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ARI JASKO

Glendale,CA

Summary

Results-driven Software Engineer with a strong background in Python, Java, and machine learning. Has hands-on experience in software development, artificial intelligence, and data science through academic projects and research initiatives. Skilled in collaborating with cross-functional teams spanning chemists, and data scientists to drive innovation, and patient care. A problem-solver passionate about neuroscience and leveraging computational approaches to accelerate disease diagnosis, drug discovery, and improve treatment outcomes.

Work History

Undergraduate Research: Computational Drug Discovery

California State University Los Angeles
- Current
  • Participated in a research program on computational drug discovery
  • Collaborated with a professor and research team to apply deep learning models for analyzing 3D images of protein-ligand interactions
  • Implemented deep learning models using PyTorch to analyze 60,000+ protein-ligand interactions, improving binding affinity of generated molecules by 17% and synthesizability by 38% compared to prior models
  • Accelerated drug discovery process by reducing analysis time through efficient model optimization
  • Designed visualizations of generated molecules using Matplotlib to perform data analysis
  • Prepared research paper detailing findings for submission to NeurIPS (In Progress)
  • Developed practical skills in interdisciplinary teamwork, problem-solving, and the application of theoretical machine learning concepts in a real-world research setting.

Senior Design Project: JPL VR Trek

California State University Los Angeles
  • Developed an interactive VR experience and software using the Unity engine and C# for JPL, integrating NASA data on celestial objects
  • Designed and developed the user interface for a 3D globe to enable user interaction and exploration of celestial objects
  • Documented, debugged and maintained existing source code, significantly enhancing readability for future development teams
  • Delivered comprehensive presentations on project outcomes to senior design teams, professors, and JPL software engineers
  • Collaborated with a team of ten students, a professor, and JPL software engineers to solve problems using object-oriented programming.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science -

California State University, Los Angeles
12-2023

Skills

Programming Languages: Python & Java (4 years),

C/C# & SQL (2years)

Machine Learning: TensorFlow & PyTorch (1year)

Methodologies, Tools & Technologies: Unity, Git, Docker, Jupyter Notebook, Agile (Scrum), AWS

Soft Skills: Innovative problem-solving, teamwork, communication, adaptability

Awards

  • ACM Advanced Project Certificate and Master Coder Award (2022)
  • Dean's List (2021-2022, Fall 2023)
  • Confucius Institute China Summer Bridge (August 2014)

Projects

Voting Results Data Analysis

  • Developed optimized Java program to process and analyze over 5GB of voting data files containing 1+ million records.

Lottery Board Game

  • Designed and implemented a fully-functional lottery board game in Java utilizing a custom 2D linked list data structure.
  • Developed efficient algorithms for game logic, including random prize generation, player turns, and gameplay rules.
  • Achieved optimal time and space complexity through strategic data structure and algorithmic design choices.

Climate Prediction Model

  • Developed a long short-term memory (LSTM) model in Python to predict future temperature trends based on 30+ years of historical climate data.
  • Preprocessed and engineered relevant features from raw data, including atmospheric conditions and geographic factors.
  • Achieved over 92% accuracy on a held-out test set of 300 samples spanning 5 years of dataPerformed comprehensive error analysis to identify areas of improvement and model limitations.
  • Designed interactive visualizations using Matplotlib to illustrate prediction performance and insights.

References

Available upon request

Timeline

Undergraduate Research: Computational Drug Discovery

California State University Los Angeles
- Current

Senior Design Project: JPL VR Trek

California State University Los Angeles

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science -

California State University, Los Angeles

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