Garrett Katz
Assistant Professor at Syracuse University
City of Syracuse, New York, United States
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Top SchoolGarrett Katz is an Assistant Professor and computer scientist with a decade of experience at the intersection of neural modeling, robotics, and applied data science. He holds a PhD in Computer Science and has a publication record spanning computational neuroscience, robotic imitation learning, and structural biology, reflecting deep expertise in modeling complex systems. At Syracuse University he leads research translating neural models into robotic and cognitive insights, while concurrently building data infrastructure and simulation tools for sustainable vertical farming at Upward Farms. His background blends rigorous academic mentorship and teaching with hands-on engineering—designing sensor pipelines, crop-scheduling algorithms, and cause-effect reasoning frameworks for imitation learning. Based in Syracuse, NY, he pairs philosophical and mathematical training with practical systems work, a combination that surfaces in cross-disciplinary projects from cryo-EM analysis to agricultural automation.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
The University of Maryland, College ParkBachelor of Arts - BA, Philosophy, cum laude, Bachelor of Arts - BA, Philosophy, cum laude at Cornell UniversityMaster of Arts - MA, Mathematics, Master of Arts - MA, Mathematics at City University of New York City College
Github Skills (13)
incremental-learning10
virtual-machine10
recurrent9
machine-learning9
fixed-point8
recurrent-neural-networks7
solver7
neural-network7
python-client4
python3
influxdb2
emacspeak2
emacs1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
garrettkatz/copct
Aug 2016 - Apr 2021
Contributions:27 commits, 14 pushes in 4 years 9 months
garrettkatz/nvm
Feb 2017 - Jun 2019
Neural Virtual Machine
Contributions:263 commits, 2 PRs, 18 pushes in 2 years 4 months
machinelearningneural-networksmachine-learningvirtual-machineneural-network
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