Jack Bandy
Clinical Assistant Professor at University of Illinois Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Top SchoolJack Bandy is a clinical assistant professor of computer science with 11 years of experience bridging research, teaching, and applied machine learning. He earned a PhD from Northwestern and has held research roles focusing on ML for visualization and HCI, including a Machine Learning Ethics internship at Twitter and contributions to algorithm auditing and education projects. Jack has taught at Transylvania University and now leads coursework and applied research at University of Illinois Chicago, mentoring students to translate ML research into usable tools. His background includes hands-on mobile and front-end development, published work in gesture recognition, and a knack for making complex systems interpretable and teachable. Colleagues note his ability to move between experimental research and practical classroom impact, bringing both technical depth and a pedagogue’s eye for clarity.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
West Jessamine High SchoolMaster’s Degree, Computer Science, Master’s Degree, Computer Science at University of KentuckyDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science and Communication Studies, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science and Communication Studies at Northwestern UniversityBachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science at Wheaton College
English, Spanish
Github Skills (26)
secure-computation9
privacy-enhancing-technologies9
federated-learning9
newsapi9
python8
science8
privacy8
cryptography8
apple-news8
pytorch8
pandas7
google-keep7
deep-learning7
trending6
machine-learning6
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
comp-journalism/apple-news-scraper
Aug 2019 - May 2020
Code used for collecting and saving the Top Stories and Trending Stories in Apple News via Appium.
Contributions:8 commits, 2 PRs, 3 pushes in 9 months
appiumapple-newssnapchatcollectingios
jackbandy/partisan-phrases
Jun 2020 - Jun 2020
Contributions:5 commits, 4 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
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