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HealthOpX is a software company dedicated to improving social determinants and mitigating the challenges that ESL patients, refugees, and undeserved communities face when accessing healthcare.

Dissertation: "Beyond Benchmarks Suites: Engineering Diagnostic Tools to Characterize Selection Schemes"Evolutionary algorithms provide an effective set of tools for solving complex optimization problems found in the real world. When a new evolutionary algorithm is proposed, it is typically evaluated against hand-picked test problems or a benchmark suite to demonstrate its abilities. Indeed, multiple benchmark suites exist to shine a light on the types of problems an evolutionary algorithm is effective against. Such suites, however, are limited in their ability to help us understand why an evolutionary algorithm performs the way it does. In particular, problems with complex fitness landscape topologies do not allow for an intuitive understanding of how an algorithm traverses the search space. Here, I propose a set of low-level diagnostic tools as an alternative to benchmark suites to more precisely and intuitively measure the strengths and weaknesses of an evolutionary algorithm; each diagnostic generates a handcrafted search space topology with targeted problem characteristics (i.e., modality, deception, dimensionality, etc.). More specifically, I focus on how the set of diagnostics can be used to develop a deeper understanding of a critical component found across many evolutionary algorithms -- the selection scheme. Indeed, we find key differences among commonly used selection schemes, where these differences help identify the kinds of problems each scheme is best suited for.

Taught 6th-12th grade students how to implement code that runs on a BBC micro:bit and topics regarding variables, conditionals, and loops.

Taught incoming freshman topics regarding web design, databases, and the Google Cloud Platform from the Google Computer Science Summer Institute curriculum.

Taught high school students topics regarding web design, variables, conditionals, loops, and teamwork tactics.

I was responsible for implementing a distributed system populated with genetic programs that must evolve algorithms to contend with energy conservation using C++ and Python, under Dr. Charles Ofria. I presented my project at BEACON Congress, Mid-Michigan Symposium for Undergraduate Research Experience, and Summer Research Opportunities Program Presentations.

I was responsible for implementing a GUI that assesses computer system performance and accuracy of a Developmental Network to optimize resource consumption and run-time using Java, under Dr. Juyang Weng. I presented my project at Mid-Michigan Symposium for Undergraduate Research Experience and Summer Research Opportunities Program Presentations.