John Lindstedt
Data Scientist
City of Albany, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJohn Lindstedt is a cognitive scientist turned data scientist and open-source AI developer with 15 years of experience applying rigorous behavioral science to practical AI tools and education. Based in Albany, NY, he researches foundational LLM behavior and builds agentic systems and facilitative interfaces that make advanced AI accessible to learners and practitioners. His background spans lab and in-the-wild studies, cognitive modeling, and instrumentation like EEG and eye-tracking, which informs a human-centered approach to tool design. As Director of AI R&D at FreeMoCap he co-maintains SkellyBot, and he currently focuses on ethical, pragmatic AI applications at Solutions for Information Design. He combines academic depth (PhD in Cognitive Science) with hands-on engineering and community-facing content, aiming to translate the power of LLMs into everyday skill and learning gains. An understated strength is his ability to bridge experimental rigor with deployable open-source projects that educators and researchers can adopt.
15 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Cognitive Science, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Cognitive Science at Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteB.S., Psychology, Computer Science, B.S., Psychology, Computer Science at Eastern Michigan University
English, Spanish
Github Skills (7)
ios8
cross-entropy8
simulation7
agentic2
ai2
python1
screeps1
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
JacKaL37/skellybot
Dec 2023 - Jul 2025
Contributions:2 PRs, 31 pushes, 3 branches in 1 year 6 months
JacKaL37/LLM-lab
Jun 2023 - Jul 2024
Contributions:277 pushes, 1 branch, 2 issues in 1 year 1 month
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