ibragimov

Slowly, I have realized that I am not into developing software applications anymore. It’s not exciting anymore when chat can do most of it. It’s better to focus on something more challenging and exciting such as machine learning or computer theory. This is something that makes Computer Science a science field.

And, as a result, I may end up just going to the PhD because they are so many unsolved problems, and there’s some beauty to dedicating years of your life to solving one specific problem.

My plans tend to change quickly, but one thing I know for sure is that I dedicate my life for Computer Science.

Nowadays, our homes are full of various smart devices, from a thermostat to phone to television.

It is not a surprise that most of the applications running on our devices require some sort of machine learning models to provide more comfortable user experience. Moreover, there is a growing need for a single application to run multiple models simultaneously.

For example, a safe navigation application, which based on the order given by a user will tell the direction using a camera, may need two models: YOLO (for objection detection) and any natural language model to understand the user's text/voice.

Now, in a scenario of a smart home, when multiple devices are running a variety of models, it is certainly the case that there is an overlap among all AI services. For example, both TV and a phone will run a natural language processing model to allow a user to voice their request instead of typing. These two different devices run the same model, which results in a redundant computation and a waste of energy.

What if it was possible to develop a system for closed environments such as a home or a university campus, which will provide AI as a service. In other words, what if it was possible to decouple the machine learning models from applications and applications from the devices? In this case, the applications can provide the same AI features while avoiding the need to perform heavy model inference on multiple devices.

This work touches mainly on the fields of Federated Learning and Edge Computing. This idea is quite feasible to achieve. I'd love to know your take on it.

Open Data Challenge will take place in New Uzbekistan University in January. I got the second place in 2020, four years ago. It’s a great opportunity to learn and create something meaningful. I highly recommend you to join if you have a chance.

We got it back! Thank you!

i am finally done with Entrepreneurship course. you cannot imagine how happy I am. i was getting below-average on simple quizzes where I just needed to memorize things. i took this course for fun and yet suffered for no reason 😭

I coded my own multi-threaded concurrent proxy server. I tested it with Firefox browser, and it works!

It took me hell of a time to debug the program. I hate debugging. Who likes it anyways?!

I am going to a winter break in less than a week. Have a lot to tell you, but for now I am focused on passing the finals.

I cannot imagine that this week will be the last of the semester. I cannot wait it to be over. I am so done. Genuinely…

Unpopular opinion: I am sort of disappointed at the kind of courses offered in our university for the next semester. No good electives. And majority of offered electives clash with my core courses. They need to hire more people and fix that problem.

The only courses I am excited to take are Great Theoretical Ideas in Computer Science and Parallel and Sequential Data Structures and Algorithms. I am also doing an independent study with Prof. Khaled on Edge Computing next semester. Probably, I will have to drop it if things don’t go well.

To uphold our traditions in the upcoming winter break, George and I are planning to do the following challenges:
1. Solving 50 Leetcode Medium problems in a day.
2. Create a music album in a day.

P.S. Some of you might know that I am a big fan of rap. Only a few know, though, that George and I actually created a couple of songs back in our freshman year. This might sound as weird and unexpected from me, but I want to try something else than coding. Everything as usual will be streamed on my YT channel.

One advice that I keep hearing from Computer Science seniors and graduates is that school is important, yes, but we need to be smart about our career and future plans.

Since the start of this semester, I have been thinking of what I want to pursue in the future and whether I need to go to the industry in the first place or continue with academia since it feels safer.

For long, I have been prioritizing my studies over any other thing in life. It worked well, but I have come to a realization that this is a losing strategy.

For long, I have been making excuses not to make time for other incredible opportunities and projects that I am able to do if only I have some free time during the semester. I also realized that this is never the case. I would never be actually free if I keep this mindset.

It’s more about setting the right priorities and making the time to focus on them. It’s about removing distractions and focus on what’s actually important.

As of now, I still find myself spending all of my time for courses. This is good in terms of academics, but not smart in the long-term perspective. I have only 5 semesters left till I graduate, and I need to use them more wisely.