Srikar Katta Email & Phone Number

Philadelphia, Pa, Us

Durham, North Carolina, Us

- Research interpretable machine learning and causal inference- NeurIPS 2023 Spotlight award for designing a new variable importance framework that also discovered novel relationships between genes and HIV load- AAAI public health hackathon 1st place prize for advancing machine learned biological aging research- Joint statistics meeting Biometrics section student paper award: novel methodology for trustworthy causal inference with wearable devices

Seattle, Wa, Us

Design machine learning methods for causal inference in Prime’s economics team

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Us

- Research causal inference and statistical machine learning with Drs. Edoardo Airoldi, Jeanne Ruane, and Ken McAlinn- Write textbook on probabilistic approaches to data science — including frequentist and bayesian estimation strategies — with labs in R- Developed generative network model characterizing topologies more realistically than pre-existing state of the art by 60%

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Us

Teaching assistant for Introduction to Problem Solving and Programming in Python (Spring 2020)• Create weekly lesson plans and oversee execution of python programming labs for 50 students• Curate, comment, and grade student code and exams based on execution, simplicity, and legibilityTeaching assistant for Elements of Data Science

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Us

• Co-authored 7 poster presentations exhibited at international neuroscience conferences• Trained 6 research assistants to wrangle and visualize data in R by creating and implementing 12 lesson plans• Developed modified game of Blackjack in Python with graphical user interface to measure risk-taking behavior

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Us

Mathematics tutor for Calculus I, II, III, Linear Algebra, Probability and Statistics through mathematics department

New York, Ny, Us

Singapore, Sg

• Predicted COVID-19 cases using neural nets with 6.5% error rate resulting in policies to guide store reopenings, travel plans, and return-to-work protocols• Operationalized organizational chart development using R Shiny, saving $25,000+ of work annually• Automated HRIS data audits using Python and developed Tableau dashboards, saving $350,000+ annually• Directed analytics focus of global gender-pay gap analysis of 16,000 employees using linear models

Philadelphia, Pa, Us

• Advised policy by surveying 8000+ local businesses on perspectives of economy and inflation levels• Created surveys and analyzed and visualized data for 16 press releases; work cited by CNN, Reuters, and WSJ• Automated manufacturing and inflation expectation reporting using R, reducing production time by 420%

Washington, Dc, Us

• Analyzed Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census Bureau datasets, including collection methods and usage• Researched correlates of income differences between native and foreign-born populations in all American states• Visualized data in R (ggplot2) and conducted statistical analyses with linear models and R2 to identify correlated features

Skippack, Pennsylvania, Us

Played clarinet and soprano saxophone for Skippack Playcrafter's rendition of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolored Dreamcoat"

Austin, Tx, Us

Taught 17 saxophone and clarinet students, all of whom were accepted to their elementary and middle school honors ensembles;Authored and enforced practice schedules for students; Adapted to the needs of special needs students by creating interactive games to explain musical concept

Us

Taught jazz concepts, such as swing rhythm, improvisation, and jazz vocabulary to elementary and middle school students in a band class setting;Monitored student performance in group lesson setting, ensuring that students knew their music

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Computer Science

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Economics, Mathematics & Computer Science

High School Diploma