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Amy Daali

Data Futurology - Leadership And Strategy in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Science

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Engineered Conversations #1 - Amy Daali

Amy is an Engineer and a multidisciplinary Data Scientist at USAA. She received her B.E degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Minnesota and her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas. Amy is an active promoter for women in STEM and enjoys teaching &amp; organizing community events to increase women's visibility in the field. She previously served as the Women in Data Science Ambassador (WiDS) for the Global Women in Data Science group at Stanford University. She also founded San Antonio Data Science Meetup in 2016. Enjoy the show!  We speak about:  [02:55] How Amy started in the world of data  [05:40] Amy’s professional background  [07:40] Amy’s Ph.D. changed everything  [13:00] Deciding to become an entrepreneur  [17:45] Having kids inspired Amy to work in healthcare  [25:20] Amy’s passion has kept her motivated  [27:50] Being a female in the data space  [35:40] About the Women in Data Science Meetup  [42:00] Having a work/life balance  [44:25] What Amy is most proud of in her career  [49:30] Amy’s advice for aspiring data scientists   Resources: Amy’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amywdaali/  Amy’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/wdaali999?lang=en Lucea AI LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lucea-ai/about/ Lucea AI Website: https://www.lucea-ai.com Women in Data Science: https://www.widsconference.org/ambassadors-2018.html San Antonio Women in Machine Learning &amp; Data Science: https://www.meetup.com/San-Antonio-Women-in-Machine-Learning-and-Data-Science/events/ IEEE Smart City Summit: https://attend.ieee.org/scs-2019/speakers/  Quotes:  “Data has the ability to help a lot of people.”  “If you can do a Ph.D., you can do anything.”  “I love the fast pace of the industry.”  “You don’t need a PhD to be a data scientist.”   Thank you to our sponsors: Fyrebox - Make Your Own Quiz! RMIT Online Master of Data Science Strategy and Leadership Gain the advanced strategic, leadership and data science capabilities required to influence executive leadership teams and deliver organisation-wide solutions. Visit online.rmit.edu.au for more information  And as always, we appreciate your Reviews, Follows, Likes, Shares and Ratings. Thank you so much for listening. Enjoy the show!  ---   Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/datafuturology/message

Amy is an Engineer and a multidisciplinary Data Scientist at USAA. She received her B.E degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Minnesota and her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas. Amy is an active promoter for women in STEM and enjoys teaching &amp; organizing community events to increase women's visibility in the field. She previously served as the Women in Data Science Ambassador (WiDS) for the Global Women in Data Science group at Stanford University. She also founded San Antonio Data Science Meetup in 2016. Enjoy the show! We speak about: <ul> <li>[02:55] How Amy started in the world of data </li> <li>[05:40] Amy’s professional background </li> <li>[07:40] Amy’s Ph.D. changed everything </li> <li>[13:00] Deciding to become an entrepreneur </li> <li>[17:45] Having kids inspired Amy to work in healthcare </li> <li>[25:20] Amy’s passion has kept her motivated </li> <li>[27:50] Being a female in the data space </li> <li>[35:40] About the Women in Data Science Meetup </li> <li>[42:00] Having a work/life balance </li> <li>[44:25] What Amy is most proud of in her career </li> <li>[49:30] Amy’s advice for aspiring data scientists </li> </ul> Resources: Amy’s LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/amywdaali/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/amywdaali/ </a>Amy’s Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/wdaali999?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/wdaali999?lang=en</a> Lucea AI LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/lucea-ai/about/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/company/lucea-ai/about/</a> Lucea AI Website: <a href="https://www.lucea-ai.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.lucea-ai.com</a> Women in Data Science: <a href="https://www.widsconference.org/ambassadors-2018.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.widsconference.org/ambassadors-2018.html</a> San Antonio Women in Machine Learning &amp; Data Science: <a href="https://www.meetup.com/San-Antonio-Women-in-Machine-Learning-and-Data-Science/events/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.meetup.com/San-Antonio-Women-in-Machine-Learning-and-Data-Science/events/</a> IEEE Smart City Summit: <a href="https://attend.ieee.org/scs-2019/speakers/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://attend.ieee.org/scs-2019/speakers/</a> Quotes: <ul> <li>“Data has the ability to help a lot of people.” </li> <li>“If you can do a Ph.D., you can do anything.” </li> <li>“I love the fast pace of the industry.” </li> <li>“You don’t need a PhD to be a data scientist.”</li> </ul> Thank you to our sponsors: <a href="https://www.fyrebox.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fyrebox</a> - Make Your Own Quiz! <a href="https://studyonline.rmit.edu.au/online-programs/master-data-science" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RMIT Online Master of Data Science Strategy and Leadership</a> Gain the advanced strategic, leadership and data science capabilities required to influence executive leadership teams and deliver organisation-wide solutions. Visit <a href="http://online.rmit.edu.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">online.rmit.edu.au</a> for more information And as always, we appreciate your Reviews, Follows, Likes, Shares and Ratings. Thank you so much for listening. Enjoy the show! --- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/datafuturology/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/datafuturology/message</a>

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