Hi, I’m Stephen
Senior data engineer interested in software engineering, software architecture, and deep learning.
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Paper Reading – An unexpectedly large count of trees in the West African Sahara and Sahel (2020)
Serendipitously, I recently found myself signing up to volunteer for the Dutch climate change non-profit, Justdiggit. I’ll be helping out with the team that focuses on farmer management practices to improve tree cover on and around farmland in central Tanzania. These programs focus on teaching farmers the benefits of having trees on their land as…
Gold Medal Winner in Data Analysis Competition
In April, a classmate and I competed in the student competition at the 2021 UPSTAT Conference, a local research conference on applied statistical methods. This year’s theme was on applied social science for social justice in policing. In addition to holding presentations by researchers from Cornell, University of Texas in San Antonio, and the University…
Data Analysis Project: Calculating Racial Disparity in Austin Policing
The following paper was written and submitted by a classmate and I to the 2021 UPSTAT Conference data analysis competition. Introduction In following the example set by the Austin’s Office of Police Oversight (OPO) annual traffic reports on racial profiling, we aim to assess the present disparities in traffic enforcement and provide recommendation for addressing…
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