John Ksander
Machine Learning Engineer at Prodege, LLC
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Top SchoolJohn Ksander is a machine learning engineer and computational researcher with a PhD in cognitive neuroscience and nearly a decade of hands-on experience applying ML, reinforcement learning, and biophysical modeling to defense, neuroscience, and autonomy problems. He has a strong track record in high-performance computing—designing and optimizing GPU/CPU-parallelized multi-agent RL codebases and HPC pipelines that power large-scale fMRI and simulation studies. At Scientific Systems he led projects that brought RL and compact deep-learning diagnostics onboard constrained underwater vehicles and decoded mission state from network traffic, while also managing teams and customer relationships. His background in psychophysiology and brain modeling gives him a rare ability to translate complex biological signals into robust, interpretable models for real-world autonomous systems. Now based in Boston and currently at Prodege, he combines research rigor with production-minded engineering to deliver efficient, explainable ML for resource-constrained platforms.
9 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
High School Diploma, High School Diploma at St. John's PrepBachelor of Science - BS, Psychology, Bachelor of Science - BS, Psychology at University of Massachusetts AmherstDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Cognitive Neuroscience, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Cognitive Neuroscience at Brandeis UniversityGithub contributions (5)
johnksander/decision_making_circuts
May 2017 - Sep 2021
Contributions:217 commits, 210 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 4 months
johnksander/BreatheEasyEDA
Oct 2017 - Jan 2022
Contributions:1 release, 25 commits, 25 pushes in 4 years 3 months
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