William Mccarthy
Senior AI Research Scientist at Autodesk
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolWilliam Mccarthy is a Senior AI Research Scientist with 11 years of experience blending cognitive science and machine learning to build creative, human-centered tools. As a PhD candidate at UC San Diego turned researcher at Autodesk, he led interdisciplinary teams, developed a full-stack web-experiment framework, and published work on how language structures collaboration in generative tasks like drawing, block building, and CAD. He combines hands-on engineering—designing task interfaces and statistical/ML models—with pedagogical experience teaching large undergraduate courses and automating grading workflows. His research emphasizes practical metrics for fine-grained behavioral change and seeks to create natural interfaces that let AI extend human creativity rather than replace it. Based in New York, he brings a rare mix of lab-grade experimental rigor and production-ready system building aimed at empowering everyday creators.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Computer Science and Philosophy, Computer Science and Philosophy, Second Class, First Division, Master of Computer Science and Philosophy, Computer Science and Philosophy, Second Class, First Division at University of OxfordUniversity of California, San DiegoThe Blue School, Wells
Github Skills (4)
reinforcement-learning9
assembly5
science4
cognitive-science3
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
cogtoolslab/building_widget
Jun 2021 - Dec 2023
Block assembly environment for cognitive science experiments
Contributions:1 PR, 63 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 6 months
assemblycognitivesciencecognitive-science
cogtoolslab/block_construction
Jun 2019 - Jan 2023
Project investigating human physical construction behavior
Contributions:673 commits, 175 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 8 months
reinforcement-learningphysical
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