SDS 605: Upskilling in Data Science and Machine Learning

Kian Katanforoosh, CEO of Workera and Lecturer at Stanford University, joins Jon Krohn to reveal the tools, frameworks, and machine learning models that power his platform and remote team. In this episode you will learn: • What a skills intelligence platform is [3:11] • How mentorship can be life-changing [7:45] • Four ways that ML drives Kian’s skills intelligence platform [10:57] • Kian's day-to-day responsibilities as the CEO of Workera [21:00] • What frameworks and software languages Kian and his team selected for building their platform and why [24:20] • What Kian looks for in the data scientists and software engineers he hires [31:48] • Kian’s Stanford Deep Learning class and mentors [34:58] • How Kian’s passion for EdTech began [42:47] Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/605