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Jacob Regan

Graduate Research Assistant
Tulsa,Oklahoma

Summary

Motivated student and worker with a diverse background in the area of computer science and specific experience in machine learning, game development, and cybersecurity. Passionate about solving challenging problems with novel solutions driven by technology.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
11
11
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Certifications

Work History

Graduate Research Assistant

University Of Tulsa
8 2021 - Current
  • Developing integrated Computer Vision and Traffic Control Optimization pipeline for Department of Transportation.
  • Pursued research in areas related to machine learning, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity.
  • Produced virtual simulations in Unity Game Engine for reinforcement learning research.
  • Published research paper "A triplet graph convolutional network with attention and similarity-driven dictionary learning for remote sensing image retrieval" in Expert Systems and Applications journal.

ML Engineer Intern

Atento Capital And Boddle Learning
05.2023 - 08.2023
  • Completed VC-oriented summer internship program with Atento Capital. As part of the program, I was placed Atento's portfolio company, Boddle Learning, to complete a summer project.
  • For Boddle Learning, I designed, implemented, and deployed a custom ML-based question scheduling algorithm to improve learning and engagement outcomes for users.
  • Conducted extensive AB testing for developed algorithm, which showed a 36.61% uplift for first-time purchases among new users assigned to the ML test group compared to legacy product group.

Data Analytics Intern

Magellan Midstream Partners
05.2022 - 08.2022
  • Collaborated on deployment of Anaconda platform as part of initiative to build out Magellan's machine learning capabilities.
  • Setup ServiceNow for Data Analytics team to provide centralized workspace for team workflow and task assignment.

Undergraduate Assistant

University Of Tulsa
05.2018 - 05.2021
  • Worked as Tutoring Lab Assistant in university's Computer Science Tutoring lab.
  • Worked as Undergraduate Research Assistant on cybersecurity research exploring attack graphs and exploit patterns.

2nd Year IT Intern

WPX Energy
05.2020 - 08.2020

Rewrote and updated legacy custom applications in C#.

IT Intern

WPX Energy
05.2019 - 08.2019
  • Participated in full-time summer IT Internship with WPX Energy.
  • Supported organizational migration from SharePoint 2008 on-premise to SharePoint Online.

Education

Ph.D. - Computer Science

University of Tulsa
Tulsa, OK
08.2021 - Current

Master of Science - Computer Science

University of Tulsa
Tulsa, OK
08.2021 - 05.2022

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

University of Tulsa
Tulsa, OK
08.2017 - 05.2021

Bachelor of Science - Computer Simulation And Gaming

University of Tulsa
Tulsa, OK
08.2017 - 05.2021

Skills

Software Development

Machine Learning

Game Development

Communication

Technical Writing

Data Visualizations

Data Analysis

Teamwork and Collaboration

Deep Graph Learning

Computer Vision

Certification

Unity Certified Associate: Game Developer

Software

Python, C#, C, Java, SQL

PyTorch, TensorFlow

Unity Game Engine

AWS SageMaker

MySQL

Anaconda

Timeline

ML Engineer Intern

Atento Capital And Boddle Learning
05.2023 - 08.2023

Data Analytics Intern

Magellan Midstream Partners
05.2022 - 08.2022

Ph.D. - Computer Science

University of Tulsa
08.2021 - Current

Master of Science - Computer Science

University of Tulsa
08.2021 - 05.2022

Unity Certified Associate: Programmer

11-2020

Unity Certified Associate: Game Developer

10-2020

2nd Year IT Intern

WPX Energy
05.2020 - 08.2020

IT Intern

WPX Energy
05.2019 - 08.2019

Undergraduate Assistant

University Of Tulsa
05.2018 - 05.2021

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

University of Tulsa
08.2017 - 05.2021

Bachelor of Science - Computer Simulation And Gaming

University of Tulsa
08.2017 - 05.2021

Graduate Research Assistant

University Of Tulsa
8 2021 - Current
Jacob ReganGraduate Research Assistant