Urban Halpern

Healthcare Python Developer

I graduated Magna Cum Laude with a B.S. in Computer Science from the College of Natural Sciences at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. I am now working as a Healthcare Python Developer at the Pacific Health Informatics Data Center.


Interests: Data Science, Machine Learning, Programming, Statistics


Projects

Lung Cancer Feature Extraction 2024

I evaluated the effectiveness of scikit-image feature extraction for image classification tasks.

Computer Vision Machine Learning CNN Feature Extraction PyTorch scikit-image

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Maize Phenotype Analysis 2024

During a Summer Undergraduate Research Internship, I co-led a research initiative to uncover which phenotypic traits discriminate between different genetic backgrounds.

R Machine Learning React Multivariate Statistics Research

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Rate My Facilities Web Application 2023

In a team of five people, I helped to create a website in which users could rate the facilities around UH Manoa.

Website Html React Bootstrap Meteor Javascript

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Human-in-the-loop AI Research Project 2021

A research project on artificial intelligence that I took part in when attending UH Hilo.

Research Machine Learning Python

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Essays

Design Patterns: A Pathway to Efficient Development

30 Nov 2023

When starting a new coding project, it can be hard to wrap my head around the many different avenues of approaching the problem. Having a clear and well thought out plan can streamline the process of a big project as...

Software Engineering Learning Design Patterns

Eyes on Artificial Intelligence

21 Nov 2023

After the popularization of Chat-GPT in the Fall of 2022, there was a swift and largely negative reaction to the arrival of AI in the classroom. All of a sudden, students had a new tool that could transform the way...

Software Engineering Artificial Intelligence Education

The Art of Asking Smart Questions

07 Sep 2023

A Fear of Questions Have you ever been sitting in a class and as your professor is explaining a complicating concept, a feeling of confusion starts to creep into your mind? If you’re like me, although this emotion is usually...

Questions Answers StackOverflow

Passing the Confidence Threshold

31 Aug 2023

The period of my life post high school when I was choosing what I wanted to do for the rest of my life was a tumultuous time. It was fun searching for potential college majors that peaked my interest but...

Software Engineering Interests Future

Journey Through JavaScript

31 Aug 2023

Learning a new programming language has always filled me with both excitement and trepidation. On one hand, learning how I can apply the language to solve new problems feels like gaining access to a key that can unlock new possibilities....

Software Engineering Learning