S3E03: Maggie Ma, Geospatial Data Scientist – How to Break into the Field of Data Science

Maggie Ma, also known as Maggie in Data, is a geospatial data scientist. Maggie attended the University of Toronto as an international student and received a bachelor’s degree with a double major in statistics and human geography, as well as a minor in geographic information systems. Now, Maggie works as a data scientist on the AI research team for a startup called Quincus and she is pursuing a certification in artificial intelligence from Stanford University.

In today’s conversation, Maggie tells us how she merged her interests for statistics and human geography through geospatial data science. We also learn about her role as a content creator and the tips she gives for how to break into the field of data science.

Connect with Maggie:

Instagram, TikTok, YouTube: maggieindata
 

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