I am currently Associate Director for the DIRAC Institute. At the University of Washington, Seattle. Where I do research at the interface of Astronomy and Data Science. I am particularly interested in how we can use modern statistical tools and machine learning methods to learn about the universe, especially about black holes and neutron stars. Previously, I was a Moore-Sloan Data Science Fellow. Before that, I completed a PhD thesis on magnetar bursts.

Over on the Bayesian Philosophy. Blog, there is an interesting short post. For example, there are 10 balls in an urn and one is selected at random. This is a disguise for the principle of indifference.

Summer school for neuroimaging and data science. University of Washington eScience Institute. Neurohackweek is a 5-day hands-on workshop in neuroimaging and data science, held at the University of Washington eScience Institute. Participants will learn about technologies used to analyze human neuroscience data, and to make analysis and results shareable and reproducible. This format is inspired by astrohackweek. A similar program focused on astrophysics. Ariel Rokem, UW eScience.

University of Washington eScience Institute. Geohackweek is a 5-day workshop to be held at the University of Washington eScience Institute. Participants will learn about open source technologies used to analyze geospatial datasets. Mornings will consist of interactive lectures, and afternoon sessions will involve facilitated exploration of datasets and hands-on software development. This format is inspired by astrohackweek. Amanda Tan, UW IT.