hazrmard

I was reading this recently shared post on the promise of CAR-T therapy for cancer[1]. However, it seems that it may not be universally applicable to all cancers[2], including breast cancer.

What have we discovered (and made available as treatment) for advanced breast cancers?

[1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44219379 [2]: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8990477/

Documentation: https://multirotor.readthedocs.io/en/latest/

Source code: https://github.com/hazrmard/multirotor

Demo/Quickstart: https://multirotor.readthedocs.io/en/latest/Quickstart.html

There are many simulation libraries out there. For example AirSim using Unreal Engine, several implementations in Unity3D, Matlab toolboxes. I wanted a simple hackable codebase with which to experiment.

So, I wrote this. Propellers, motors, batteries, airframe are their own components and can be mixed and matched. The code lets you create any number of propellers, and an optimization function learns a PID controller for that vehicle. Additionally, there are convenience functions to visualize in 3D and sensor measurements.

Please let me know what you think :)

I've read articles[1] going over the checklist of skills needed for a quant finance career (optimization theory, low-level/real-time computing etc.). This is in my wheelhouse.

However, networking-wise, how does one make inroads into the finance career? (1) Are there ways a quant CV is different from a software engineer/researcher CV? (2) Are there places more popular for quant job postings? (3) What does a quant recruiter look for when evaluating candidates (published papers, open source stuff etc.)?

[1]: https://www.quantstart.com/articles/Self-Study-Plan-for-Becoming-a-Quantitative-Analyst/

The tech sector underwent rapid manpower growth, and recently, rapid reduction [1,2,3].

What advice do you have for new grads in CS/EE fields looking for jobs? For example, I am finishing my PhD in AI-related work this spring. Colleagues I've talked to in several companies have told me about frozen hiring. Is this true in your experience?

Is it better to get any job than keep searching for the job I'd be most suited for? Should I reach directly to managers in different teams? Who are the best people/kinds of firms to reach out to when the industry is slowing hiring?

[1]: https://layoffs.fyi/ [2]: https://news.stanford.edu/2022/12/05/explains-recent-tech-layoffs-worried/ [3]: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/05/tech-jobs-hit-the-hardest-by-layoffs-last-year-report.html