Welcome! I am Zack, a computer scientist and first-year Ph.D. student in the RAVE Group at the University of Virginia, advised by Tom Hartvigsen. I also work with Professor Natalie Kupperman on applications of data science in sports. Previously, I was a computer science master's student studying machine learning at Dartmouth College (the birtplace of AI), advised by the fantastic Soroush Vosoughi and Peter Chin. At Dartmouth, I was affiliated with the LISP Lab and MMS Group.
I like to work on socially impactful applied research in computer science and data science that helps improve people's lives. Similarly, I am passionate about making machine learning more interpretable and making interactive tools to improve our ability to interface with complicated models. Some specific domains I have researched in the past are healthcare and safety/injury prevention in sports.
In addition to research, I also love teaching and mentoring younger students and aspire to a career that combines teaching, collaboration, and mentorship with research. I was a teaching assistant five times for three different courses at Dartmouth and enjoy working with students in office hours. I also served as an assistant instructor for the CS52 course at Dartmouth and gave a guest lecture about machine learning engineering and deployment.
Prior to starting my Ph.D., I was a Dartmouth undergraduate studying computer science, statistics, and history. As an undergraduate, I worked as a data scientist for Dartmtouth's football team. My work led to a rule change proposal to improve safety in Ivy League football. I also have experience in industry at Amazon, Smartsheet, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and Likewise. Please see my CV for more information about my background and experience.
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To reach me, please ping me at gottesman at virginia.edu, or message me on
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