Week 3

Ending the third and final week of epitech was a great milestone achieved. My partner and I managed to implement SVM into our nutrient detecting project, and it came out just as planned. Although we went through some minor technical difficulties, due to the fact that we were using different operating systems, we were able to adapt and learn about how this issue can be resolved using certain tools.

Throughout my epitech experience, I also found it interesting to work in such a different style than I do back at Cal State San Marcos. Rather than having multiple lectures in a given day, we only had one and were obligated to use what we learned that one lecture and implement it immediately into our project. This style of learning was called active learning. It may have not been the most simple way of comprehending things, but what I can say is that it forced me to understand the true power of individual research. I used various resources to solve the most simple or complex problem I encountered. I now feel more comfortable immersing myself in computer science topics that I am curious about but before epitech would have been confused about where I could start.

The material covered at epitech was very useful to me, as I plan on pursuing a career in machine learning. In fact, my partner and I have decided that we would continue our project beyond epitech and keep in close contact so that we can create a start-up with the machine learning model we currently have. We decided to do this for three major reasons.

The first reason is that it will give us both practical experience in machine learning and software engineering. The second reason is that we are both roughly around the same level. Ever since this project started we have made it a priority to keep each other as informed and up to date with where the project is in order to make sure we are both able to provide for the project by not getting confused or being left behind. The third reason is because we are from two very distant and unique countries. All throughout our trip we realized that there were many unique characteristics about our countries. The difference in our geographical residences naturally caused many of our conversations to be about what each of our countries were like. This was very interesting to do and I believe that it is very useful to have first-hand insight on what life is like in a different country.

I learned about the technology, customs, and cultural norms that South Korea holds. This global connection will allow for us to be as relevant to each others country as possible, and ultimately broaden our audience. I gained new friends and colleagues along this journey that I will cherish forever.