My name is Austin Okray. I'm currently a Data Scientist at CACI. In December 2021, I graduated with an MS in Data Science from the State University of New York at Buffalo (SUNY Buffalo). In Spring 2020, I graduated with a BS in Computer Science with minors in Statistics and Mathematics at the University of Wyoming (UWyo).
Before graduating from UWyo, I was an undergraduate research assistant working in the Machine Learning Group under the supervision of Dr. Chao Lan, working primarily on the fairness problem in machine learning and multi-view anomaly detection. I maintain a small data page for a previous ML research group from UWyo (now found here okray.ml/data). Previously, I've also developed novel fair kernel methods (paper). Besides fairness, I'm also interested in algorithm design, dimensionality reduction, anomaly detection and learning theory.
Apart from machine learning, I also enjoy learning about several other subjects. Moral philosophy, particularly the area of animal ethics, interests me greatly - books such as "Justice for Animals" by Martha Nussbaum and "Fellow Creatures" by Christine Korsgaard have been particularly interesting. Paleontology is another passion of mine, and I enjoy everything from reading about new discoveries to participating in fossil studies and excavations. A few amazing books include "The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs" and "The Rise and Reign of the Mammals" by Steve Brusatte, both are fantastic books that I would recommend to anyone.
I'm a motivated and driven individual who enjoys challenges, learning, and self-teaching. Outside of academia, I enjoy travelling, outdoor and action photography (see the Photography page), climbing (see the Climbing page), hiking, and strategy games.
Here is my CV, resume, and LinkedIn. You can reach me at arokray@gmail.com