Matthew Wilchek
Co-Founder, CTO at U.S. Army DEVCOM C5ISR Center
Annandale, Virginia, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMatthew Wilchek is a data scientist and senior AI research scientist with nine years of experience applying computer vision, deep learning, and geospatial analytics to defense and federal missions. Currently a GS-14 at U.S. Army DEVCOM C5ISR, he designs and deploys advanced target-recognition and edge AI solutions for robotics, UAVs, and augmented-reality soldier systems, while managing research projects with academic partners. Previously he led an 11-person team at ICE building LSTM and attention-based forecasting models on AWS GPUs and delivered end-to-end analytics, mobile apps, and ETL for operational decision-making. He combines hands-on HPC and Python expertise with Unity AR development and operational deployment experience—a rare blend of research, systems engineering, and field-focused integration. A Ph.D. candidate in computer science with an active Top Secret clearance and a background in international affairs, he excels at translating complex algorithms into mission-ready capabilities.
9 years of coding experience
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science at Virginia TechMaster of Science - MS Data Science, Master of Science - MS Data Science at The George Washington UniversityAssociate of Science - AS Computer Science, Associate of Science - AS Computer Science at Northern Virginia Community CollegeBachelor of Arts - BA International Relations and Affairs, Bachelor of Arts - BA International Relations and Affairs at George Mason University
Github Skills (3)
simple-gui9
tkinter6
python5
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
mwilchek/mwilchek.github.io
May 2017 - Oct 2025
This is the repo holding my personal website:
Contributions:61 pushes, 1 branch in 8 years 7 months
cssjavascript
mwilchek/DeepRacer-2020
Nov 2020 - Oct 2021
Contributions:12 commits, 11 pushes, 1 branch in 10 months
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