Tyler Derr
Assistant Professor at Vanderbilt University
Nashville-Davidson, Tennessee, United States
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Top SchoolTyler Derr is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Vanderbilt University and director of the Network and Data Science Lab, blending nine years of research and teaching experience in social network analysis, graph deep learning, and data science for social good. He leads interdisciplinary work at the intersection of networks and AI, serving as a faculty fellow at Vanderbilt’s Data Science Institute and engaging with applied research programs like the Air Force Research Laboratory VFRP. Tyler has strong industry-research experience from HRL Laboratories and a Ph.D. from Michigan State, pairing rigorous theoretical foundations in CS and mathematics with practical lab- and field-driven projects. Beyond academia he contributes to the KDD community as Social Media/Publicity Co-Chair, signaling a commitment to translating research into broader impact and outreach.
9 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Dual Bachelor of Science, Computer Science and Mathematics, Dual Bachelor of Science, Computer Science and Mathematics at Penn State UniversityDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science at Michigan State University
Github Skills (1)
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Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
NDS-VU/signed-network-datasets
Jul 2021 - Feb 2023
Contributions:4 commits, 1 push in 1 year 6 months
tylersnetwork/tylersnetwork.github.io
Jan 2021 - Mar 2025
Contributions:133 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 3 months
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