Samuel Lapp
Field Researcher at Leave No Trace Center For Outdoor Ethics
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolSamuel Lapp is a multidisciplinary field researcher and developer with 11 years of experience applying math, physics, and creative design to sustainability, conservation, and global development challenges. Based in Pittsburgh, he blends agent-based modeling, virtual reality, and IoT skills—having built VR driving simulations in Unity, developed data parsers and GUIs for device data, and created modified Hidden Markov Models for sparse medical records. Currently researching human-team problem solving in THRED Lab while conducting field research for Leave No Trace, he translates lab-scale models into real-world conservation contexts. Known for a practical, design-forward approach, Samuel pairs technical rigor with hands-on fieldwork and a knack for adapting diverse technologies to ecological and social problems.
11 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science, Engineering Science, Bachelor of Science, Engineering Science at Penn State University
Spanish, Portuguese
Github Skills (175)
python10
libsndfile10
deep-learning10
gpu10
librosa10
grad-cam10
pandas10
dtw10
numpy10
audio10
neural-network10
hyperparameter-tuning10
music10
scalable10
google-colaboratory10
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
THREDgroup/kaboom
Jan 2019 - Feb 2020
Agent-Based Model of Engineering Teamwork with KAI Cognitive Style
Contributions:3 releases, 20 commits, 20 pushes in 1 year
model-basedagent-basedagentdeep-learningagent-based-model
sammlapp/me
Feb 2015 - Mar 2024
Contributions:2 PRs, 83 pushes, 5 branches in 9 years 2 months
reactnextjs
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