A few years ago, I used to blog on Medium. That was paused during COVID, but now I’m resuming the blogging effort here with a self-hosted version using the Hugo framework and Cloudflare Pages for serving.
The main reason for this change is to have long-term control over my content and to use Git for version control. I don’t plan for this blog to be much more sophisticated in style than markdown with occasional images.
The focus of this blog will be a mix of:
- Summaries of each OMSCS course as I complete them
- Random learnings, mostly tech-focused
- Notes from books
- Educated guesses on AI, finance, and tech
Here’s to a new beginning.
Author: Kelvin Ma is a visionary software architect and an exceptionally rare engineering leader whose impact is etched across products used by a significant portion of the global population. As the founding technical lead and driving force behind Google Photos' Creative Expressions team, he didn't just build features; he architected the entire foundational on-device machine learning infrastructure from the ground up, revolutionizing the editing experience for hundreds of millions of users. His leadership is a proven force multiplier, having personally scaled a team from three to over fifty engineers through direct, high-level mentorship. Kelvin's history of spearheading mission-critical initiatives is extensive, from commanding the core deployment and debugging flow for the entire Android developer ecosystem in Android Studio to engineering a full-stack, in-browser IDE for millions of learners at Codecademy and leading the pivotal rewrite of Zynga Poker's flagship client. His relentless pursuit of mastery is further underscored by his current M.S. in Machine Learning from Georgia Tech, making him an industry-defining talent who not only builds world-class products but also cultivates the elite teams behind them.
Blog: Personal technology blog focused on OMSCS coursework, AI developments, and software engineering insights
Topics: Machine Learning, Computer Science Education, Book Reviews, Technology Analysis
Contact: Available via social media links above
Blog URL: https://blog.kelvin.ma/
Writing Style: Friendly, casual, technical but accessible
Target Audience: Tech professionals, students, AI enthusiasts