I am a Romanian ML research scientist, currently working in London, UK.
Currently my focus is on machine learning. My masters and PhD are on NLP tools. I teach AI classes at the University of Bucharest.
Technologies that I've worked with: Python, PyTorch, Tensorflow, LLM, OpenCV, Docker, Kubernetes, Django, Snowflake, SQL, Tableau, Hadoop, JavaScript, ReactJS.
To see my projects you can check my .
Movies: Coen Brothers and Ghibli are on top. More about this in the stuff section.
Most of my machine learning projects are done for private companies. One can see my research published on Google Scholar.
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The rise of the frustrated LLM programmer
Asking everyone to bang their heads against the chatGPT wall isn't helpful.
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AI may provide a reason for the Great Silence
AGI is likely and is not interested in communication with other civilizations.
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The ideas behind Hopfield Networks
John Hopfield just received a Nobel prize, let's implement his network.
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Most used php versions on Github
Most repos say they support both php5 and php7, but php7 only repos are growing
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Most influential companies on github
Top influential companies and what languages do they use on github
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What skills are required on stackoverflow data science jobs?
Python is the most required skill if you're looking for a data science job on Stackoverflow.
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Which language is most popular in Kaggle kernels
Kaggle is the github of data science. Here we see the evolution of languages used in kernels.
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The current state of the magento open source ecosystem
Magento released magento2 almost 2 years ago. Let's see how the open source community embraced the new platform.
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The geography of male tennis
After a period of dominance, American players are struggling to get in top 100
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Average age of top 100 ATP male tennis players
Although the sport is getting more physical we can see that the age of top tennis players has gone up
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Kaggle Sberbank Hoursing Market Competition
Kaggle Sberbank Housing Market Competition - Random Forest, Extreme Gradient Boosting, Linear Regression
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Kaggle Titanic Competition
Kaggle Titanic Competition - Random Forest and Stochastic Gradient Descent
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Magento2 store locator free extension
Check out this feature rich store extension for magento2 (free)
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Rule of Least Power in web development
What should we understand from the rule of least power in day to day web development?
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How to use translations in magento2, like en_GB
Best way to change titles and other often used expressions in magento2 is via translations.
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Fix permission issues in magento2
Permission issues in magento2 can be caused by many issues, here is a few ways to solve them.
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Magento2 setup with MAMP, crons included
If you don't like docker or vagrant, Mamp is probably your best alternative to get an easy working setup of magento2.
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Magento2 local setup with nginx, mariadb and php7
How to setup your magento2 website locally with nginx and php7 if you're using a Linux distro (like ubuntu or debian).
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Ideas for mobile functionality in ecommerce websites
A list of useful functionalities that are often missing on mobile ecommerce sites but could improve the user experience and conversion rates.
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New magento2 xml validation
In magento2 you can validate your xml files against its corresponding schema definition. This will help you avoid mistakes in your xmls.
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Magento2 provides a powerful CLI
Magento2 comes with a powerful command line interface. It is possible to do a lot a lot of tasks like reindex, clean cache, generate code, create database backups just by typing in your terminal
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Automated tests with PhantomJs and CasperJs for magento
Manual testing is boring and takes a long time. This is why most people skip them. For the lazy testers, casper the friendly ghost may come to the rescue.
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How to use Casperjs with phantomjs 2.0.0 on macosx
Casperjs is officially not ready for phantomjs 2.0.0, but it works pretty well
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Create a new CMS layout in magento
Creating a new CMS layout in magento is easy, but if you want it to appear in the dropdown of your CMS section in the admin you have to build a small module.
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Change order of included css and js files
Magento does not offer an easy way to manage the order of assets being loaded, css or javascript. Here is a quick simple module that can help.
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Add event tracking for Google Analytics in magento
There are quite a few modules out there that add event tracking to magento. Unless you want a complex tracking system, tracking events with Google Analytics can be done with a few lines of code. No need for extensions.
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Googlebot cannot access CSS /JS? Easy solution
Google started sending to webmasters Search Console messages about the negative impacts on seo if they block robots' access to js and css files
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Upgrade to google universal analytics on magento
Magento 1.x comes with a google classic analytics module, which is cool. But the new standard is universal analytics. Here is how to upgrade, the right way.
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Get magento super attributes as lists
By default, magento returns super-attributes as a dropdown. Here is an easy way to get transform it in a list so that you can manipulate it easily
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Tips for writing better CSS with SASS
How to better use the placeholder and the @extend and @include directives.