Chris Hammerschmidt

Chris is an excellent mentor! He is very knowledgeable and is able to explain complex concepts in a way that is easy to understand. He is also very patient and is always willing to answer any questions I have. I would highly recommend Chris to anyone looking for a machine learning mentor!

Chris has been a great mentor to work with! Before starting, I already worked as a data scientist, but was looking to deepen my understanding, create a continuous learning practice for myself, and be more confident in the enormous field of ML/DL. Chris really excelled at providing accountability, being a sounding board to create that practice, and in helping create more confidence in myself about the deeply technical parts of ML/DL. We started by outlining areas of ML that I would want to expand my knowledge in and Chris helped encourage me to write up my readings in each subfield and ultimately helped create a practice of reading papers and really internalizing what was being communicated. Once I became more confident in engaging with literature, I began to want to explore the practice of research. I came up with a problem and Chris acted as a great sounding board and mentor in this capacity to focus my idea. He lent his expertise in academia to help me understand how to progress on my ideas and I'm now working towards publishing my work. I really can't thank Chris enough for his help and mentorship over this journey. While I'm sure Chris could help anyone just starting out, I also think he would be a perfect fit for anyone who's already in the field, but is looking to go a lot deeper in their understanding and broaden their perspective on the field as a whole.

Chris is an amazing mentor who goes above and beyond in providing feedback, tips, and useful learning material. I came to Chris for help on a classification project, and he gave me extremely thoughtful tips and guidance on how to best approach it. Chris is also very responsive and easy to work with, I would highly recommend!