Timothy Odonga

Timothy Odonga

PhD Student

Emory University

Biography

Timothy is a first-year PhD student in the Computer Science & Informatics program at Emory University, currently doing a rotation with the ViTAL lab group.

His research interests broadly encompass developing novel machine learning methods that incorporate aspects of trustworthy machine learning, such as model explainability and interpretability, algorithmic fairness, and safety, into automated decision-support systems with applications in healthcare.

The ultimate goal of his research is to leverage current breakthroughs in computing to tackle important problems in healthcare research and increase access to underserved communities.

Interests
  • Machine Learning
  • Trustworthy ML
  • ML for Health
Education
  • MSc in Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2019

    Carnegie Mellon University

  • BSc in Electrical Engineering, 2016

    University of Southern California

  • BSc in Physics, 2016

    Gordon College

Experience

 
 
 
 
 
Data Scientist
Dalberg Data Insights
January 2021 – June 2023
 
 
 
 
 
Research Intern
IBM Research
June 2019 – August 2019

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