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Research and Projects

Spotify Song Recommendation Algorithms (Using kNN and k-Means Predictive Models)

For this project, I took on the role of team leader, with my main responsibilities centered on the model configuration and the final code synthesis. That said, I contributed to many other parts of this project, from planning and coordination to evaluation and repository formatting. This memo outlines my specific contributions and some of my…

openEvalR – an R Package

It feels weird to say that my development of this package started before I even realized that the final project for one of my classes was developing an R package, but that’s exactly how it started. Package Context For a little bit of context — I currently work with Dr. Loni Hagen as her research…

Subconscious Visions: Dreams of the UT and USF CAM Collections

Curators: Alina Hagen, Vianney ParrinelloExhibition Team: Emily Turbeville, Gabrielle Streeto, and Alexandra Dardet Exhibition Link This exhibition was produced fully online due to lingering Covid-19 restrictions still in place at the time of its conception. The exhibition was posted on an 3d rendering platform called Art Steps. The exhibition can still be viewed in full…

A Potential Picasso: A Forensic Signature Analysis between Pablo Picasso and a Thrift Store Find 

Research AbstractSince the summer of 2019, Museum Studies and Chemistry students at the University of Tampa have collaborated on the “Potential Picasso Project,” an interdisciplinary investigation of a “thrift shop” painting signed “Picasso 1905” in the lower left corner. This project installment utilizes art historical and forensic graphological resources to conduct a forensic analysis of…