Budding Gen Z Data Scientists - Guest Shumin Luan

You know what we like at TARTLE? We like talking to cool and intelligent people who are doing cool and intelligent things out there in the world. Especially if they are doing those cool and intelligent things with data. That happens to be the case with Shumin Luan, a budding young data scientist at Boston College whom Alex and Jason recently had the chance to interview for TARTLEcast. During the conversation, Shumin revealed that he has always been interested in data and the way it impacts people’s lives. Even going back to when he was very young, he had a fascination with the world of finance. He saw how data was needed to properly operate in that world. Without it, investors might as well make their decisions by throwing darts at a board. However, that isn’t what got him thinking of moving more formally into the realm of data science.  That part of Shumin’s journey began when he was working in Dubai, UAE (United Arab Emirates) as an analyst in sales and logistics. While working in that role, h