Growing up to become a world-class AI expert

While at the NVIDIA GPU Technology Conference 2019 in Silicon Valley, Chris enjoyed an inspiring conversation with Anima Anandkumar. Clearly a role model - not only for women - but for anyone in the world of AI, Anima relayed how her lifelong passion for mathematics and engineering started when she was only 3 years old in India, and ultimately led to her pioneering deep learning research at Amazon Web Services, CalTech, and NVIDIA.

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Featuring:

• Anima Anandkumar – Website, LinkedIn, X
• Chris Benson – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, X

Show Notes:

• Anima Anandkumar on Wikipedia
• NVIDIA GTC Speaker
• NVIDIA GTC Presentation: Role of Tensors in Machine Learning
• NVIDIA GTC Presentation: Infusing Physics into Deep Learning Algorithms with Applications to Stable Landing of Drones
• CalTech CMS TensorLab
• Google Scholar

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Creators & Guests

Host

Chris Benson

Guest

Anima Anandkumar

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Making artificial intelligence practical, productive & accessible to everyone. Practical AI is a show in which technology professionals, business people, students, enthusiasts, and expert guests engage in lively discussions about Artificial Intelligence and related topics (Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Neural Networks, GANs, MLOps, AIOps, LLMs & more).

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