Ben Chugg
PhD Candidate
San Francisco Bay Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolBen Chugg is a PhD candidate in Machine Learning at Carnegie Mellon with a decade of research and applied experience across academia and policy-focused labs. He’s led and contributed to algorithmic and regulatory research at Stanford RegLab and RegLab @ Stanford, and has international research stints at RIKEN and the American University of Beirut. Trained in rigorous math and CS at Oxford and UBC, his work spans theoretical computer science, discrete optimization, and molecular computation through to practical ML applications. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, he combines deep technical grounding with a knack for translating complex research into actionable insights for regulators and practitioners. Colleagues describe him as patient and precise—he appreciates Hofstadter’s Law and designs projects with realistic timelines. Beyond publications, he founded a student coding nonprofit and has a track record of teaching and mentoring in algorithms and CS.
10 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Mathematics and Foundations of Computer Science, Master's degree, Mathematics and Foundations of Computer Science at University of OxfordBachelor of Science (B.Sc.) (Hons), Mathematics and Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) (Hons), Mathematics and Computer Science at The University of British ColumbiaDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Machine Learning, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Machine Learning at Carnegie Mellon University
English, French
Github Skills (26)
obsidian10
markdown9
static-site-generator8
computer-vision7
object-detection7
deep-learning6
rights6
tensorrt6
inference6
onnx6
pytorch6
coreml5
dedicated4
kotlin4
ruby-on-rails4
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
reglab/building-expansion
Jun 2021 - Aug 2022
Contributions:11 commits, 7 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 2 months
CodeTheChangeUBC/ctc_site
Aug 2016 - Jan 2018
Contributions:100 commits, 14 PRs, 80 pushes in 1 year 5 months
ruby-on-railsrailsruby-onruby
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