About Me
Hi, I'm Justin and I'm currently studying computer science with a focus on machine learning and deep
learning at the University of Washington! In the future, I hope to contribute to state of the
art research as a graduate student, and I am planning to undertake undergraduate research to
help achieve that goal. I also love to play violin and am currently playing in the University of
Washington Symphony Orchestra! Below is one of my favorite performances. I am
also an enjoyer of anime and video games. My favorite anime work
is a film titled Look Back and my current favorite game is Valorant.
Education
B.S. in Computer Science, University of Washington
Expected to graduate in 2027
Publications
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Machine Learning for Policy
Guidance
Journal for Student Research, August 2022
Research article that I published in high school about using feature analysis of an
accurate machine learning model. The model predicted an index score of how well off
people in a country were. To see which features best predicted the score, they were
removed to see how much the accuracy dropped, indicating high importance to the model.
Projects
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Using convolutional neural networks for 3D species distribution modeling of
Southern Ocean phytoplankton (2024 for CSE 493G)
Abstract: The Southern Ocean is a large component of the global
carbon cycle, and phytoplankton play a key role by converting CO2 to organic carbon,
which can be transported to the
deep ocean. Current studies examine phytoplankton presence and CO2 flux but do not take
community species composition into account. In the past, we have explored training
a classical machine learning model to predict species distributions. Now we aim to model
phytoplankton community
composition in the Southern Ocean using deep learning.
[Poster]
Achievements
- Leo Maddox Foundation Endowed Scholarship (2024)
I received the Leo Maddox Foundation Endowed Scholarship, made to honor Leo Maddox
Schneider of Seattle, an aspiring computer scientist, oceanographer, and athlete who
passed away at age 13 from complications stemming from severe injuries he sustained in
an automobile accident.