Jonathan Lasko
Scientist at Raytheon BBN Technologies
Rockville, Maryland, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJonathan Lasko is a seasoned scientist and software engineer with a master's in computer science and over 20 years of experience building and deploying human language technology, particularly applied machine learning for recorded speech. Based in Rockville, MD, he blends forward-deployed engineering with research at Raytheon BBN, advising customers and integrating bespoke HLT solutions into production workflows. His background spans computer engineering, information retrieval, scalable distributed indexing, and even educational software for special-needs research, reflecting a habit of finding novel ways to extract insight from human-centric data. Colleagues rely on him for pragmatic, deployment-ready approaches born from hands-on roles at NIST, Johns Hopkins, and Kennedy Krieger, where he combined systems engineering with user-facing interfaces and teaching.
11 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Johns Hopkins University
Hebrew
Github Skills (14)
als10
eye-tracking10
aac10
assistive-technology10
eye-tracker9
accessibility9
speech8
morse1
stem1
python1
adafruit1
sensor1
morse-code1
pressure1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
yahnatan/pulseox
Dec 2015 - Sep 2017
Contributions:27 commits, 45 pushes, 5 branches in 1 year 8 months
OptiKey/OptiKey
Sep 2015 - Jun 2017
OptiKey - Full computer control and speech with your eyes
Contributions:4 comments in 1 year 9 months
speecheye-trackingeyetrackingeye-trackereyes
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