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Speech Science Forum - Meg Risdal (Kaggle)

18 November 2021, 5:00 pm–6:30 pm

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Transitioning from Academia to Industry: Linguistics PhD Drop-Out to Google Product Manager & Twitch Streamer

This event is free.

Event Information

Open to

All

Cost

Free

Organiser

Justin Lo

Meg Risdal currently leads product at Kaggle (a Google company) where she works with developers, designers, and researchers to build products and experiences for the world's largest machine learning community. She came to industry from linguistics, where she studied laboratory phonology and sociolinguistics at UCLA and North Carolina State University. In this talk and Q&A, Meg will speak about how she transitioned from academia to pursue a career in data science / tech, how her academic background helped her make this move, and what advice she commonly shares with others interested in the same career trajectory.

About the Speaker

Meg Risdal

Product Manager at Kaggle

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