he becomes a machine learning engineer at NE Digital (a subsidiary of NTUC). He will be sha...

004: Thia Kai Xin, Cofounder of DataScience SG & Senior Data Scientist in Refinitiv Labs from 2020-06-03T09:00

We have a special guest for this episode. He is Thia Kai Xin, co-founder of DataScience SG and currently a Senior Data Scientist in Refinitiv Labs working on Natural Language Processing project....

003. Getting into Data Science as a Career from 2020-05-27T11:43:42

In this episode, we discussed how someone, regardless of their background, can get into data science. The topics include the necessary skills and knowledge he/she need to be equipped with as wel...

002. What is Data Science, Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence and how are they related to each other? from 2020-05-20T06:10:52

In this episode, we explore what is Data Science, Machine Learning, and Artificial Intelligence. We also discussed the relationship and differences between them. How did Data Science come about,...

001. Introduction & What's Symbolic Artificial Intelligence and Connectionist AI. from 2020-05-13T08:41:47

In this episode, we did a brief introduction to who we are. We discussed briefly what is Artificial Intelligence and the history of it, namely Symbolic AI and Connectionist AI. The difference be...