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Albany, Ny, Us

- Defined an experimental procedure to realistically evaluate wildlife ranking algorithms, specifically with small datasets and skewed data distributions- Compared a SIFT descriptor based approach to a triplet deep learning approach within this procedure to determine the optimal scenarios for each algorithm- Discovered unexpected performance results from the deep learning method when considering individuals seen and unseen during training, and investigated its potential causes

- Hosted office hours and moderated a discussion board to answer students' questions about previous class material and upcoming assignments- Managed grading for nearly all of the class assignments and addressed following student concerns with their grades- Co-authored with the professor a new penultimate assignment that focused on region-based convolutional neural networks

- Investigated the application of self-supervised learning approaches (SimCLR, MoCo) to the wildlife recognition problem- Developed a siamese network approach to wildlife individual verification that can also determine whether two individual viewpoints were incomparable

- Ported a contour-based recognition algorithm from research to production code, resulting in a 4% accuracy improvement for dorsal fin matching

Rochester, New York

- Developed PHP code central to Datto core data backup products using the Symfony framework, taking crucial steps towards updating the device's Linux kernel- Narrowed down a softlock issue that was impacting high traffic devices, while also refactoring device data backup code to mitigate the issue - Worked in a fast-paced agile environment on a dedicated scrum team to fulfill committed sprint tickets, conduct code reviews, and cross test changes

Troy, New York

- Designed and built the RPI Campfire Twitter Network Explorer, a Twitter viewer created to leverage the unique layout of the RPI Campfire- Used a novel implementation of R Shiny to allow for natural and immersive user interactions with the application and its data - Retrieved and managed tweet data from the Twitter API to display customizable data visualizations on multiple linked monitors- Modified the project to examine archived Black Lives Matter tweets to find connections between different distinct communities, winning a Best Poster Award at the 2019 ACM Web Science Conference

Bala Cynwyd, Pa

- Summer internship with Pearson VUE Nurse Aid testing program working with new and existing NNAAP exam sites- Created Python scripts to optimize the approval process of new exam site applications - Worked through and answered a large backlog of questions and grievances from NNAAP exam sites to provide clarity to exam administrators

West Chester, Pa

Master Of Science - Ms, Computer Science

Bachelor'S Degree, Mathematics And Computer Science

High School