- Published on May 16, 2022
- In AI Features
How this physicist became a data scientist: Story of Kaggle Grandmaster Laura Fink
For me, coding is a creative process like art.
- By Sri Krishna
Kaggle Grandmaster Laura Fink is the head of data science at Mircomata. For this physicist turned data scientist, hackathons are all about having fun. “As long as there are teammates to collaborate with, I always like hackathons,” she said.
In an exclusive interview with Analytics India Magazine, the physicist turned data scientist spoke about her Kaggle Grandmaster journey.
AIM: How did your fascination with algorithms begin?
Laura Fink: I was not interested in coding right from the start but rather in natural sciences and math. For as long as I remember, I wanted to understand the world and the differences and similarities between living and inanimate objects. For this reason, I studied physics.
For my master’s thesis, I optimised a program to remove background no
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Sri Krishna
Sri Krishna is a technology enthusiast with a professional background in journalism. He believes in writing on subjects that evoke a thought process towards a better world.
When not writing, he indulges his passion for automobiles and poetry.
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