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Kelly J

- Research Program Mentor

PhD candidate at Northwestern University

Expertise

Computer Science

Bio

Hello! I am a computer science PhD student at Northwestern University. My research is mainly focused on equipping the next generation of machine learning models with the ability to express nuance and uncertainty. Prior to starting my PhD, I worked as a software engineer at a scientific instruments company. In my free time, I enjoy hiking, swimming, photography, and taking care of my two cats.

Project ideas

Project ideas are meant to help inspire student thinking about their own project. Students are in the driver seat of their research and are free to use any or none of the ideas shared by their mentors.

Implement a machine learning pipeline in a Jupyter notebook

Jupyter notebooks are an increasingly popular format for developing and sharing data science projects using a combination of rich multimedia and runnable code. In this project, you will import a dataset of your choice, prepare the data for analysis, and train a predictive model to make inferences in your chosen problem domain.

Prompt engineering case study

Prompt engineering is a technique for improving the output of language models such as ChatGPT by rewriting the input query. In this project, you will implement a simple prompt engineering system by using a language model to expand short inputs into structured, detailed ones. Afterwards, you will perform a qualitative analysis of how faithful the rewritten prompts are to the originals, and a comparison of the output quality of naive vs engineered prompts.

Coding skills

C, C++, C#, Java, python, javascript, SQL

Teaching experience

During my undergrad, I mentored students ranging in age from elementary to high school, mainly focusing on competition math (Math Olympiad).

Credentials

Work experience

Bowman Analytics (2022 - 2023)
Software Engineer

Education

Northwestern University
BS Bachelor of Science (2019)
Mathematics
Northwestern University
MS Master of Science (2023)
Computer Science
Northwestern University
PhD Doctor of Philosophy candidate
Computer Science

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