ABOUT ME

PhD candidate, professor, data scientist

PHILOSOPHY

every problem can be solved, communication is everything

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I have a flexible schedule (mostly teaching online), so I always take a few extra days when traveling for conferences to explore the surrounding areas.

Interests

I enjoy exploring new product/service opportunities and building things.
More about me at http://www.bagirov.net

• traveling
• entrepreneurship
• languages
• startup
• language learning
• python
• web development
• data science
• computer programming
• software development
• data analysis
• natural language processing

Music, Movies, and Books

Book: "4 hours work week" by Tim Ferris
Movie: "Inglorious Bastards"

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Convinced a student that was about to turn down the internship request, that he can build an iPhone app without knowing how to code. He accepted the internship and built an app.

Teach, Learn, Share

I enjoy teaching and learning from the others:
-programming (R and Python, will teach or learn something I do not know)
-languages (I am fluent in Russian and English; I currently learn Spanish and French)

What I Can Share with Hosts

-stories and experiences about the countries I've been to
-programming (R and Python, will teach or learn something I do not know)
-languages (I am fluent in Russian and English; I currently learn Spanish and French)

Countries I’ve Visited

Afghanistan, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Belgium, Bermuda, Bulgaria, Canada, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Egypt, England, France, Georgia, Germany, Kenya, Luxembourg, Mexico, Mozambique, Netherlands, Norway, Russian Federation, Senegal, South Africa, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Azerbaijan, United States