“DeepMind have put on events where you can meet other scholarship recipients from all over the world. They have provided workshops to help with technical interviews and CV preparation.”
How did you find out about the DeepMind Scholarship at Birmingham?
I found out about the Scholarship while browsing different postgraduate courses.
What made you decide to apply for MSc Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning at Birmingham?
This course seemed well curated and appeared to have more dedicated modules for AI than other courses. It was also the only course I saw that had a mathematics module specifically for AI.
Did the scholarship influence your decision of which course to study?
I was already interested in studying AI and Machine Learning, and the scholarship seemed like an amazing opportunity that would enable me to continue my studies.
How have you enjoyed your course so far?
I have really loved the course and particularly the module 'Visulisation', which is about manipulating data to tell different stories. I have also enjoyed learning about text analysis techniques within the module 'Intelligent Data Analysis', which is about how applications analyse text, for example, how search engines order and prioritise search results.
Can you tell us about your interactions with DeepMind?
DeepMind have put on events where you can meet other scholarship recipients from all over the world. They have provided workshops to help with technical interviews and CV preparation. My mentor is an expert in industry and has given me valuable advice.
Have you used the funding yet to attend any conferences?
Not yet, but we are planning to go to one together this summer.
Do you know what you would like to do when you graduate?
I am interested in working in AI ethics.
Finally, is there any advice you would give to prospective students?
The application process for both the course and the scholarship is straightforward, so if you are interested in either or both, you should definitely apply!