Be aware that most stuff in industry is waaaaay simpler than what comes out of academia. A simple linear classifier, if it works, beats a support vector machine that takes 10 times longer to implement.
Most of your day will be spent wrangling data, not dealing with fancy math.
Be aware that most stuff in industry is waaaaay simpler than what comes out of academia. A simple linear classifier, if it works, beats a support vector machine that takes 10 times longer to implement. Most of your day will be spent wrangling data, not dealing with fancy math.