From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked.

Gospel of Luke 12:48, inspired by Eric J Ma’s homepage

Pro bono consulting/counseling

I am offering pro bono (without charge) consulting or counseling sessions of ~30 min duration for anyone who might want to avail of my expertise or experience. NOTE: Currently on hold while I finish off other projects that are taking up most of my time over the weekends

Some areas that I have experience in and could provide advice

• Building machine learning models or systems
• Data analysis, modeling or simulation problems (for a school, non-profit, or startup)
• Getting into grad school, straight from college
• Getting into grad school, after some work experience
• Feedback on your application essays or other material
• Excelling at school and research
• Managing your relationships with supervisors
• Coming up with research ideas
• Getting an internship or job
• Switching roles, jobs or careers
• Written and Spoken communication in scientific and professional research (e.g. feedback on your manuscript or slide deck)
• Self-study for ML/AI engineering and research

Audience

• Who this is for: This is primarily directed towards students who are in or about to take on grad-school/postdocs, or (relatively early-stage) professionals, and startupers who might benefit from my experience.
• Who/what this is not for: Recruiters offering coding gigs; Discussions around politics, fintech, bitcoin and other high-speculation (and illegal or borderline so) activities

How to schedule

Please send me an email or DM on Twitter, saying that you’ve read this page and a brief note about what you would like to discuss, your date/time preferences, and your CV/Resume/LinkedIn profile. I will follow up with a date/time and Google Meet/Zoom link. NOTE: Currently on hold while I finish off other projects that are taking up most of my time over the weekends

Happy to receive feedback on this page!