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Providence, Ri, Us

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

• Part of a 5 person team conducting research analyzing and comparing the structure and evolution of research networks in Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) and HIV, focusing on collaboration patterns, network diversity, key influencers, and the role of funding and advocacy in driving research productivity.• Working under Dr. Leo Anthony Celi to apply Temporal Graph Neural Networks (TGNNs) and clustering algorithms (k-means, DBSCAN) to classify nodes, predict collaborations, and assess the diversity and clustering of research groups, providing insights into the dynamics of research networks.• Utilized Self Supervised training pipeline to predict global embedding state of nodes as well as embedding state of individual nodes

Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Teaching Assistant for the Machine Learning course (CSCI 1420) where I helped improve lecture content, redesigned homework assignments, and held weekly office hours to help students understand course material or debug code.

Providence, Rhode Island, United States

• Awarded Undergraduate Teaching and Research Award (UTRA) to implement a novel framework I created that decodes EEG and FMRI brain signals into high fidelity images, essentially reconstructing thoughts into images • Leveraging various learning techniques, a 3-Dimensional CNN, and a Transformer model to preprocess brain signals enabling Latent Stable Diffusion to create the images all while accounting for hemodynamics

Providence, Rhode Island, United States

• Founded and manages Brown University’s first AI/ Machine Learning community of over 200 students; Leads board of 15 students which plans and executes bi-weekly workshops assisting students to build hands-on ML/ deep learning projects from start to finish• Latest project was Latent Stable Diffusion for Image Generation, utilizing a U-NET, and Variational AutoEncoder

Providence, Rhode Island, United States

• Executive board member at Brown University student organization dedicated to facilitating music-based service on campus. Organize and plays in benefit shows and on-campus busking drives.

New York, United States

• Designed and implemented the input processing layer of an AI chatbot that specializes in non-grammatical sentence segmentation. This enabled the separation and classification of distinct thoughts within user text inputs. • Using a custom-designed decision tree algorithm that leverages Word2Vec embeddings, spaCy's NLP capabilities and an SVM classifier, I achieved an optimization that made the segmentation and classification runtime 27 times faster.• The segmentation function enables the AI chatbot to discern user intent accurately, entirely independent of external APIs or off-site processing.• Additionally, I developed a sentiment analysis process to detect and analyze sudden drops in customer satisfaction through the tonality of their messages

New York, United States

• Spearheaded an anomaly detection project that implements time series signal decomposition through the use of machine learning modeling techniques. • Layed the foundational code for the anomaly detection feature of B2B business intelligence software, and developed an infrastructure that systematically evaluates different anomaly detection regression techniques. • Maintained version code control through git, and participated & contributed to team product management meetings. • Gave a 40 minutes presentation to the backend and business team, explaining the conceptual background, code, and use cases of my work.

Providence

• Managed orientation of approximately 300 students and coordinated the arrival of 20 incoming first-year international students arriving at Brown. Guided them through COVID guidelines and travel logistics prior to arrival• Plans and hosts monthly orientation events. Advises 20 international students

Providence County, Rhode Island, United States

- Planned and delivered one-on-one tutoring sessions for English, Math, and Science as part of a program that provides recently-resettled refugee youth with mentorship and academic tutoring- Tutored 17-year-old Colombian tutee in Providence 2 times a week

Philippines

• Conceptualized and coded prototypes for the UX/UI of an interactive mapping system that implements Realm.io database and Google Maps functionality. • Oversaw a team of 2 programmers and assisted in coding• Provided local government units with an interactive heat map to assess natural hazards & improve disaster resilience planning; integrated automated demographic analysis system to highlight vulnerable populations during crises• Piloted software in Barangay Muntinlupa, and pitched to local governments and the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.

Master Of Science - Ms, Ai & Machine Learning

Bachelor'S Degree, Computer Science And Entrepreneurship