Stephen PaffApplying Computational Ethnography and Statistics to Vapor Wave: Interview with Tanner Greene (Part…Here is the second part of three in my conversation with Tanner Greene. He discusses his strategies for transitioning from graduate school…Dec 14, 2023Dec 14, 2023
Stephen PaffDesigning Machine Learning Products Anthropologically: Building Relatable Machine LearningHow do we build relatable machine learning models that regular people can understand? Here is a presentation about how design principles…May 25, 2023May 25, 2023
Stephen PaffData Science Storytelling: Quantitative UX Research in Google Cloud with Randy Au (Part 1 of 2)Randy Au, a Quantitative UX Researcher at Google, explains how he leverages his backgrounds in communication, statistics, and programming…May 9, 2023May 9, 2023
Stephen PaffData Science Interview ComicHere’s a comic I wrote about the travails of interviewing as a data scientist. Thank you, Emi Harry, for producing the panels.May 4, 2023May 4, 2023
Stephen PaffDesigning Machine Learning Products Anthropologically: Building Relatable Machine LearningHow do we build relatable machine learning models that regular people can understand? This is a presentation about how design principles…Apr 25, 2023Apr 25, 2023
Stephen PaffData Science and Game Design: Conversation with Clayton Sisson (Part 3 of 3)During the final part of our conversation, Clayton discusses his journey from game design to data science, including what inspired them to…Apr 11, 2023Apr 11, 2023
Stephen PaffData Science and Game Design: Conversation with Clayton Sisson (Part 2 of 3)In Part 2, we discuss how to apply the design concept shikake to machine learning systems. Clayton Sisson is a game designer and aspiring…Mar 28, 2023Mar 28, 2023
Stephen PaffData Science and Game Design: Conversation with Clayton Sisson (Part 1 of 3)Clayton Sisson is a game designer and aspiring data scientist, passionate about how data science can shed light on human behavior. For the…Mar 14, 2023Mar 14, 2023
Stephen PaffUser-Centric Thinking in Data Science: Conversation with Anna Wu at Google Cloud (Part 3 of 3)I interviewed Anna Wu, a UX researcher and data scientist overseeing Google Cloud’s Compute Engine. In this final part of the conversation…Feb 28, 2023Feb 28, 2023
Stephen PaffUser-Centric Thinking in Data Science: Conversation with Anna Wu at Google Cloud (Part 2 of 3)In this second part of my interview with Anna Wu, she describes the interconnections between data science and qualitative UX research.Feb 14, 2023Feb 14, 2023