Will Koehrsen

Senior Machine Learning Engineer at Cortex Sustainability Intelligence

Expertise: Data Science

Education: Georgia Institute of Technology

Will Koehrsen is a senior machine learning engineer at Cortex Sustainability Intelligence where he’s worked since 2018, previously as a full-stack data scientist. Koehrsen has worked in data science since 2017 and received his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Case Western Reserve University. Koehrsen is pursuing a master’s degree in computer science from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

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Updated on August 25, 2023

Plotting With Plotly in Python: Data Exploration Made Easy

Here’s how to quickly create interactive plots for data exploration with the Plotly Python library.

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Updated on August 26, 2022

Data Scientists, Your Variable Names Are a Mess. Clean Up Your Code.

Learn how to improve your code quality with clearer variable names.

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Machine Learning
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Updated on May 30, 2023

How to Mind Goodhart’s Law and Avoid Unintended Consequences

One of the first steps to solving a problem — data science or otherwise — is determining the right metrics to gauge success. Choose wisely.

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Machine Learning
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Updated on July 28, 2023

The Poisson Process and Poisson Distribution, Explained

Here’s a straightforward walk-through of the Poisson process and Poisson distribution.

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Updated on September 25, 2024

Precision and Recall: How to Evaluate Your Classification Model

When assessing your classification model, make sure to choose the right metrics. Here’s how.

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Data Science
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