Sterling Somers
Consultant, Data Science
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolSterling Somers is a Consultant in Data Science with 12 years of experience applying computational cognitive modeling to real-world human-AI problems, currently based in Pittsburgh. He builds predictive, generative models of human behavior across domains like visual imagery, motor control, decision making, and human-machine teaming, and has translated that research into industry-relevant deliverables at Dell Technologies. Sterling led DARPA-funded work on Explainable AI, developing a novel "Cognitive Salience" algorithm that links reinforcement learner behavior to human mental models and surfaces shared task-relevant features. His background spans academic research, simulation development, online experimental infrastructure (Flask/AWS), and teaching, giving him a rare blend of theoretical rigor and practical engineering. He is particularly focused on human-centric AI and designing systems that prioritize shared understanding between humans and agents.
12 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy, Cognitive Science, Doctor of Philosophy, Cognitive Science at Carleton University
Github Skills (7)
hosts5
jekyll5
starcraft4
machine-learning4
act4
python3
lisp2
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
sterlingsomers/Starcraft_ACTR_Server
Nov 2017 - Nov 2020
Contributions:4 PRs, 58 pushes, 27 branches in 2 years 11 months
actstarcraftact-rlisp
sterlingsomers/cmu_gym
Jul 2018 - Oct 2020
Contributions:195 pushes, 48 branches in 2 years 3 months
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