Ian Howell
Senior Research Scientist at Phaidra
San Diego, California, United States
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Top SchoolIan Howell is a Senior Research Scientist in San Diego with 11 years of experience applying AI and interpretable ML to real-world industrial problems, especially cooling systems for large plants and data centers. He develops scalable methods for discrete constrained optimization, automates root-cause analysis to shrink diagnostic time from days to minutes, and bridges research with production through robust interfaces and benchmarking standards. His background spans internships at NASA and Google and a strong MS in Computer Science, giving him a track record of turning advanced simulation and deep-learning representations into practical engineering tools. Ian combines a researcher’s rigor with production-minded engineering, and quietly focuses on reducing operational carbon footprints while making AI explanations accessible to both experts and the public.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
High School, High School at Omaha North High SchoolMaster of Science - MS, Computer Science, Master of Science - MS, Computer Science at University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (166)
python10
deep-learning10
gpu10
declarative10
scientific-computing10
javascript10
browser10
numpy10
ml10
api10
neural-network10
scipy10
data-science10
tensorflow10
vscode-remote10
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
ihowell/azusa
Mar 2021 - Oct 2024
An 'on curve' estimator for given Magic: the Gathering decks.
Contributions:4 releases, 6 PRs, 48 pushes in 3 years 7 months
gatheringmagictree-searchprobabilitycurve
ihowell/unluigi
Sep 2019 - Apr 2023
Starter code for running luigi on UNL's HCC cluster.
Contributions:1 release, 16 PRs, 38 pushes in 3 years 7 months
clusterluigistarter-code
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