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Kerby, Thomas

Assistant Professor

Office: 2196 WVB

Education:
Brigham Young University, BS, Biostatistics (2020)
Utah State University, Ph.D., Mathematical Sciences: Statistics (2025)

Areas of Interest:

  • Human-AI Interaction: Developing collaborative intelligence systems that enable meaningful interaction between humans and AI for enhanced problem-solving.
  • Neural Network Interpretability: Understanding how neural networks learn and developing methods for representation learning that provide insights into model behavior.
  • Graph-Based Learning: Exploring higher-order interactions and information-theoretic methods for learning on graph-structured data and complex systems.
  • Applied Machine Learning: Applying machine learning techniques to domains such as bioinformatics, cybersecurity, genealogy, and other complex systems with real-world impact.
  • Open-Source AI Tools: Building accessible AI tools for personal and scientific applications to make advanced machine learning more widely available.
  • Generative AI: Designing discrete diffusion models, training-free guidance techniques, and other approaches for controlled generation of structured data.