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General Information

Full Name Hayden Outlaw

Education

  • 2024-Present
    PhD
    North Carolina State University
    • PhD in Applied Mathematics
    • Focus on applied and numerical methods, with a concentration in deep learning and inverse problems.
    • Researching deep learning applications for image reconstruction from synthetic aperture radar arrays.
  • 2020-2024
    BS
    Tulane University of Louisiana
    • Bachelors of Science in Mathematics and Computer Science with a minor in Philosophy (GPA 3.91)
    • Focus on statistics, data science, machine learning, and computer programming
    • Extensive research experience across multiple independent and university-backed projects

Experience

  • 2024-2024
    Database Developer
    Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
    • Developed Java-based application and controller software for patient data within VUMC relational data lakes to improve and streamline query and exporting methods.
    • Produced deployable enterprise-grade services, profiles, and utilities to align unorganized study data with institutional workflows and access procedures.
  • 2023 - 2023
    Machine Learning Intern
    National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado
    • Streamlined distributed neural network used to decompress cloud particle algorithms in PyTorch to improve performance and decrease computational load as part of the NCAR Computational and Information Systems Lab.
    • Conducted data management and processing, as well as model training and evaluation in parallel on the NSF Derecho computer.
    • Collaborated with NOAA and NCAR developers, atmospheric scientists, and hardware engineers to ensure a practical, effective, and meaningful model framework.
    • Presented findings at NCAR SIPARCS Seminar in August 2023.
  • 2021 - 2023
    Numerical Statistics Researcher
    Tulane University Mathematics Department, New Orleans, Louisiana
    • Researched fitting graphical models from data, specifically the graphical Lasso convex optimization method, and the likelihood of sufficient data points required to fit it.
    • Spanned numerical estimation, convex optimization, graphical models, statistical inference, and algebraic geometry.
  • 2021 - 2024
    Station Engineer
    WTUL 91.5 New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana
    • Responsible for the hardware and software architecture of the station, including website management, hardware repairs, music archiving, troubleshooting, and sound system design.
  • 2021 - 2021
    Biomathematics Researcher
    Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia
    • Participated in biomathematical modeling accelerator internship utilizing NetLogo and other agent-based simulation tools to design biological and ecological models in conjunction with teams from Northwestern, Brown, Clemson, Tulane, Georgia Tech, and University of Florida.
    • Simulated gas-particle biochemical signaling diffusion from acacia trees and their impact on giraffe predation patterns.

Hobbies

  • DJ for WTUL New Orleans for three years, supporting New Orleans music and local creative expression, currently DJ at WKNC 88.1 in Raleigh, NC.
  • Skier since age seven, with avalanche and natural disaster response training.
  • PADI Advanced Open Water SCUBA diver.

Honors and Awards

  • 2024
    • Goodnight Doctoral Fellowship
  • 2024
    • Crest Student Leadership Medallion
    • Tulane University Dean's List (8 semesters)
    • Terry C Lawson Prize in Mathematics
  • 2016
    • Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America