Karen Masterson, PhD
Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
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A data scientist/analyst with a passion for language. My Ph.D. research focused on…
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While going through recent Meta's generative recommender paper: https://lnkd.in/e2zHr5Zz, I stumbled upon a single sentence that triggered me down…
While going through recent Meta's generative recommender paper: https://lnkd.in/e2zHr5Zz, I stumbled upon a single sentence that triggered me down…
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We had an incredible time hosting the Edgio Security Breakfast Session in Manila, Philippines! The event brought together some of the brightest minds…
We had an incredible time hosting the Edgio Security Breakfast Session in Manila, Philippines! The event brought together some of the brightest minds…
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Experience
Education
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UCLA
Dissertation: An Information-theoretic Approach to the Analysis of Semitic Texts. Computational Linguistics
Languages: Hebrew (Biblical, Medieval, Modern), Aramaic, Syriac, Ugaritic, Akkadian, Classical Greek, Koine Greek, French, German -
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This intensive online bootcamp focuses on teaching data science techniques through the use of Python. Through the rigorous coursework, I learned how to use core Python libraries such as Pandas, Matplotlib, Scikit-Learn, and others to successfully execute, optimize and compare machine learning models and effectively visualize data.
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Activities and Societies: Tau Beta Pi National Engineering Honor Society
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Selected Courses:
Engineering X499.17 Programming Microsoft Windows
Engineering X499.21 Computer Networks
Engineering X499.74 Computer System Architecture and Engineering
Licenses & Certifications
Projects
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How to get into Data Science
IDEAS & Data Application Lab co-host this live webinar:
Guest Speakers:
1. Kristen Kehrer - Senior Data Scientist at Constant Contact
2. Karen Masterson, Ph.D - Data Analyst at Verizon Digital Media Services
3. Megan Silvey - Data Science Intern at Westar Energy
This webinar will be a live Panel Discussion with 3 data scientist! These are some of the sub-topics to keep in mind:
1. What is data science?
2. Why and how to get into data science?
3. What skills…IDEAS & Data Application Lab co-host this live webinar:
Guest Speakers:
1. Kristen Kehrer - Senior Data Scientist at Constant Contact
2. Karen Masterson, Ph.D - Data Analyst at Verizon Digital Media Services
3. Megan Silvey - Data Science Intern at Westar Energy
This webinar will be a live Panel Discussion with 3 data scientist! These are some of the sub-topics to keep in mind:
1. What is data science?
2. Why and how to get into data science?
3. What skills would you need to do so?
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Machine Learning at Scale: A Customer Use Case: Apache Spark to the Rescue
A Presentation to the SCV Machine Learning/Data Science Meetup on May 16, 2018
Honors & Awards
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Departmental Scholar
UCLA Near Eastern Languages and Cultures
Received BA and MA simultaneously
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Elected to Tau Beta Pi
LSU
National Engineering Honor Society
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Phi Beta Kappa
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Summa Cum Laude
UCLA
Languages
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Hebrew
Professional working proficiency
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Official Aramaic (700-300 BCE)
Professional working proficiency
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Syriac
Full professional proficiency
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Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
Professional working proficiency
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Latin
Professional working proficiency
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Ugaritic
Professional working proficiency
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Akkadian
Professional working proficiency
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French
Professional working proficiency
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German
Professional working proficiency
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