My name Hoda Eldardiry and my research area
is machine learning and data mining and I
work at Palo Alto Research Center, a Xerox
company.
PARC is a research lab in open innovation.
PARC has an amazing history since the 1970s.
Some of the technologies were born here include
the the first personal computer, the laser
printer technology, the ethernet and the Gooie
(Graphical User Interface).
I work on predictive analytics which involves
machine learning and data mining techniques
to a variety of problems.
One project I worked on was on medical fraud
detection on medical claims.
Another project I worked on was on insider
thread detection where the goal was to detect
systems suspicious activities of employees
working in an organization by analyzing their
behavior.
I also worked on detecting panic attacks by
attaching wearable sensors to patients and
sending notifications to their mobile app,
when a panic attack is about to occur.
Being able to apply machine learning in a
variety of problems where basically the outcome
is touching a human life, improving the quality
of one's life, is what motivates me to continue
working on my research.
I received my PhD from Purdue University.
I'm glad I got a PhD and I would do it again.
One of the greatest benefits of getting a
PhD from Purdue in Computer Science is the
ability to have a bigger influence on solving
a variety of problems.
This is a big drive for me to come to work
every day.
With a PhD, you have the flexibility and control
to come up with your own vision and approach
problems from the viewpoints you choose.
If you enjoy learning, if you enjoy research,
if you enjoy solving problems, if you enjoy
leading others and helping others learn, I
would encourage people to consider going for
a PhD.
