- Published on April 4, 2022
- In AI Features
From an electrical engineer to a data science ninja: Kaggle Grandmaster Giba’s journey
The turning point was in 1997 when I attended my first C class, which introduced me to the elusive world of programming languages.
- By Sri Krishna
Gilberto Titericz aka “Giba” is a force to reckon with in the Kaggle circles with the highest number of gold medals (59) worldwide. The avid gamer has some serious street cred when it comes to RAPIDS/GPU tools.
“Even now, there are only 249 competing GMs in the world. To achieve this title, you need five gold and one solo gold medal in competitions, which are extremely difficult these days. Becoming a Kaggle GM was very good for my career,” said Gilberto.
Analytics India Magazine got in touch with NVIDIA’s senior data scientist to understand how an electrical engineer from UTFPR Curitiba, Brazil established himself as a successful data scientist and consistently topped the charts in Kaggle competitions.
AIM: How did your fascination with algorithms begin?
Giba: My pas
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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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