Who am I?

I’m Vyom Kavishwar, an Anglo-Indian in my 20s (born in Mumbai, spent half my childhood in London and the other half in Mumbai), currently studying at UC Berkeley as a Master’s student.

I did my undergraduate education here too, and had a blast (which is why I’m still here!); as you can tell from the title of this blog, I’m very interested in machine learning, and I’m exploring how I can become more competent at it and carve out a career in the field (if you’re interested in checking out my resume).

Work and machine learning aside, what else defines me?

  • Chelsea: I’m a lifetime supporter of the club (for those of you that don’t know, it’s a football/soccer club in the English Premier League); I try and watch matches when I can, and I’m always with the team in spirit. The happiest day of my life was probably the 19th of May, 2012, when Chelsea won the Champions League by beating Bayern Munich (in their own backyard!) - an epic culmination to a season of pure grit and determination.

  • Reading: I absolutely love reading, and can pretty much devour anything (Twilight/Fifty Shades aside); my favourite authors are P.G. Wodehouse, Agatha Christie and J.K Rowling (not counting the Cursed Child)

  • Games: I’m also into most kinds of games - board, social and video alike! My favourite video game of all time is definitely Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, so if you haven’t played it - please, please get a Nintendo Switch! (I promise Nintendo hasn’t sponsored me to write this, this blog’s not nearly big enough yet). I also have a lot of fun with role-playing, deception-oriented games like Mafia, Avalon, Triple Agent and any others out there (make what you will of it!)

  • Coffee: As my friends will happily testify, coffee stocks have shot through the roof since I started drinking it four years ago! I’m always down for a cup of coffee (or Indian chai), and my quality of life is almost always directly proportional to how long it’s been since my last coffee