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Non-academic forays, only occasionally inspired by actual work.

The RockHopper Marine Tracker

Oct 17, 2021
4 minutes read

When the longevity of covid began to sink in, and I thought I was experiencing peak boredom in April 2020 (ha…ha…) I jumped at the chance to do something out of usual routine when Airbnb launched their ‘online experience’ branch (also, at the behest of covid).......

Predicting 5 Year Survival in SLNB-Absent Melanoma Patients

Aug 10, 2020
14 minutes read

Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) is a procedure performed for melanoma patients to check whether their melanoma has spread beyond their original tumor site. This information is used for determining an appropriate treatment plan and predicting long term outcomes for patients. However, there are subsets of patients who do not undergo SLNB for a variety reasons: the tumor is considered thin, the patient is elderly, the melanoma is already late stage, or the patient simply elects to not have the procedure.......

Predictive modeling

Machine Learning

A descriptive study of Tiger Sharks in Hawaii

Nov 15, 2019
6 minutes read

In this brief descriptive analysis, I use data from the Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS) to characterize tagged Tiger Sharks that roam the Pacific Hawaiian waters, specifically around the islands of Maui and Oahu. The dataset contains 46 different tagged sharks, spanning 7036 observations which represent the number of times the 46 tags registered with 27 acoustic receivers around placed around the islands.......