Projects & Writing
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Entropy and Outlier Calibration in Language Mixture Models
The patent “Detecting extraneous topic information using artificial intelligence models” hints at the importance of applied information theory in calibrating industrial mixture models. We use this as motivation to understand information theoretic tools, focusing on entropy and perplexity.
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Attention and the Transformer
These are my notes from a technical talk on attention and transformers. The purpose is to introduce Sequence modeling and Transformers at the level of “Attention is All You Need” with concrete examples, as working through the math yourself is the best way to learn. Enjoy.
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What can you find by webscraping job posts on LinkedIn?
I’ve been scraping LinkedIn for a while to generate summaries of high level job stats in the tech ecosystem.
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Frontend Crashcourse
Notes for an intro lecture I gave on HTML, CSS, Javascript, and Bootstrap
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Correctional Facilities in the US [map]
Pictured: Most correctional facilities in the United States, from county jails to federal prisons. There are thousands.
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Setting up Python Environments for Interactive Work
Want to install Python and build an environment for working with data? You’ve come to the right place!
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Scikid Learn: My EdTech App (Presented at KDD, Anchorage)
An open-source education tool for individualized student feedback. Presented at KDD 2019 with accompanying paper
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Berkeley Fruits and Vegetables [map]
Pictured: Fruits and vegetables in Berkeley and Albany -- zoom out for full view!