Published in DataDrivenInvestor·PinnedMember-onlyHow to Build a Recommendation System for Purchase Data (Step-by-Step)An application of item-based collaborative filtering with Turicreate and Python — Whether you are responsible for user experience and product strategy in a customer centric company, or sitting in your couch watching movies with loved ones, chances are you are already aware of some ways that recommendation technology is used to personalize your content and offers. Recommendation systems are one of…Data Science13 min readData Science13 min read
PinnedMember-onlyIntroduction to Self-Driving Cars CatalogFollow me on this exciting journey to dive into the world of robotics and artificial intelligence, through understanding the application of self-driving cars. Chapter 1 — Overview: Why self-driving cars are the future, and how did we get here? Why Self-Driving Cars: From Horseless to Driverless An Introduction of Self-Driving Cars (Part 1)medium.com Chapter 2 — HD Mapping: How to build maps as the…Artificial Intelligence2 min readArtificial Intelligence2 min read
Dec 9, 2022Member-only8 Reflections on Turning 28The happiest and healthiest I’ve been — “Life taught me love is risky. Death taught me to love even more.” — Maxime Lagacé This week, I turned 28. I’m the happiest and healthiest I’ve ever been — mentally, physically, and emotionally. What this state of happy and healthy really means is a deep sense of completion, peace…Life10 min readLife10 min read
Published in CodeX·Sep 3, 2022Member-onlyThe Fundamentals of Real-Time Operating SystemsA brief overview of hard and soft real-time systems — Working in the field of autonomous systems this past couple of years has got me mesmerized over this tiny-huge world called Operating System. To be more specific, it’s the application of a real-time operating system — mainly characterized by predictability and determinism — that I want to zoom in more…Artificial Intelligence4 min readArtificial Intelligence4 min read
Published in Self-Driving Cars·Apr 27, 2022Member-onlyHow Perception Stack Works in Autonomous Driving SystemsA General Framework for Perception — an Introduction to Self-Driving Cars (Part 5) — In previous part of the Introduction to Self-Driving Car series, we discussed a core visual functionality of perception stack in an autonomous vehicle (AV): computer vision. …Self Driving Cars8 min readSelf Driving Cars8 min read
Published in Self-Driving Cars·Jul 26, 2021Member-onlyComputer Vision: Self-Driving Car Perception in a NutshellAn Introduction to Self-Driving Cars (Part 4) — One of the things I enjoy the most in learning about self-driving cars is simply realizing how much resemblance a set of computing machines could bear to our human body. A part that stood out to me is perception, as it takes after many of the visual functionalities in our…Self Driving Cars10 min readSelf Driving Cars10 min read
Published in Self-Driving Cars·May 31, 2021Member-onlyUnderstanding Localization in Self-Driving Cars — and its TechnologyAn Introduction to Self-Driving Cars (Part 3) — Previously, we discussed about why self-driving car is the future and how we got here today by looking at the history of transportation. …Artificial Intelligence11 min readArtificial Intelligence11 min read
Published in Self-Driving Cars·Apr 26, 2021Member-onlyHow to Build Maps for Self-Driving Cars (End-to-End)On HD Mapping — an Introduction to Self-Driving Cars (Part 2) — The ability to get from one place to another, anywhere in the country, is one of the most remarkable gifts of our modern technology. Maps represent the real world on a much smaller scale. They help us travel from one location to another. They help us organize information when we…Self Driving Cars7 min readSelf Driving Cars7 min read
Published in Self-Driving Cars·Apr 20, 2021Member-onlyWhy Self-Driving Cars and How We Got HereThe Evolution from Horseless to Driverless — An Introduction to Self-Driving Cars (Part 1) — When my team and I first launched the Tesla Full Self-Driving beta release last year, I had never felt so close to our customers and the range of experiences they encountered when trying out our product for the first time. …Self Driving Cars9 min readSelf Driving Cars9 min read
Published in Geek Culture·Mar 30, 2021Member-onlyHow to Set and Achieve Your Goals — the Google WayA Beginner’s Guide to OKRs — During the first few years of my journey as a software engineer and a data scientist, I have watched good, ambitious goals and projects crashed with a little or no use despite months of development. Making sure we set and achieve high-impact goals is a critical responsibility at the start…Goals8 min readGoals8 min read
