• Question: why did u chose to study your topic :)

    Asked by anon-223026 to Valerio, Sreejita, Sam, Kate, Anastasia, Adam on 18 Nov 2019. This question was also asked by anon-223068, anon-223059, anon-223058.
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      Kate Winfield answered on 18 Nov 2019:


      I actually hated science at primary school, but loved it when I went to secondary school! I remember my first science and geography lesson and being captivated. Especially by volcanoes, hurricanes, coasts, climate change and space. Since then I knew I wanted to go into science. I was never clever at school and was not allowed to take physics as a GCSE, but had a keen interest in the weather and then wanted to become a meteorologist, which is why I ended up going down the geography route. But in the end I have my dream job as being a scientist 🙂

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      Sreejita Ghosh answered on 18 Nov 2019:


      The real reason I had chosen to study machine learning/ data science was out of curiosity and because jobs related to this field makes me location-independent: I can work from anywhere and there is demand for data scientists all over the world. The other aspect is learning how to code better, learning how to the Maths and Physics I learned in high school in doing something that impacts actual lives. This feeling is very rewarding, knowing how to apply the theory to affect real lives.
      My current research topic combines my desire to improve healthcare with my curiosity to learn about machine learning (computer programming using Maths and Physics). Doctors can treat patients faster if they are able to detect faster what the cause of the patient’s symptoms. With the kind of computer programming I do it is possible to help doctors do this very quickly. This makes me feel good since I have been able to help some patients (especially kids and babies, since right now I am working with the data from babies and children) get their required treatment faster.

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      Anastasia Aliferi answered on 19 Nov 2019:


      I studied Biology because I really enjoyed the subject, always had very enthusiastic and inspiring teachers and I like working in the lab. Forensics was a bit or a random turn, I just wanted to try a different angle of science that still had biology in it and then I was introduced to forensic genetics and I fell in love! I now get to work with molecular biology and genetics, which were always my favourite, but with a super interesting twist that means I can help solve crimes!

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      Adam Wootton answered on 19 Nov 2019:


      I got really, really lucky! I wanted to study History at university, but Keele used to make you do a dual honours degree, where you study two separate subjects at the same time. I didn’t like any of the other subjects but was very good at Physics, so I took dual honours History and Physics. I really enjoyed studying both subjects, but could I see that I would have a better future working in Physics, so I started a PhD in Physics. However, I got the opportunity to start working with computers and looking at Artificial Intelligence, and so my Physics PhD soon became a Computer Science PhD. We don’t always know what lies ahead for us, and it’s important to try to take whatever opportunities come our way!

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