7. Kevin Moore

Kevin Moore talks about how he got into Astronomy and transitioned from there to Data Science. He discusses his current job at a startup. He goes into details about programming, interviews, and the role of LLMs in the future of Data Science. Links: Kevin’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kmoore13/ Credits Intro Music: Tonight At Eight by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com (no relation) Outro Music: Savour The Moment by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com (no relation) Co-Hosts: Jeffrey Silverman and Joseph A’Hearn Recording: Jeffrey Silverman Editing: Joseph A’Hearn ATDS Podcast Logo: Joseph A’Hearn Thumbnail Headshot Image: Kevin Moore Thumbnail Design: Joseph A'Hearn Timecodes 0:00 - Intro 0:47 - Astronomy Background 2:40 - Transition to Data Science 4:52 - First Data Science Job 7:15 - Scala and Python 9:40 - Programming, Computational Astrophysics, and Tools to Get a Data Science Job 16:09 - Favorite Projects Venturing into the Unknown 17:26 - Joining a Startup As a Data Scientist 23:03 - Interviewing Data Scientist Candidates 39:17 - Future of NLP and LLMs 48:33 - Outro #Astronomy #DataScience #Transitions #Podcast #ATDS #Astro2Data