Donald Patterson
Vice President Of Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning at UC Irvine
Santa Barbara, California, United States
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Top SchoolDonald Patterson is a seasoned AI and machine learning executive and entrepreneur with 12+ years of experience building research-driven products, teams, and companies at the intersection of ML, human-computer interaction, and cryptocurrencies. Currently VP of AI/ML at LedgerLink and a Project Scientist at UC Irvine, he blends academic rigor—PhD in Computer Science from University of Washington and a decade of tenured professorship—with hands-on startup leadership as a former CTO and co-founder. He has a track record of translating research into curriculum-scale AI initiatives and commercial systems, directing technical centers and launching multiple ventures. Known for mentoring technical talent and fostering interdisciplinary collaboration, he pairs deep systems thinking with practical product delivery. An improv comedian on the side, he leverages creativity and performance skills to communicate complex ideas and lead teams under ambiguity.
12 years of coding experience
22 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D. Computer Science, Ph.D. Computer Science at University of WashingtonMaster of Engineering - MEng Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Master of Engineering - MEng Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Cornell University
English
Stackoverflow
166reputation
26kreached
9answers
2questions
Github Skills (95)
cryptocurrency10
xmonad10
window-manager10
p2p10
staging10
predict10
bitcoin10
macos10
tiling10
cryptography10
computer-vision9
rcpp9
gluon9
aws9
qr-code9
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
djp3/tenthousand
Oct 2015 - Jun 2019
Contributions:37 PRs, 68 pushes, 9 branches in 3 years 8 months
000iowa
djp3/drone_world
Apr 2016 - Apr 2023
Contributions:71 pushes, 18 branches, 19 tags in 7 years 1 month
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