Ryan Franks

Professional Interests

I do machine-learning research and development. Research areas include:

• Model Fairness
  • Explainable post-training bias mitigation with distribution-based fairness metrics [link]
  • Wasserstein-based fairness interpretability framework for machine learning models [link]
  • Model-agnostic bias mitigation methods with regressor distribution control for Wasserstein-based fairness metrics [link]
• Model Explainability
  • MbExplainer: Multilevel bandit-based explanations for downstream models with augmented graph embeddings [link"]
• Building and Testing Deep-Learning Models
• Exploring Process Improvements for Conventional Model Building

Personal Interests

• Algorithmic Art
  • Generating fractals using Apophysis and Mandelbulb3D
  • Painting with physics simulations
  • Applying specially designed transforms to fractals and generating corresponding animations
  • Visualizing number factorization
• Simulations
  • Cell self-organization, based on "Self-Propelled Particles with Soft-Core Interactions: Patterns, Stability, and Collapse" [link]
  • Branch Growth
  • Rigid Body Physics (JavaScript)
  • Rigid Body Physics (Rust)
• Animal Welfare and Vegan Food

Unprofessional Interests

• Deep Doggos: Poetry comics generated using public domain dog images, neural network style transfer, and my own poetic genius

Contact Me

I can be reached at ryanfranks1996 AT gmail.com