CV

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Basics

Name Justin Turnau
Label PhD Student, Research Assistant, and Teaching Assistant
Email jturnau@asu.edu
Summary Current PhD Computer Science student at Arizona State University. Aspiring reinforcement learning expert and intermediate chess player.

Work

  • 2024.08 - Present
    Teaching Assistant
    Arizona State University
    Supports teaching in graduate-level data mining with a focus on classification, model selection, and clustering.
    • Assisted in teaching data mining concepts, helped students through office hours.
    • Lectured on deep neural networks and transformer architecture.
  • 2024.08 - Present
    Research Assistant
    Arizona State University
    Conducts research on sim-to-real techniques in multi-agent reinforcement learning and bridges the gap between simulation and reality.
    • Comprehensive literature review on sim-to-real transfer techniques.
    • Contributions to MARL research with evaluations on traffic signal control.
    • Exploration of MARL techniques and open challenges.
  • 2022.01 - 2024.05
    Undergraduate Researcher
    University of Cincinnati
    Advanced explainable machine learning through provenance-based explanation methods.
    • Analyzed and implemented ML explanation methods.
    • Enhanced model explainability for classic supervised models.
    • Transformed ML queries into Datalog queries capturing provenance.

Education

  • 2024.08 - 2028.05

    Tempe, AZ

    PhD
    Arizona State University
    Computer Science
    • CSE 574 Planning/Learning Methods AI
  • 2019.08 - 2024.05

    Cincinnati, OH

    Bachelor of Science
    University of Cincinnati
    Computer Science
    • Machine Learning
    • Deep Learning
    • Intelligent Data Analysis
    • AI Principles and Applications
    • Design and Analysis of Algorithms

Publications

Skills

Technical
Python
PyTorch
TensorFlow
Keras
Scikit Learn
C++
Matlab
Prolog
Datalog
SQL
Language
Mandarin Chinese (beginner)