sho’t left /ʃɔt lɛft/ South African taxi slang for ‘pull over here’ (on the left side of the road). A term also strongly associated with a sense of adventure and being open to new experiences.
In 2017 I took a sho’t left into the world of data science – I was looking for a career adventure! The journey has been endlessly fascinating and engaging. This site documents some of my learnings and experiences along the way.
Journey highlights
These are some of my favourites from the journey so far. You can find more in Reflections, Expeditions and Postcards.
Building a knowledge graph from news
I decided to let NotebookLM create a podcast to present the work of my thesis in a more user-friendly way.
Bayesian networks
I experimented with building a Bayesian network intended to support improvements in customer satisfaction.
Computational literary analysis
Before LLM’s revolutionised how we do things I experimented with designing literary analysis support systems…
Dealing with impostor syndrome
Notes to myself on how to keep calm and carry on – because no matter how much one reads and researches, there is always more to know and discover…
Studying data science at UoL
Working towards an MSc online and being part of a ‘global class’ was both challenging and rewarding – these are my impressions.
The mechanics of a simple neural net
My attempt to encapsulate NN basics into a 2-page cheatsheet: The forward pass (or guessing game) and Back-propagation (or the blame game.
Sho't left to data science 