Hey, I am Sam.
Welcome on my personal website.
You will discover my interests, my writings, and some things I did previously – essentially, what I like and what I am good at.
Values
These traits summarize who I am and what I treasure.
Fun
Nothing good ever comes without the frequent proper laugh. Serious when necessary, not so much when not.
Direct
You will know when I like something, and when I don’t. No nonsense, though I cherish mutual respect and appreciation.
Curious
I won’t call myself wildly curious, but I love to dig deep into certain areas and explore new interests or people regularly.
Upright
When you have me on board, you can count on me for real. A slow starter, but someone who opens up along the way.
Interests
These days, I spend most of my time doing one of the below.
If we share a common interest, let’s get in touch.
Data
Slowly becoming (if not already) a data specialist with various tricks up my sleeve. Especially interested in predictive modeling, MLOps to manage end-to-end machine learning development and production lifecycles, and natural language processing aka NLP.
Storytelling
Books
Neither an avid nor a voracious reader, but I have my outbursts. I read mostly non-fiction, typically books that deal with business, society, or self-knowledge one way or another.
Music
Got myself an electric guitar, and steadily getting better by learning bits and pieces of songs I enjoy. My musical interest varies between different genres of rock and electronic music.
Sports
You will see me doing and watching sports a lot. I have an active football past, and still do some futsal. I like to participate in running events, and plan to run a marathon one day.
Portfolio
Writings
Decided to share my writings from 2022 onwards, here and on Medium. You can start with a random post 👇.
Software
These are a few of the open-source software projects that I contribute(d) to. See also my apps.
Research
This is the research I did during my PhD. Doing more of it is definitely on the cards.
Talks
I love giving talks and workshops, this repository gathers the ones I’ve done in the past.
Talk to me! 😀
Find me by mail, on LinkedIn, or on Twitter.
sam@desirdata.com