Selected projects showcasing work in machine learning, data science, and software engineering.
VaxSpotter automatically scans Covid-19 vaccination appointments in San Diego County. Built during the critical early phase of vaccine rollout, VaxSpotter aggregated appointment availability across multiple pharmacy systems to help underserved communities access vaccines. Featured on KPBS and Channel 10 News.
Computed tomography (CT) has recently replaced conventional X-ray as the primary screening tool for lung cancer because it has been shown to reduce mortality by as much as 20% in high risk patients. Unfortunately, there is a high false positive rate (FPR) associated with CT screening. At least one 'lung nodule' is detected in half of all CT scans, but only 10% of these 'nodules' are in fact cancerous. The goal of this project was to improve both localization and classification of lung nodules using deep learning methods with the LUNA16 dataset.