Bryan Ostdiek
Principal Data Scientist
Watertown, Massachusetts, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolBryan Ostdiek is a Principal Data Scientist at Microsoft with 11 years of experience applying physics-rooted rigour to machine learning, data analysis, and visualization. He leverages a PhD in Physics to build practical ML solutions—ranging from deep learning models that reduce reliance on simulation parameters to anomaly detection and privacy-preserving data anonymization—for Microsoft's largest customers. Bryan's background in dark-matter research informs a careful approach to signal extraction and uncertainty, helping translate complex experimental techniques into production-ready AI systems. A skilled communicator, he routinely presents technical insights to both specialist and general audiences and is adept at bridging research methods with business impact. Based in Watertown, MA, he blends academic depth with enterprise delivery, often surfacing subtle data biases before they affect production.
11 years of coding experience
BS, Physics and Education, BS, Physics and Education at Montana State University-BozemanDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Physics, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Physics at University of Notre Dame
Github Skills (27)
python10
sdk10
azure10
azure-sdk9
prompt9
azure-functions9
prompt-engineering9
gpt8
microsoft8
chatgpt8
llm7
ai7
energy7
code-tools7
cosmology6
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
bostdiek/PublicWeaklySupervised
Jun 2017 - Jun 2018
Contributions:26 commits, 24 pushes, 1 branch in 11 months
bostdiek/IntroToMachineLearning
Feb 2018 - Sep 2019
Contributions:14 commits, 11 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 7 months
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