S2E7 Heat. ZBA in conversation with Babs Khalidson. We discussed all things AI, habits, cloud computing systems, community service, biotechnology, neuroscience and much more. Damn that's all I can say... This episode may go over your head if you don't give it your full undivided attention. Mindblowing gems. Prepare to learn some esoteric knowledge from this phenomenal man, a true student of life.
Babs is a data scientist working in CMC markets who was born in London but has also lived in Nigeria and South Africa.
Babs' undergraduate degree was in Biomedical Sciences where his research interests were biotechnology, neuroscience and the biology of disease. Given that medical labs are increasingly sitting on large datasets, Babs has a strong interest in building effective AI tools that can assist medical practitioners in their day to day activities. Some of these activities include medical diagnoses, drug discovery, body monitoring and brain-computer-interface.
Babs' recently completed an MSc Artificial Intelligence with Distinction from the University of St Andrews, where he received a medal for the Best Dissertation in his course. While at St Andrew's, Babs worked on building deep learning models to detect four stages of Alzheimer’s disease. For his dissertation, Babs worked on using deep learning to predict users’ attention and cognitive load while reading. This research served as a proof of concept for ADHD diagnosis and attention detection for remote learning.
Outside of work, Babs is an avid reader, meditator and has a keen interest in powerlifting.
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Connect with Babs
-LinkedIn: Babs Khalidson.