About

Siraj Raval is a renowned AI Educator, Chief Data Scientist, YouTube Educator, and Best-Selling Author of "Decentralized Applications" (O'Reilly). He is a highly skilled professional with over 9.5 years of relevant experience in the field of AI, Data Science, and Machine Learning. Siraj is the #5 most followed developer on GitHub out of 32 million registered accounts. After completing his Computer Science degree from Columbia University, Siraj worked for several years in Silicon Valley as a Software Engineer for Meetup, CBS Interactive, and Twilio. He then went on to build the #1 most followed AI/ML YouTube channel with over 712,000 subscribers and 100 million views. His past clients include Google, Amazon, Intel, Nvidia, Elon Musk, the White House, and the United Nations. Siraj is passionate about Data Science, AI, Robotics, Bioinformatics, Quantum Computing, and Cryptocurrency. He is a skilled researcher and has worked on various projects in the field of Deep Learning and AI. He is also a skilled educator and has conducted workshops and training sessions for various organizations and educational institutions. Currently, Siraj is working as an AI Educator at YouTube, where he publishes new content every week to help people learn AI/ML. He has also worked as a Developer Education at Polygon Technology and as a Chief Data Scientist at Curapatient, where he led a team of developers to build Deep Learning models for medical applications, including pill identification, heart disease detection, and COVID chatbot apps for the city of Los Angeles. His clients include the LA Children's Hospital, The US Veteran's Administration, and White House.gov. Apart from work, Siraj enjoys MMA Fighting, Snowboarding, Greenhouse gardening, and raising chickens. He is a highly motivated individual who is always eager to learn and share his knowledge with others.