Jaron Lee

Jaron Lee

Data scientist, statistics lover, barbershop singer.

Hello World!

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I’ve just set up this whole page using GitHub pages, a helpful Jekyll template (forked from a fork of Minimal Mistakes), and a domain purchased on NameCheap (which has worked fabulously so far). Only cost me $40 all up for four years!

I plan to use this to post musings about the way the data science field is moving, insights I’ve gathered over the last few months working in the tech startup industry, and a few things I’ve discovered in Sydney which are worth noting.

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America and Australia

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I’ve been an immigrant my whole life. This is a consequence of being born in Hong Kong to Malaysian parents, whilst mostly growing up in Australia. Moving to America was, on the surface, not that big of a change. I never felt that attached to any particular country growing up - never quite belonging anywhere. Read more

Year 1 and a Half: A Crossroads

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It’s about one and a half years since I started my PhD. This is about the same amount of time that I spent working at Hivery, but in a way it feels much shorter. I’ve noticed that a PhD life tends to be much more intense, yet routine - the total effect being that the weeks tend to fly past. Projects tend to be much longer - my current one has been running since May - so they do little to demarcate the weeks. And often progress is slow and non-linear. Still, I am quite happy to wake up and go to work each day - certainly much happier than a comparable time back in Sydney. It’s partly due to the nature of the work, which is technical and interesting - but also partly because I am not beset with difficult problems without the ability to solve them. Read more

Year 1: The Review

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So I’ve just finished a year in Baltimore and have returned to Perth. Here are some thoughts gathered over that time. Read more

The PhD Manifesto

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I’m leaving HIVERY to pursue a PhD in computer science, concluding a nearly 2 year engagement starting from an internship one seat to the left of where I sit today. I’ve been immensely privileged to have been afforded the opportunity of working at HIVERY - it is rare for a graduate to become a product lead in no less than two years. It has been a fun ride and I will miss it very much. Read more