Reframing Learning Programming

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In a 2022 survey of 1,000 United States students conducted by KX, 58% consider coding vital to future success. The desire to learn coding has exploded in popularity over the years, but learning a new programming language can feel daunting. You could be a student applying to the IAA, nervous Continue reading Reframing Learning Programming

How to Make a Friend at the Institute

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The IAA prides itself on how students develop their “soft” skills: communication, collaboration, and professionalism. These skills ensure professional success and help us make friends along the way. However, you probably didn’t know that the IAA can help you leverage the “hard” skills of coding, statistics, and linear algebra to Continue reading How to Make a Friend at the Institute

Coming to a Screen Near You: How Data Science is Revolutionizing the Film Industry

As a former film student, I felt that my dreams of working in the film industry had come to an end after switching career paths to Data Science; however, that couldn’t be further from the truth. Data Science is now becoming commonplace in film, and there are four main areas Continue reading Coming to a Screen Near You: How Data Science is Revolutionizing the Film Industry

RNN: Recurrent Neural Networks

“Just as electricity transformed almost everything 100 years ago, today I actually have a hard time thinking of an industry that I don’t think AI will transform in the next several years,” – Andrew Ng, Former Baidu Chief Scientist, Coursera Co-Founder and Stanford Professor Artificial intelligence, long a mainstay of Continue reading RNN: Recurrent Neural Networks