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  • Jacob Tyo

    AI Lead at Raft

    AI lead at Raft. Dr. Tyo spoke with AIWVU in October 2024 about his work at Raft.

    Jacob Tyo’s Bio

  • Brianna Maze

    Principal Machine Learning and Computer Vision Engineer at NextGen Federal Systems

    In Fall 2023, Brianna Maze spoke with AIWVU about her work as Principal Machine Learning and Computer Vision Engineer at NextGen Federal Systems. She gave an in depth look at some of her work including research on deep learning based weather prediction, facial recognition in the wild, and model bias.

    Brianna Maze ’s Bio

  • Tom Devine

    Computer Science Professor

    Dr. Devine spoke with AIWVU about his PhD dissertation on detecting pulsars with semi-supervised learning on a distributed system. He walked us through the entire process from inception, to first steps, to the groundbreaking research used to detect the presence of pulsars from thousands of terabytes of data.

    Tom Devine’s Bio

  • Vito D'Orazio

    WVU Data Science Professor

    In February 2023 Dr. Vito D'Orazio spoke with club members about his work in Conflict Forecasting with machine learning systems.

    Vito D'Orazio’s Bio

  • Blaise Arbogast

    Data Scientist at Noblis

    Data Scientist and WVU Alum, Blaise Arbogast came in to talk to the club about being a data scientist in a government contracting company. He spoke on the basics of AI and what steps members should take to pursue a career in data science.

    Blaise Arbogast’s Bio

  • Gavin Hall

    Senior Staff AI Scientist at Tesla

    A Senior Staff AI Scientist at Tesla and WVU Alum, Gavin Hall spoke with club members about his experience creating an impacting energy optimizing neural network for the Fremont Tesla Gigafactory. His work was so successful that his algorithm is used at every Tesla Gigafactory in the world.

    Gavin Hall’s Bio