Ben Yetton
Senior Research Scientist at Fitbit (now part of Google)
San Francisco, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolBen Yetton is a Senior Research Scientist with 11 years of cross-disciplinary experience applying probabilistic and deep learning methods to real-world problems—from robotic control and EEG-based REM detection to sleep and wearable health analytics. Currently at Google (and previously at Fitbit and Meta), he builds production-ready algorithms and scalable data pipelines that bridge research and product, with hands-on expertise in Bayesian modeling, PyMC3, TensorFlow, Spark, and front-end visualizations. His PhD in Cognitive Science underpins a rare combination of human-centered experimental design and strong engineering: he has led large-scale sleep data collection (10TB+), outperformed experts with automated REM detectors, and shipped AR/VR telemetry analyses to improve tracking. An active contributor to open science tooling, he’s improved UX and visualizations for the widely used OSF platform, demonstrating both full-stack chops and a penchant for making complex data accessible.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) with First Class Honours Mechatronics Robotics and Automation Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) with First Class Honours Mechatronics Robotics and Automation Engineering at University of CanterburyMaster's degree Cognitive Psychology, Master's degree Cognitive Psychology at University of California, RiversideUniversity of California, Irvine
English
Github Skills (6)
javascript10
c310
c3js10
django8
python8
git6
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
CenterForOpenScience/osf.io
Jun 2015 - Aug 2015
Facilitating Open Science
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:25 commits, 10 PRs, 30 comments in 1 month
Contributions summary:Ben primarily worked on front-end components and data visualization within the OSF project. They fixed a bug related to displaying the master branch in a dropdown. They also added and modified Javascript code related to creating and displaying share statistics visualizations. Furthermore, the user's commits indicate a strong understanding of Javascript and front-end frameworks.
pythonsciencedjango-rest-frameworkdjangojavascript
bdyetton/LinkToPy
Jul 2017 - Feb 2022
A python module for interfacing with Ableton Link.
Contributions:19 commits, 4 PRs, 14 pushes in 4 years 7 months
python-modules
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