Christopher Hoftun
Posts by Christopher Hoftun
The Building Blocks of ML
by Christopher Hoftun on July 31, 2017 1:53 am
Introduction to Machine Learning Machine learning is the science of giving computers the ability to learn without being explicitly programmed. We are exposed to machine learning daily in our lives through applications such as Google searches, speech recognition and self-parking cars even without being aware of it [1]. However, machine learning is a field that… Read more The Building Blocks of ML
Sensor Data and Mars-Drilling
by Christopher Hoftun on July 27, 2017 7:47 pm
Introduction Drilling is anticipated be an important activity in the future exploration of Mars. Its primary motivation will be to allow the exploration of the subsurface of Mars, in particular to search for, and eventually study, life on Mars. The scientific value by acquiring in situ samples for analysis is one of the primarily objective… Read more Sensor Data and Mars-Drilling
Reinventing Power & Democratizing Energy
by Christopher Hoftun on July 17, 2017 12:33 am
Last Friday, Stanford University had the pleasure to host JB Straubel, CTO and Co-founder of Tesla to share his insights of new developments in SolarCity and Tesla. Previous to my arrival at Stanford, I have been working in a small technology company that develops electrical digital transformers, I and would like to share some ideas… Read more Reinventing Power & Democratizing Energy
The Era of AI 2.0
by Christopher Hoftun on July 14, 2017 12:06 am
AI 2.0 [1] Until now we have mostly been collecting data into large datasets, and less than 10% of all datasets created over the last 10 years has never been even analysed. We are in a paradigm shift, going from collecting data, to actually use the datasets to make behaviour predictions or outcome of the… Read more The Era of AI 2.0
A Shift Towards Cloud Computing
by Christopher Hoftun on July 7, 2017 2:07 pm
Mr. Chris Cruz, Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the state of California shared his views on Cloud Computing for transparency to foster sharing and pooling of computing resources in the public sector. Mr. Chris Cruz talked about how the state of California´s motivation on transparency and its engagement towards it´s citizens to unlock government data… Read more A Shift Towards Cloud Computing
A graduated master´s student in Industrial Economics Departement at University of Stavanger. Prior to Stanford Summer School, I have worked in management positions at Zaptec and Mars Institute. I plan to pursue a career in Management Consulting after summer.
