Software related posts from my other blog

Here are the software related posts from my other blog, Şamil's Corner.

Bonus:

• Java
• Career advice
• Management
• Book reviews
• Favourite movies

How to fill a letter of intent/reference

Letters of intent or reference sometimes have a minimum word requirement. The best way to hit the word count is to give examples of which courses and projects you liked and why.

AI explanation problem

AI / machine learning is quite useful but not being able to see the justification of a particular classification outcome is quite annoying for me. As Mr. Tizhoosh puts it in Introduction to Digital Pathology:

After weeks of training of some sort of agent I can just tell you "yes" but I cannot tell you "why"... The pathologist writes a full scale report and he/she has to justify it.

See Explainable artificial intelligence.

Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS)

I recently bought and watched Udemy's Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS). It is a good beginner course to get an overview of concepts and challenges/steps to reach the goal of full self driving cars. It is especially useful if you plan on working in the smart/self-driving automotive industry.

Another good idea is to check out openpilot, which powers comma.ai. Here is a video of George Hotz showcasing openpilot.

Companies in Türkiye working on ADAS / autonomous driving:

• TOGG
• Ford Otosan