Daniel Wesego
Graduate Assistant
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Top SchoolDaniel Wesego is a PhD student and graduate assistant in computer science at the University of Illinois Chicago specializing in deep learning and energy-based models for multimodal data. With eight years of experience spanning research internships at Amazon and Shiru, teaching NLP at Carnegie Mellon, and applied engineering roles in networking and full‑stack development, he bridges theory and production. His recent work includes improving embedding models during an Applied Scientist internship and experimenting with protein language models, reflecting a healthy mix of industry-scale engineering and cutting-edge ML research. Trained at CMU Africa and Addis Ababa University, he combines strong systems instincts from his network engineering background with a research-driven approach to modeling complex data. Notably, he moves fluidly between building prototypes and teaching, making him effective at translating research into practical solutions and collaborations.
8 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree Electrical engineering, Bachelor's degree Electrical engineering at Addis Ababa UniversityDoctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science at University of Illinois ChicagoMaster's degree, Master's degree at Carnegie Mellon UniversityMicroverse
Github Skills (68)
javascript10
debian10
nodejs10
css10
html9
web-application9
ruby9
ruby-on-rails9
web-development9
webrtc9
scalable8
minecraft8
jitsi8
video-conferencing8
contrastive-learning8
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
DanielMitiku/bookstore
Jan 2020 - Apr 2020
A simple library CMS built with React and Redux. Users can add books, sort by genre, and manage their reading progress.
Contributions:29 commits, 11 PRs, 16 pushes in 2 months
cmsreactbuilt-with-reactgenreredux
DanielMitiku/calculator-react
Jan 2020 - Apr 2020
A simple calculator app done by using reactJS. You can use this app to do basic math.
Contributions:44 commits, 18 PRs, 23 pushes in 3 months
mathreactto-do-appjssimple-calculator
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