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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Resources that helped me in my 48 interviews for Applied Machine Learning Scientist roles I recently interviewed with 18 companies, had 48…
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How fine-tuned small models can beat larger models. Here they beat GPT-4 and it's 25x cheaper! An interesting twist is the use of synthetic data…
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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
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How to get into Data Science
See projectIDEAS & 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?
4. Where are the jobs? -
Machine Learning at Scale: A Customer Use Case: Apache Spark to the Rescue
See projectA 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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