CV
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Basics
| Name | Justin Turnau |
| Label | PhD Student, Research Assistant, and Teaching Assistant |
| jturnau@asu.edu | |
| Summary | Current PhD Computer Science student at Arizona State University. Aspiring reinforcement learning expert and intermediate chess player. |
Work
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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.
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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.
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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
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2024.08 - 2028.05 Tempe, AZ
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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
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2023.04.01 Provenance-Based Explanations for Machine Learning (ML) Models
IEEE ICDEW
Presented at the International Workshop on Databases and Machine Learning (DBML 2023), focusing on provenance-based explanations for ML models.
Skills
| Technical | |
| Python | |
| PyTorch | |
| TensorFlow | |
| Keras | |
| Scikit Learn | |
| C++ | |
| Matlab | |
| Prolog | |
| Datalog | |
| SQL |
| Language | |
| Mandarin Chinese (beginner) |