- Published on May 17, 2022
- In AI Features
I consider myself an accidental data scientist: Viacom18 Media’s Anubhav Srivastava
My undergraduate thesis was about building a predictive model for preventing accidents in spaceships.
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- By Kartik Wali
Anubhav Srivastava is the head of data science at Viacom18 Media Pvt. Ltd. The BTech graduate from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, has started his data science journey with Evaluserve Consulting. He has also been recognised as a top 40 under 40 Data scientists by National Machine Learning Developers Summit 2020.
In an exclusive interaction with Analytics India Magazine, he spoke about his tryst with data science.
AIM: What drew you to data science?
Anubhav: My undergraduate thesis was about building a predictive model for preventing accidents in spaceships. Around the same time, we lost Kalpana Chawla when Columbia broke down upon re-entry. It was an eye-opener for me and made me realise data science can solve many real-life problems.
I started my
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Kartik Wali
A writer by passion, Kartik strives to get a deep understanding of AI, Data analytics and its implementation on all walks of life. As a Senior Technology Journalist, Kartik looks forward to writing about the latest technological trends that transform the way of life!
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