Extrovert mathematician. I'm running around consulting for startups who want to do big data / machine learny things.

I was born and raised in San Jose, California.

Oh yea. I can be a lot of fun to be around. Promise.

My perpetually unbuilt site:
www.vivekbansal.com

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Because locals! Yay!

I'm also preparing for my first major trip to Turkey - Cyprus - Israel - Jordan - Egypt.

Interests

Anime, Urban Planning, Economics, Bicycling, Puppies, Craft Beer, Telling stories with data, challenges nobody has solved yet.

• beer
• running
• anime
• economics

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Tool, mostly rock music, Jazz

Movies: Dark City, Pacific Rim, The Maltese Falcon, Scott Pilgrim vs the World, Paprika, Dredd, Pride and Prejudice, Bend it like Beckham.

Books: Lots and lots, but mostly science fiction and fantasy, e.g. The Name of the Wind, Dresden Files, urban fantasy.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Failed out of my undergrad. Then got back in, got my degree, then went out to grad school.

Convinced one of my friends to take his medication.

Teach, Learn, Share

Natural language processing and text prediction? How economics is supposed to make everything better? How to encrypt your wifi?

What I Can Share with Hosts

Whatever Joy I can muster.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Cyprus, France, Germany, India, Japan, Mexico, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States