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.. Author: Akshay Mestry <[email protected] >
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.. Created on: Saturday, February 22, 2025
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- .. Last updated on: Saturday , March 01 2025
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+ .. Last updated on: Monday , March 03 2025
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:og: title: Studying, Mentorship, And Resourceful Teaching
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I'm **Akshay ** (/uh-k-ʃ-æ/), an AI Engineer, student researcher, and an
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educator dedicated to the intersection of technology and learning. This corner
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- of the internet primarily serves both as a digital portfolio, showcasing my
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- work and a space where I share my learning and teaching experiences in the
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- fields of Artificial Intelligence, Software Development, Scientific Computing,
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- and Open Science.
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+ of the internet serves both as a digital portfolio, showcasing my work, and a
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+ space where I share my learning and teaching experiences in the fields of
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+ Artificial Intelligence, Software Development, Scientific Computing, and Open
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+ Science.
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- While most of my work revolves around building tools that push the boundaries
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+ Whilst most of my work revolves around building tools that push the boundaries
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of technology while keeping accessibility in mind, I've a special interest in
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reinforcement learning, numerical computing, and natural language processing,
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which I've explored through my personal projects. I'm also committed to
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contributing to the `NASA Open Science `_ mission, promoting transparent,
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reproducible, and inclusive research.
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- With Open science, I often do Open source which to me, is more than a
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- philosophy. It's my personal reminder to make my learnings, experiences and
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- knowledge free and accessible, overcoming the cultural and digital barriers
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+ With Open science, I often do Open Source | dash | which to me, is more than a
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+ philosophy. It's my personal reminder to make my learnings, experiences, and
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+ knowledge free and accessible, breaking down the cultural and digital barriers
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and inviting collaboration across disciplines and borders.
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.. _personal-projects :
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computing.
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- **Reinforcement Learning. ** An AI-driven Snake game including the environment
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- built in `Pygame `_, featuring a modular agent and optimized reinforcement
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+ built in `Pygame `_, featuring a modular agent and optimised reinforcement
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learning strategies.
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Beyond these, I've had the opportunity to speak at tech meetups and
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technology. I wholeheartedly believe that true mastery of something comes from
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sharing knowledge. Whether it's breaking down complex AI algorithms or
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explaining the nuances of machine learning, I find joy in making technical
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- concepts accessible and easy to understand . I believe that technology gains
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- its true power when its understanding is shared. Early in my Software
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- Engineering career, I heard a quote...
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+ concepts accessible and easy to grasp . I believe that technology gains its
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+ true power when its understanding is shared. Early in my Software Engineering
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+ career, I heard a quote...
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.. epigraph ::
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If you want to master something, teach it.
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-- Richard Feynman
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- And I absolutely fell in love with this idea. Soon I realized you really
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+ And I absolutely fell in love with this idea. Soon I realised you really
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can't call yourself an SME (`Subject-matter expert `_) until you can teach it
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who likely know nothing about it (or very little), and are willing to entertain
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the questions from people learning at that initial frame of reference. Thus
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- became my journey into teaching. Although my approach when it comes to teaching
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+ began my journey into teaching. Although my approach when it comes to teaching
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or my teaching philosophy to put it simply, has evolved over the past few
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years, adapting to the needs of my environment, students and time. It is rooted
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in three core principles:
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