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a scholarship with a Graduate research assistantship with Prof . Andreas Mueller , who taught Applied Machine Learning at the University .
As Srinivasan states : “ If at any point , you feel your goal is unachievable , remind yourself that you have come a long way . Just keep your focus on the goal and be determined , you will eventually figure out a way to get to it .” Srinivasan loves to contribute to the data science community and has founded a nonprofit organisation called Illuminate AI , that aims to provide mentorship , career guidance and educational support around 5000 members , with whom she shares career talks , offers mentorship , offers educational resources , organises technical deep dive learning sessions and interview preparation sessions . She also collaborates with OReilly , deeplearning . ai and Packt to offer free educational resources to the learners .
A powerful influencer in her field , Srinivasan runs a Youtube channel in accordance with Illuminate AI where she hosts weekly sessions like AI guild – highly technical deep dive sessions , Weekend Musings – talking about AI trends and What ’ s Tuning ? – quick bites on data science advancements . Her powerful presence on social media platforms like LinkedIn and YouTube saw her spotlighted in the LinkedIn Top Voices of 2020 for Data Science & AI .
Srinivasan is also a board member for nonprofit organisations like AI for Good Foundation , who drive forward technological solutions that measure and advance the UN ' s Sustainable Development Goals .
Her work with the AI Education Project brings critical and fundamental knowledge about artificial intelligence to communities who are on the front lines of automation and economic disruption . She is working to build courses and educational sessions for high schoolers to dive into the space of data science and get engaged to work on real-world problems .
22 January 2022