Hi, my name is Michel, which ~95% of English-speaking people unconsciously convert to "Michael", but that is fine too because my parents almost did name me Michael instead! :)
I am a mathematician specializing in Machine Learning, and I work for a scientific NGO, combining data from many sources (satellites, ground measurements, crowd-sourced) in order to better understand natural disaster risk.
At the moment I know close to nothing about blockchains, cryptocurrencies, or the whole ecosystem building up around these things. But I've decided to come see what all the fuss is about. And steem was heartily recommended to me to get started, so here I am!
Cheers