Aaron Dharna
Machine Learning Engineer at University of British Columbia
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Top SchoolAaron Dharna is a machine learning engineer and PhD student at UBC with a decade of experience blending reinforcement learning, generative models, and evolutionary methods to build adaptive agents and open-ended learning environments. His research at NYU produced peer-reviewed work on co-evolving environments and agents, and he has applied ML to real-world problems ranging from anomaly detection in manufacturing to materials discovery on DARPA-funded platforms. Comfortable switching between C++ system work and full-stack ML integrations, Aaron has a track record of shipping novel algorithms into production stacks and prototype research systems. Based in Vancouver, he brings academic rigor from his PhD and master’s training alongside hands-on engineering from internships and industry roles, and he is particularly interested in how games can illuminate open-ended intelligence. An often-overlooked strength is his experience bridging teams—translating mathematical kernels into usable design tools and deployable ML components.
10 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
New Jersey Institute of TechnologyDoctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science at The University of British ColumbiaBachelor of Science (B.S.) Mathematics and Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Mathematics and Computer Science at Fordham UniversityMaster's degree Data Analytics, Master's degree Data Analytics at Fordham University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Github Skills (114)
parallel10
python10
hyperparameter-optimization10
deep-learning10
ray10
optimization10
statistics10
data-science10
reinforcement-learning10
java10
gradle10
kotlin10
pytorch10
machine-learning10
large-language-models10
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
aadharna/UntouchableThunder
Aug 2020 - Aug 2021
Co-evolution of agents and environments in GVG-AI
Contributions:1 release, 42 commits, 36 PRs in 1 year
evolutionagentsenvironmentsgame-ai
aadharna/Griddly
Dec 2020 - Jul 2022
A grid-world game engine for game AI research
Contributions:12 PRs, 21 pushes, 4 branches in 1 year 7 months
grid-worldgamegame-aigame-developmentgame-engine
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