Research Objective
Training, combining, and architecting ensemble strategies to improve performance, safety, and cost effectiveness.
Publications
Patten, S., Chen, P.-Y., Schweikert, C., & Hsu, D.F. (2025). Enhancing Sentiment Classification with Machine Learning and Combinatorial Fusion. Proceedings of the 23rd IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Intelligence and Computing (PICom 2025). [arXiv]
Erdos Number: 2 (via Dr. D. F. Hsu)
Experience
Research Intern - IBM May 2023 - May 2024
- Led research and development of a novel ensemble system for sentiment analysis, integrating models using combinatorial fusion.
- Achieved SOTA accuracy of 97.072% on the IMDB dataset, surpassing existing benchmarks.
- Research resulted in a peer-reviewed publication (PICom 2025) and formed the basis of a Master's thesis.
- Collaborators: Dr. Pin-Yu Chen, Dr. D. F. Hsu, Dr. C. Schweikert.
Software Developer (Contract) - SSRC Oct 2024 - Jan 2025
- Developed a data collection and analysis pipeline to investigate trends in language model adoption and usage on the Hugging Face platform.
- Work under direction of Tim O'Reilly and Ilan Strauss.
Consultant - Aspire Aviation Jan 2025 - Present
- Developed predictive models for aircraft part failure and automated document generation using Python and LLMs.
- Developed constraint based scheduler for pilots currently in live use.
Education
M.S. in Computer Science Aug 2022 - May 2024
Fordham University - Lincoln Center, New York
- GPA: 3.667/4.0
- Thesis: Enhancing Sentiment Classification with Machine Learning and Combinatorial Fusion
- Advisor: Dr. D. F. Hsu
- Coursework: AI, Deep Learning, NLP, Machine Learning, Data and Information Fusion
B.S. Computer Science & B.S. Business Administration Aug 2018 - May 2022
Fordham University, Gabelli School of Business - Bronx, New York
Awards
- National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist
- Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth Student
- We the People 2018 New York State Winner & Nationals Finalist
Technical Skills
Languages: Python, PyTorch, Tensorflow, Java, C++, Javascript, SQL, CUDA, Assembly
Platforms: Kubernetes, Qiskit, Huggingface, Git
LLM: Prompt Engineering, Fine-Tuning, RAG, LangChain
Teaching
Club President - Fordham Digital Business Society 2021 - 2022
Taught Python to beginners, increased attendance by over 1,000% compared to previous years.