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Mackenzie Austin

Morristown,NJ

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Senior Research Intern

Adobe
New York, NY
06.2023 - 12.2023
  • Research in understanding bias in generative AI
  • Created pipeline to study effect of latent spaces in bias in diffusion models
  • Implemented and edited existing research code
  • Designed experiments and augmented code to perform experiments
  • Integrated existing research methods in separate pipelines and models

Associate Research Intern

Adobe
Remote
06.2022 - 12.2022
  • Assisted in research for debiasing image captioning using NLP
  • Edited pre-existing research pipeline to remove bias from image captions
  • Innovated custom token classes to determine biased language
  • Created visualization system to for interpetability and live debiasing

Research Intern

Adobe
Remote
06.2021 - 12.2021
  • Spearheaded research in interpreting how machine learning models use metadata
  • Created a pipeline to interpret how deep learning models use meta data for predictions
  • Designed classes and functions for use in the deep learning pipeline
  • Restructured existing research code, to generate biased MNIST in order test this pipeline
  • Unit-tested relevant parts of the created pipeline
  • Created visualization for interpretability results and metrics to validate these results

Masters

UNIVERSITY of CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY
10.2022 - 12.2023
  • Capstone
  • Restor-AI-tion: using AI to restore ancient Japanese
  • Created pipeline and website to read and restore ancient Japanese
  • Reconstructed various existing research solutions: Image recognition, OCR
  • Developed new solutions for reading order predictions of Japanese: LLM, K-means
  • Ran UX testing for the website with interested users

Graduate Certificate

STEVENS INSTITUTE Of TECHNOLOGY
10.2020 - 12.2020
  • Stop Question and Frisk research project
  • Searching for social biases in the stops and frisks of the NYPD
  • Processed, cleaned and interpreted relevant data: Excel, Python, R.
  • Created models for detecting biases in stops and frisks: R, decision tree.
  • Created interactive visualizations and presented results: Tableau

Projects

Restor-AI-tion

As we journey through time and technology, Restor-AI-tion is not just about making history accessible; it's about bridging the past and the present, connecting generations and cultures. Our mission is to empower every individual with the keys to Japan's rich past, to discover the secrets, and to inspire scholars and enthusiasts worldwide.

With Restor-AI-tion, we're not just transcribing Kuzushiji; we're transforming the way we experience history. Together, we'll unlock a thousand years of Japanese heritage and build a bridge across time, connecting the world with the stories that define us all.

Join us in this mission, where the past comes alive, and the future is brighter. Thank you for your time and support and for being a part of this journey with us

Presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHXWxbqhTPk

Paper: In progress

Education

Masters - Data Science: Data Science

University of California Berkeley
Berkeley, California
09.2022 - 12.2023

Graduate - Data Exploration and Visualization

Stevens Institute of Technology
Hoboken, New Jersey
09.2020 - 10.2021

Bachelor of Science - Mathematics, Chemistry, Japanese.

University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
10.2015 - 08.2020

Skills

  • Python
  • Tensorflow
  • PyTorch
  • SQL
  • Java
  • Tableau
  • R
  • Troubleshooting
  • Online Research
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Problem-Solving
  • Attention to Detail
  • Analytical Thinking
  • Database Research
  • Team Collaboration
  • Data Collection
  • Scientific Experiments

Languages

Japanese
Professional Working
French
Elementary
German
Elementary

Timeline

Senior Research Intern

Adobe
06.2023 - 12.2023

Masters

UNIVERSITY of CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY
10.2022 - 12.2023

Masters - Data Science: Data Science

University of California Berkeley
09.2022 - 12.2023

Associate Research Intern

Adobe
06.2022 - 12.2022

Research Intern

Adobe
06.2021 - 12.2021

Graduate Certificate

STEVENS INSTITUTE Of TECHNOLOGY
10.2020 - 12.2020

Graduate - Data Exploration and Visualization

Stevens Institute of Technology
09.2020 - 10.2021

Bachelor of Science - Mathematics, Chemistry, Japanese.

University of Pittsburgh
10.2015 - 08.2020

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