Published in Towards Data Science·PinnedAccess remote code in a breeze with JupyterLab via SSHRun remote Jupyter Lab in the local system using SSH — During our daily development work, there’s a need for us to access a remote system to co-develop with peers in a shared workplace train deep learning models on a powerful machine deploy some scripts in production The remote server might be referring to the public cloud, the private data center…Data Science5 min readData Science5 min read
Published in Becoming Human: Artificial Intelligence Magazine·Oct 18, 2022Deepfake Audio with Wav2LipStep-by-step walkthrough on lip-syncing with Wav2Lip — Content 1. Overview of Deepfake Technology 2. Deepfake Audio Hands-On with Wav2Lip Environment Setup Preparation of Files Main Running Step 3. Notes Overview of Deepfake Technology Deepfake is a technology that creates synthesis media with a subfield of Machine Learning — Deep Learning.Deepfakes6 min readDeepfakes6 min read
Aug 14, 2022The Epiphany: Moving from A Startup to A 100 Years Old CorporateDetailing learning from a startup to an established corporate — Introduction A year ago, I stepped away from a technology startup and joined a corporate that started back in 1923 (which marks 100 years in the coming 2023!). Note: Both companies are in the field of data science realm, which many people acknowledge as a still-evolving industry. Being in the fast-paced…Startup5 min readStartup5 min read
Published in Towards Data Science·Feb 14, 2022Understand Audio Data with Computer Vision BackgroundSide by side comparison of audio and visual data for quick understanding — Vision is a powerful sense of human beings. From images, we can grasp the content and sentiment instantly without additional interpretation needed. On the contrary, one-dimensional sequences data (including audio data) requires the understanding of x and y-axis labels to interpret the waveform. …Audio4 min readAudio4 min read
Published in Towards Data Science·Jan 5, 2022Youtube to Text with Speech Recognition in PythonPython-based libraries to download Youtube videos for NLP use cases — Last updated: 2022 April 5th In the effort to build a conversational speech-to-text NLP model, I started to dive in on the methods to retrieve audio data from Youtube platform. The goal is to have data pairing between the audio and text snippet as the input data source.Speech Recognition5 min readSpeech Recognition5 min read
Published in Geek Culture·Nov 30, 2021The Perks of using Jupyter Notebook in VS CodeWhy and how to use Jupyter Notebooks in VS Code It’s no secret that Jupyter Notebook is the go-to IDE in the data science field. The cell nature of Jupyter allows instant running of a block of code snippet and manifest of the output.Data Science4 min readData Science4 min read
Published in Better Programming·Oct 5, 2021A Step-by-step Walkthrough to Create Your First SSH Config FileSSH config file for remote connection and public<>private key pair management — This post dives into two common scenarios faced by developers when using SSH and how to configure the SSH client config file (.ssh/config) to overcome the roadblocks. Scenario 1: Multiple Public and Private Key PairsProgramming5 min readProgramming5 min read
Published in Towards Data Science·Oct 2, 2021Upskill as a working adult in the data science fieldI completed 6 online courses in a month and here’s how — If you are a data science practitioner or working closely with a data science team, you would realize there’s always a need to continue to upskill for tasks at work or interesting side projects.Data Science4 min readData Science4 min read
Published in Geek Culture·Sep 18, 2021Displaying visuals with MarkdownDetailing how to best present visuals in markdown format — Last updated: 2022 Feb 19 One aspect that will catch developers’ attention quickest when exploring Github repositories is an informative and succinct readme, often complemented by informative visuals aids. Visuals aids are great in relaying any content most straightforwardly. When used properly, it allows faster try-out, adoption of the scripts…Markdown4 min readMarkdown4 min read
Published in Towards Data Science·Aug 29, 2021The practical strategies to deliver an effective technical presentationTechniques on delivering technical presentation effectively — Technical presentations are inevitable, especially when conveying knowledge around the fast-evolving technology stack, algorithms, and workflows. Technical presentation spans into different contexts such as technical sales speech demonstration technical support knowledge transfer session. Each of these requires a different granularity towards delivering ideas around technical concepts or demonstrating technical live…Engineering5 min readEngineering5 min read
