As a Machine Learning Engineer at Pure, I bring data to life to create meaningful connections. Dive deeper into my world of algorithms, or reach out if you're keen to collaborate on projects that make a difference! By fine-tuning models, I enhance user experience, making love and friendship more accessible in the digital age. I also freelance as a technical reviewer for O'Reilly Media and am a course instructor "Fundamentals of Natural Language Processing" and various webinars about LLMs. My background is in General Theoretical Linguistics (BSc) and Cognitive Systems (MSc) from the University of Potsdam in Germany. Previously I worked at the Machine Learning Consultancy ML6 where I developed end-to-end solutions for clients with a focus on NLP.
But hey, it's not just about the code! I'm on a mission for ethical AI and am big on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), got selected as Google Women Techmaker Ambassador in 2024, I'm a certified #IAmRemarkable facilitator and a McKinsey Forward alumna. In my spare time, I love exploring nature, tending to my indoor garden, playing the cello, doing or teaching yoga, organizing, going to and speaking at meetups, reading books, or playing video games. 🌲🪴🎻🤸🎤📖🎮
Get to know about my past and planned speaking engagements here. Email me at beckerlisa93@gmail.com if you want me to speak at your event.
- IBM DevOps and Software Engineering certificate on Coursera
- This Book May Save Your Life: Everyday Health Hacks to Worry Less and Live Better by Karan Rajan (⭐️4.11)
- Bookshops & Bonedust (Legends & Lattes, #0) by Travis Baldree (⭐️4.17)
- Masala Lab : The Science of Indian Cooking by Krish Ashok (⭐️3.71)
- Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life by Jon Kabat-Zinn (⭐️4.13)
- Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship by Robert C. Martin (⭐️4.37)
Inspired by Chip Huyen: Things I want to do before I die. Please let me know if you have any recommendations! Progress as of October 4th, 2023: 12/42 or 35%
- ❌ 1 year of backpacking
- ✔️ Live in another country
- ✔️ Study in another country
- ✔️ See the Northern Lights
- ❌ Take my mom on a vacation abroad
- ❌ Climb a volcano
- ❌ Do a glacier tour
- ❌ Hike to Everest base camp
- ❌ Meet the Dalai Lama
- ❌ Do Bible tour
- ✔️ Visit Vatican
- ❌ Visit Mecca
- ❌ Visit every continent (3/7)
- ❌ See the Seven Ancient Wonders of the World (0/7):
- ❌ 1. The Great Pyramid of Giza, Egypt
- ❌ 2. Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Iraq
- ❌ 3. Statue of Zeus at Olympia, Greece
- ❌ 4. Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, Turkey
- ❌ 5. Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, Turkey
- ❌ 6. Colossus of Rhodes, Greece
- ❌ 7. Lighthouse of Alexandria (or Pharos of Alexandria), Egypt
- ❌ See the Seven New Wonders of the World (1/7):
- ❌ 1. The Great Wall of China, China
- ❌ 2. Petra, Jordan
- ❌ 3. Christ the Redeemer, Brazil
- ❌ 4. Machu Picchu, Peru
- ❌ 5. The Pyramid at Chichén Itzá, Mexico
- ✔️ 6. Roman Colosseum (or Coliseum), Italy
- ❌ 7. Taj Mahal, India
- ✔️ Author a paper
- ❌ Write a book
- ❌ Get a PhD
- ✔️ Play at a World Championship
- ❌ Run a marathon
- ✔️ Scuba dive (now a PADI certified Rescue Diver)
- ❌ Sky dive
- ✔️ Float in a tank
- ✔️ Ride a hot air balloon (Atlas Mountains, Morocco, May 2023)
- ✔️ Take a meditation retreat (Vipassana, 10 days, March 2019)
- ✔️ Become a certified yoga teacher
- ❌ Speak at TED
- ❌ Participate in a Science Slam
- ❌ Learn lucid dreaming (again)
- ✔️ Take a DNA test