Pursuing a Data Science major in an undergraduate degree is one of most popular and in-demand majors in today's workforce. Advitya Gemawat speaks about his experiences, learnings, internships and research opportunities at the University of California San Diego. A Data Science major consists of combination of Mathematics, Computer Science and Statistical courses along with numerous super interesting Data Science elective courses specialising in niche areas. 

Advitya has been named in the “25 under 25: Top Data Science Contributors and Thought-Leaders” list by 'The Data Standard' and is a Data Science graduate from UC San Diego. He is working at Microsoft as a Machine Learning Engineer and is a part of the prestigious Microsoft AI Development Acceleration Program (MAIDAP). He also pursued research in the area of Deep Learning Systems as an undergraduate student and has been the recipient of several academic and research awards, nominations, and publications.