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Reflections From the 8th Annual Data Science Salon Miami
medium.com
- career
- recap
- ds
On Wednesday, September 17, 2025, I had the chance to attend the 8th Annual Data Science Salon Miami, hosted by Anna Anisin, CEO & Founder of DSS, at The LAB Miami.
Why Graph Transformers are Changing the Future of AI
ai.plainenglish.io
- ai
- ml
- learn
When we think of cutting-edge AI models, most of us picture large language models (LLMs). But a quieter shift is happening in parallel, one that could reshape how we think about structured data: Graph Transformers.
Black Box vs White Box in AI
ai.plainenglish.io
- ai
- ml
A conversation about transparency and trust in AI piqued my interest in black box vs white box models.
Evaluation in AI
ai.plainenglish.io
- ai
- ml
Inspired to write this after weeks of building evaluations for AI systems at work.
When AI Learns Without Knowing
ai.plainenglish.io
- ai
- ml
In the race to make AI more capable, there’s a quiet, curious phenomenon unfolding: models learning behaviors they were never explicitly taught. Like a child mirroring a parent’s gestures without instruction, language models can adopt subtle traits hidden in the data they’re trained on.
Why Our Brain Loves Line Charts
medium.com
- viz
After spending last week staring at a bunch of time series line charts while tracking bullish tech stocks, I was inspired to write about why our brains love line charts.
When Reasoning Fails How CatAttack Exposes the Fragility of LLM Logic
medium.com
- ai
- ml
While techniques such as chain-of-thought prompting have significantly improved model performance in domains like math and code, a new study suggests these systems may still be easily derailed — not by complex puzzles, but by a few stray words.
Do Transformers Still Need Normalization?
medium.com
- ai
- ml
In the shifting landscape of neural networks, one idea has quietly underpinned much of modern deep learning architecture: the normalization layer.
My Journey at Outlier Conference 2025
medium.com
- viz
- recap
On June 11–13, 2025, I had the privilege of attending the Outlier Conference 2025 in Miami.
Exploring Google's AI Edge Gallery
medium.com
- ai
How does Google’s Edge Gallery support data scientists and AI practitioners in deploying intelligent systems on devices like cameras, sensors, and embedded systems?
The Language of Intelligence Could Mandarin Be the Secret to Smarter AI?
medium.com
- ml
- ds
- ai
- learn
As large language models (LLMs) continue to reshape how we interact with technology, a quiet but profound question is starting to emerge among researchers: Does the language we use to train LLMs matter more than we think?
Streamlining Deep Research with Deerflow
medium.com
- ml
- ds
- learn
An open source tool for searching academic databases to synthesizing insights into structured outputs.
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Reigniting Passion
- golf
- personal
- career
Who said each person can only have one passion? Let me share my story about my passions.
VizUM 2024 Recap
openvisualizationacademy.beehiiv.com
- viz
- recap
- career
- learn
A recap I wrote for the VizUM 2024, a data visualization symposium held on November 11, 2024 at the Newman Alumni Center, University of Miami.
HIV-1 HIV-2 SIV Genomic Analysis
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- ds
- bio
- python
- stats
- da
Uncovering genetic differences that may explain variations in viral behavior, pathogenicity, and potential interactions with host genomes of HIV-1, HIV-2, and SIV.
Rebuilding My Website
medium.com
- web
- js
- astro
- tailwind
Side-project rebuilding my website portfolio
Data Feminism
medium.com
- viz
- book
A book review for Data Feminism by Catherine D’Ignazio and Lauren Klein.
Fight the Bar Chart
medium.com
- recap
- tips
- viz
A call to fight the bar chart. Not physically fight it, but, hey! Why not?
Intelligence Everywhere
medium.com
- viz
- tips
- recap
- ds
What is intelligence? A recap of Santiago Ortiz’s talk about intelligence.
VizUM Conference 2024
medium.com
- viz
- recap
An amazing conference hosted by Alberto Cairo at UM.
Feedback in Data Visualization
medium.com
- tips
- viz
Feedback can be annoying, but it’s important.
Interdisciplinary Nature of Data Visualization
medium.com
- viz
- career
Explaining why I like data visualization.
Seeing with Fresh Eyes
medium.com
- viz
- book
A book review for Seeing with Fresh Eyes by Edward Tufte.
Sketching in Data Visualization
medium.com
- viz
- tips
I realized the importance of sketching in data visualization from being stuck in a project.
Observable D3 Gallery
medium.com
- viz
- tips
- learn
Some inspiration for data visualization projects and using Observable for complex visualizations.
Learning Scrollama
medium.com
- learn
- tips
- viz
- js
- web
Thoughts, tips, and tricks I found while learning Scrollama.js for a project.
Visualization Analysis and Design
medium.com
- viz
- book
Book review on Visualization Analysis and Design by Tamara Munzner.
Plotly for Data Visualization
medium.com
- viz
- tips
- learn
Thoughts on learning a new tool, Plotly.
Purposeful Data Visualization
medium.com
- viz
- tips
Blog post inspired by Visualization Analysis & Design by Tamara Munzner.