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Dylan Skinner

I am a student at Brigham Young University (BYU) studying applied and computational mathematics, specializing in data science and machine learning. I am interested in data visualization, predictive analytics, and data science in health care!.

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Harbor Health

I was a data science intern for Harbor health, focusing on building models to help the health care system run more efficiently!

May - August 2023

Mathematics Research Assistant

I currently do research for Dr. Mark Hughes here at BYU. In my research, I use deep reinforcement learning (PPO algorithm specifically), and apply it to 4D topology. I have presented my research at several conferences, namely the BYU Student Research Conference (2021, 2022), the JMM Research Conference (2022 in Boston), and the University of Utah Undergraduate Research Conference (2022).

If you are interested in my presentation slides, this is the presentation I gave in at the JMM Conference, BYU Conference in 2022, and the University of Utah Conference.

I have also published an undergraduate honors thesis as part of BYU's honors experience. My research is in 4D topology and deep reinforcement learning. You can check out my thesis here!

2021+

R Programming Teaching Assistant

I was a teaching assistant for an honors class at BYU that focused on statistical modeling and data visualization in R. I had a great time answering the questions that students had and showing them the power of the tidyverse!

2022

Juni Learning

I was an online mathematics instructor for the tutoring company Juni Learning. I instructed students in base level geometric proofs, fractional algebra, and pre-calculus. It was awesome to see a rising generation so interested in math!

2020