Hi, I'm Tyler
I'm a software engineer with a passion for building things.
I'm currently studying machine learning and systems at Georgia Tech. My research interests include: Mechanistic Interpretability, AI Alignment, Deep Learning Theory
Writing
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Planning and Learning in Markov Decision Processes - 3 min read Value Iteration and Policy Iteration on small vs. large MDPs, plus a model-free learner with exploration strategies.
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Unsupervised Learning and Linear Dimensionality Reduction - 4 min read K-Means and EM clustering on raw and reduced spaces (PCA, ICA, Random Projections), plus the impact on a downstream neural classifier.
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Randomized Optimization on Discrete Landscapes and Neural Networks - 4 min read Exploring randomized hill climbing, simulated annealing, and genetic algorithms across discrete fitness landscapes and as alternatives to backprop for neural network weight search.
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A Practical Guide to Supervised Learning - 19 min read A conceptual walkthrough of the supervised learning process, covering data analysis, model evaluation, and the fundamental trade-offs involved in building effective classifiers.
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Machine Learning - 66 min read A survey of concepts covered in my graduate Machine Learning course
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Reflections on ICML 2025 - 2 min read Some notes and observations from my time at the 2025 International Conference for Machine Learning (ICML)
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Concurrency and Parallelism - 18 min read A dive into concurrency and parallelism across different levels of computer systems
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Syncing Up: Building a Distributed File System in C++ - 17 min read A deep dive into the challenges of remote communication and data consistency, inspired by systems like Google Drive.
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IPC in Action: Building a High-Performance Proxy & Cache - 18 min read A dive into a project that explores IPC and synchronization in C
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Building a Scalable Multithreaded File Server in C - 16 min read A project that explores multithreading, sockets, and the basics of operating systems
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Graduate Introduction to Operating Systems - 39 min read What I Learned in Graduate Introduction to Operating Systems (GIOS) - A Retrospective
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Master of Science in Computer Science - 2 min read From biomedical engineering to machine learning: my journey through Georgia Tech's MSCS program
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Semantic Search - 6 min read What's an embedding vector, and how can we use neural networks to improve the relevance of search results?
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Knowledge Debt 💸 - 3 min read Tech debt, knowledge debt, and the kitchen sink.
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Language Models - 10 min read From n-grams to ChatGPT, how language models work and how they can be used to solve real-world problems.
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Search Engine Fundamentals - 8 min read Essential terms and concepts of how search works. Queries, indexes, & relevance.
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Bitwise Operators on Python Set and Dict - 5 min read Bitwise or getting a bit wise? Quick post on quirky Python syntax for working with sets and dicts.
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Exponential Backoff and Jitter ⏳ - 5 min read How to automaically retry requests and not blow stuff up
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The Hack Virtual Machine - 6 min read Creating a virtual machine translator for the Nand2Tetris course
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A foray in Digital Gardens 👨🌾 - 2 min read Planting the seeds of my own digital garden
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From Boolean Logic Gates to an Assembler - 8 min read The first half of the Nand2Tetris course
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Git Stash, save work for winter 🐿 - 4 min read Quick tips for using git stash.