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What did I build? I have built a convolutional neural network that identifies roughly 20 different plug types. I wrote most code with Keras on top of Tensorflow in Python. Afterwards I transformed the model to a .tflite file and embedded it in a swift app for iPhone.

Why am I showing this on HN? My goal for this summer is to transition industries. It’s a bold move that scares me from time to time. I have a rather broad background and I’m still trying to figure out my place in the world of coding in general and machine learning specifically. I hope I can start a discussion in this post about possibilities for people like me in the industry. Also I hope I can establish some contacts. And last but not least I would love to hear some honest feedback on my work.

About me My academic background includes a M.Sc. in materials engineering as well as an MBA from a leading business school in Germany. I have been working as a sales manager in the steel industry for three years. Previously I have worked as an engineer in the steel production for approximately six years. I first started coding in Python in 2019 because I wanted to learn something new after I finished my MBA. After finishing some basic courses I stumbled upon the course “Machine Learning” by Andrew Ng on Coursera which is an awesome introduction into the topic. I was fascinated and continued with several intermediary courses. Someday I had the idea to build a CNN that identifies plug types. It turned out that the model worked really well, so I thought about a way to make it accessible. That’s when I started to code in Swift and build an app around my neural network.