Skills

Data Science

I have collected, cleaned, and distributed datasets (like ThingiPano) to help identify patterns and build novel machine learning applications in domains such as cyber-security and 3D printing. Examples include detecting human emotion from webcam videos, classifying over a million 3D files, and detecting cross-modal patterns in darknet marketplace listings.

HCI

I have experience collecting observations and conducting studies to inform human-centered design of technologies like augmented reality and machine learning. One example is HowDIY, a website where AI assistants help introduce anyone to 3D printing, based on published studies and observations of both 3D printing practitioners and printing-newcomers.

3D Printing

I have designed, built, and deployed many curricula-aligned science kits for elementary schools in the Making the Maker program, involving creating accessible 3D printed mechanisms and modular circuitry for use by hundreds of K-12 science students. This has involved many multi-disciplinary collaborations, proximal and online, with many domain-experts and students.

Work Experience

 
 
 
 
 

Computer Science Summer Intern

Department of Defense

Apr 2017 – Aug 2018
Intern for the summers 2017 and 2018, working on various challenges in machine learning and data visualization
 
 
 
 
 

PhD Candidate and Research Assistant

TEILab and the Texas A&M Institute of Technology-Infused Learning

Aug 2015 – Present
 
 
 
 
 

Intern

John Deere Headquarters

Apr 2014 – Aug 2014 Moline, IL
Prototyped an embedded and distributed security and surveillance system for fleets of large farm equipment
 
 
 
 
 

Undergraduate Research Assistant

CHAI Lab under Emily Mower-Provost

Apr 2013 – Apr 2015 University of Michigan
Created Classifiers with the IEMOCAP dataset to determine speaker’s Emotion in real-time with audio-video (webcam) data of speaker, with Desktop and online applications

Accomplish­ments

Electrical Team Leader (2014)

UM::Autonomy Jan 2012 – Apr 2015
Multidisciplinary Autonomous Boat Design Team which consistently placed in the top-5 in the annual RobotBoat Competition

Departmental Relations Officer

University of Michigan IEEE-ACM Student Chapter Jan 2012 – Apr 2015
Organized events with Faculty in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science department

Eagle Scout and Senior Patrol Leader

Boy Scouts of America Aug 2010 – Apr 2011

Publications

This paper extends the concept of digital literacy and applies it to Making. Through case descriptions, we contribute an understanding …
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The purpose of this paper is to focus on how the “Making as Micro-Manufacture (M2)” model, can elucidate STEM learning and …

With increasing focus on integrating 3D printing in educational settings, more emphasis needs to be placed onhow to introduce young …
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This paper proposes Micro-Manufacture (M2), a model of Making that extends its practice to include aspects of engineering concerns of …
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Darknet Markets are a hotbed of illicit trade and are difficult for law enforcement to monitor and analyze. Topic Modeling has been a …

The Maker phenomenon revolves around the technology-enabled hands-on production of artifacts, and has been consistently proposed as a …
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With the increasing interest of integrating Making into formal set- tings, like public school classrooms, questions have emerged on how …

Access to technology education is a challenge for broadening participation in STEM for remote rural communities that make up 20% of US …
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The emergence of consumer-grade 3D printing has democratized innovation through online design-sharing platforms like Thingiverse. We …
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As Making moves from informal settings, such as museums and libraries to formal learning contexts, such as the classroom, questions …
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Digital fabrication (e.g. 3D printing) provides opportunities for people to create or adapt objects to their needs and prefer- ences. …

This paper introduces a novel system that allows users to generate customized cartoon avatars through a sketching interface. The rise …
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While the recent emergence of 3D printing services has empowered many to print by insulating users from the costs and detailed …
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Popular Topics

3D Printing Community of Practice Datasets Design Ideation Digital Fabrication HCI Machine Learning Making Self-Efficacy

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