Ben Brown
Data Scientist - UChicago Capstone Project
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolBen Brown is a data scientist and software developer based in Chicago with 14 years of hands-on experience blending quantitative modeling, engineering, and teaching. Currently completing an Applied Data Science capstone with the Chicago White Sox and researching GNN explainability at Globus Labs, he applies PyTorch/PyG and NetworkX to real-world problems from sports analytics to graph ML. He brings production-minded engineering experience from contributions to the uPortal open-source project (troubleshooting Grouper identity integrations) and ETL refactors at Northern Trust, plus front-end GIS visualization work in TypeScript/React. A University of Chicago-trained mathematician and Eagle Scout, Ben pairs rigorous mathematical thinking with practical tooling to deliver interpretable models and maintainable code.
14 years of coding experience
High School Diploma, High School Diploma at Payton College Preparatory High SchoolBachelor's degree, Computational and Applied Mathematics, Bachelor's degree, Computational and Applied Mathematics at University of Chicago
Github Skills (6)
javas10
spring10
back-end-development10
java10
apidoc9
api9
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
uPortal-Project/uPortal
Nov 2011 - Oct 2012
Enterprise open source portal built by and for the higher education community.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:18 commits in 11 months
Contributions summary:Ben's commits primarily involve fixing issues related to the Grouper entity group store within the uPortal project. They are making changes to the Java code, specifically within the `GrouperEntityGroupStore.java` file, which interacts with Grouper web services. These modifications indicate debugging and troubleshooting efforts to address problems associated with retrieving and managing group information. Additionally, the user's work encompasses integration with a specific identity management system via web services.
open-source-portalcommunity-educationgradlesoffithigher-education
bill-brown/emap
Mar 2015 - Apr 2016
Contributions:8 commits, 20 pushes, 2 branches in 1 year
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