commit 6ec82432a5ef6854f1149a76e8cb78b77523165f
Author: Silas Brack <silasbrack@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2024 22:36:18 +0200
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+<!doctype html>
+<html lang="en">
+ <head>
+ <meta charset="utf-8" />
+ <title>Silas Brack</title>
+ <link rel="stylesheet" href="tufte.css" />
+ <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" />
+ </head>
+
+ <body>
+ <article>
+ <h1 id="tufte-css">Silas' Blog</h1>
+ <p class="subtitle">Data Scientist</p>
+
+ <section>
+ <p>I'm currently employed as a Data Scientist, Senior Associate at Saxo Bank.</p>
+ <p>
+ I work on developing AI and machine learning solutions and deploying them to production. For me, this is both
+ by training in-house models and using pre-trained models (and combining the two). In my time at Saxo, I've
+ worked on many projects, including both of the client-facing products my team has released:
+ </p>
+ <ul>
+ <li>
+ A representation learning model that learns which stocks <q>Others were interested in</q> for a given stock.
+ This model was our first to be integrated into the Saxo Bank platform and used by our customers. As of April
+ 2024, this model has seen a continuous increase in the number of interactions, and is currently sitting at
+ around 70 000 monthly interactions.
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ A customer support chatbot which showed a 150% improvement over previous solutions in reducing client
+ interactions requiring human support. My implementation also reduced costs by around $85 000 a year,
+ eliminated several highly time-consuming manual steps, and was trivial to extend to all languages covered by
+ Saxo.
+ </li>
+ <!-- <li>A recommender system</li> -->
+ </ul>
+ <p>Previously, I've also worked as a C# developer at MAN Energy Solutions.</p>
+ <p>
+ I recently finished my master's in Mathematical Modelling and Computation at the Technical University of
+ Denmark. During my thesis, I worked on implicit matrix algorithms for performing the Laplace approximation in
+ Søren Hauberg's group in the section for Cognitive Systems of DTU Compute.
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ Academically, I'm interested in machine learning and statistics, from deep learning to network science to
+ Bayesian inference to forecasting. I love mathematics and would like to learn more—though mostly for its
+ applications. I really enjoy sitting down and writing code. Finally, I'm interested in the intersection of
+ science and society, and science communication is quite important to me. I spend a lot of time trying to learn
+ more about how to effectively communicate ideas and really enjoy teaching.
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ I think it's important to be well-rounded and to have a broad understanding of the world. On the side, I like
+ reading about the humanities, especially economics, philosophy, sociology, and history. I suspect life is
+ intrinsically meaningless; I just try to make the most of it by learning, teaching, appreciating beauty
+ wherever I can, and by prioritising doing things I enjoy. Because of this, I try to spend a lot of time
+ engaging with the arts by reading, watching films, and listening to music. I also really like to cook, and
+ have developed a reputation for my food among my friends.
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ <a href="https://github.com/silasbrack">Here</a> is my GitHub if you are interested, and
+ <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/silasbrack/">I'm also on LinkedIn</a>.
+ </p>
+ </section>
+ </article>
+ </body>
+</html>
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