Mother's Day Interview: How Nicole Finnie Became a Competitive Kaggler on Maternity Leave

As Kaggle's moderating data scientist for the Data Science Bowl, I'm fortunate to have met first-time competitor Nicole Finnie. Her team (Unet Nuke) impressively ranked within the top 2%, earning Nicole a silver medal. More impressively, I learned that Nicole had no ML/DS experience just a year ago, and picked up these new skills through online classes during her recent maternity leave. As an expectant mother, I found Nicole's story inspiring and am excited to share it with the broader Kaggle community this Mother's Day. I hold a Bachelor degree in Computer Science and a Master degree in Software Engineering specialized in computer visualization.