Walt Woods
Research Engineer at Stealth Startup
Portland, Oregon, United States
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Top SchoolWalt Woods is a Research Engineer and Principal-level researcher with nearly two decades of experience applying AI/ML and software engineering to hard problems, most recently leading fundamental and applied ML projects for government clients and securing multi-million dollar follow-on funding. He developed novel techniques such as Adversarial Explanations for interpretable and hardened ML decisions and the RL-GRIT grammar inference algorithm, blending rigorous research with practical delivery. Based in Portland, he pairs a PhD in Electrical and Electronics Engineering with deep systems and Python engineering experience across startups and industry, from ETL and reporting systems to automation tooling. Known for building strong client relationships and turning exploratory ideas into funded programs, he now brings that mix of academic depth and product-minded experimentation to a stealth startup.
16 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Portland State UniversityBS, Computer Science, BS, Computer Science at Oregon State University
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Github Skills (200)
python10
slideshow10
distributed-computing10
cordova-plugin10
javascript10
reveal-js10
ionic10
angular10
typescript10
cordova10
ionic-framework10
strict10
frontend10
robotics9
offline-storage9
Programming languages (16)
Github contributions (5)
wwoods/neaterl
Jun 2010 - Feb 2013
Contributions:38 commits in 2 years 8 months
wwoods/seriousjs
Nov 2012 - Mar 2015
Contributions:94 commits, 1 push in 2 years 3 months
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