Professional Data Scientist

DataCamp Professional Track

DataCamp's most advanced career track — covers the full data science pipeline from data wrangling and statistical analysis to machine learning and communicating insights to business stakeholders.

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Associate Data Scientist

DataCamp Professional Track

A structured track covering Python, statistical techniques, and machine learning fundamentals — built around real-world datasets and hands-on projects across the full analytical workflow.

Authorship

CITI Program · Responsible Conduct of Research

Covers the ethical responsibilities of authors, the criteria used to decide who qualifies as an author, and how to recognise problematic authorship practices.

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Conflict of Interest

CITI Program · Responsible Conduct of Research

Explains the types of conflicts of interest and commitment, why they undermine research, and the strategies used to manage or eliminate them.

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Data Management

CITI Program · Responsible Conduct of Research

Covers managing data across a research project: documentation for reproducibility, plus the ethical and compliance questions around data ownership, sharing, and protection.

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Internet-based Research

CITI Program · Human-based Research

Looks at the ethical and regulatory questions raised by studying people online: consent, privacy expectations, and the risks of using web-sourced data.

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Plagiarism

CITI Program · Responsible Conduct of Research

Defines plagiarism and its common forms, and shows how to credit sources properly so that others' ideas and words are never presented as your own.

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Privacy and Confidentiality

CITI Program · Human-based Research

Defines privacy and confidentiality, identifies research methods that raise privacy concerns, and covers standard ways to protect participants' information, including relevant laws.

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Research Involving Human Subjects

CITI Program · Responsible Conduct of Research

Introduces the ethical principles behind research with people: informed consent, weighing risks against benefits, and protecting participants.

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Research Misconduct

CITI Program · Responsible Conduct of Research

Describes the three practices that make up research misconduct (fabrication, falsification, and plagiarism) and how allegations are handled.

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Google Analytics for Beginners

Google Skillshop

Covers setting up an analytics account, reading core reports on traffic and user behaviour, and using the data to judge how a website or campaign is performing.

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TOEFL iBT

Educational Testing Service

A standardised, internationally recognised test of academic English. It measures reading, listening, speaking, and writing at university level.

C1 Advanced (CAE)

Cambridge Assessment English

Cambridge's advanced-level exam, showing the English needed for demanding academic study and professional work: fluent, precise, and confident in complex contexts.

VVM Startup Accelerator Award

Valley Venture Mentors

VVM is a Western Massachusetts nonprofit that selects high-growth startups for a competitive accelerator — pairing founders with senior mentors, investors, and early funding.

• Selected from a competitive regional applicant pool while still in college
• Received funding and a place in the Summer Accelerator cohort
• Pitched live to a room of investors and defended product, traction, and roadmap

Recognition Award of Entrepreneurial Spirit

Grinspoon Entrepreneurship Initiative

The Harold Grinspoon Foundation's Entrepreneurship Initiative recognises student entrepreneurs across Pioneer Valley colleges who have built real ventures with demonstrated traction — not ideas, but businesses already in motion.

• Recognised for founding SkipSchoolMakeMoney — a live apparel brand with 1,000+ orders shipped internationally
• One of a small cohort of winners selected across the Five College Consortium including UMass, Hampshire, Amherst, and Smith

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National Essay Award — "Rescue of the Bulgarian Jews during WW II"

Israeli-Bulgarian Institute

A national competition commemorating one of WWII's most remarkable acts of collective resistance — Bulgaria is one of the only Nazi-allied states that protected its entire Jewish population from deportation.

• Selected as national winner from entries across all Bulgarian secondary schools
• Prize: an official trip to Israel with a meeting with government officials — a diplomatic recognition reserved for the winning essayists

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RYLA Award (RYLArian)

Rotary International

Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) is an official Rotary International leadership program for participants aged 14–30 — an intensive multi-day retreat of workshops, team exercises, and leadership training, run locally by Rotary clubs and districts.

• Nominated through Rotaract Plovdiv-Puldin to attend the District 2482 RYLA seminar in Burgas
• Completed the full leadership retreat as a "RYLArian" — one of Rotary International's most recognized youth development distinctions

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RYLA Debate Winner Award

Rotary Bourgas-Pyrgos · District 2482

Awarded for winning the debate competition held as part of the RYLA seminar, judged on argumentation, composure, and public speaking in front of Rotarians and program leaders.

• Won the debate competition among the RYLA cohort of Rotary-nominated youth from across the district
• Presented directly by Rotary Club Bourgas-Pyrgos

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Rotaract "Plovdiv-Puldin"

Member・since 2014

Rotaract is Rotary International's global network for young professionals in over 180 countries.

• Joined at 17 — the youngest Rotaract member in the chapter, as most peers that age join the junior Interact programme
• Organised concerts, fundraisers, and a Red Cross blood donation drive for local causes

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Seed Fund for Innovation

Committee Member・2016-2018

One of the few fully student-governed venture funds at a US liberal arts college — a $1M endowment managed entirely by undergraduates investing in student and alumni startups.

• Evaluated venture pitches and voted on investment decisions as a committee member
• Gained hands-on exposure to early-stage due diligence, founder assessment, and fund governance

UMass Entrepreneurship Club

Member・2015-2017

The student entrepreneurship community at UMass Amherst — one of New England's largest public research universities, with a well-connected startup ecosystem through the Isenberg School of Management.

• Organised events and pitch competitions connecting student founders with mentors and investors
• Active during the same period as founding thoughtbubble — both informed each other

Berthiaume Student Innovators

Member・2015-2016

The Berthiaume Center for Entrepreneurship is UMass Amherst's campus-wide hub for innovation and startup activity — its student innovator programme runs the flagship Innovation Challenge each year.

• Core organiser of on-campus entrepreneurship events including the Innovation Challenge
• Worked directly with the Berthiaume Center team to coordinate speakers, judges, and logistics

Giving Back

Mentee・2011-2013

A highly selective mentorship programme at one of Den Haag's leading colleges, pairing a small cohort of students with senior professionals across Dutch banking, law, and the judiciary.

• Selected for the programme at age 13 — one of a small cohort chosen from the student body
• Received direct mentorship and attended workshops led by judges, lawyers, and banking executives