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General Information
| Full Name | Ashley S. Dale |
| Languages | English, Chinese (Intermediate) |
Education
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2024 PhD, Electrical Engineering
Purdue School of Engineering and Technology, Indianapolis, Indiana - Computer vision, machine learning, trustworthy artificial intelligence
- ANALYSIS OF LATENT SPACE REPRESENTATIONS FOR OBJECT DETECTION
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2024 PhD, Physics
Purdue University School of Science, Indianapolis, Indiana - Condensed Matter, Spintronics, Computational Physics
- NOVEL MATERIALS FOR SPINTRONIC DEVICES
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2023 MagLab Summer School
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory -
2020 Master of Science, Electrical Engineering
Purdue University School of Engineering and Technology, Indianapolis, Indiana - Computer Vision, Machine Learning, 3D Data
- "3D Threat Detection Using Virtual-Environment Assisted Deep Network Training"
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2020 Master of Science, Physics
Purdue University School of Science, Indianapolis, Indiana - Instrumentation, Langmuir Blodgett Deposition, Ferroelectrics
- Developing an Approach to Improve Beta-Phase Properties in Ferroelectric PVDF-HFP Thin Films
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2020 National School on X-Ray and Neutron Scattering
Argonne National Lab and Oak Ridge National Lab -
2017 Bachelor of Science in Physics, Magna Cum Laude
Butler University, Indianapolis, Indiana - Minors in Mathematics, Computer Science, and Chinese
- Honor's Thesis "Analysis of Optogalvanic Investigations in Noble Gasses"
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2017 Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
Purdue University School of Engineering and Technology, Indianapolis, Indiana - University Honors College
Experience
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2022 Machine Learning R&D Intern
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab -
2019 R&D Engineering Intern
Bastien Solutions - Developed Raspberry Pi audio filter for based voice-control system implemented on warehouse trucks
- Implemented basic Natural Language Processing algorithms
- Created synthetic data with Unity software for use in machine learning training algorithms designed to assist in automated package handling
- Developed ZigBee networking firmware for custom IOT hardware applications
- Explored writing custom libraries for PIC-33 microcontrollers
- Explored data-pipeline methods for machine learning applications
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2018 - 2024 Physics Lab Instructor
Department of Physics, Indiana University Indianapolis - Instruct undergraduate physics laboratory for introductory mechanics
- Responsible for grading lab reports, providing instructor feedback
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2018 - 2024 Lab Manager
Machine Intelligence and Computer Vision in 3D (MICV3D) Lab, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University in Indianapolis - Operate and maintain Ubuntu Lambda GPU server for 20+ researchers
- Provide ongoing project support, code review, debugging, resource management, documentation
Open Source Projects
Honors and Awards
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2021-2023 - School of Science Teaching Assistant Award, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (Nominated)
- Elite 50, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (Nominated)
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2020 - Multidisciplinary Undergraduate Research Institute Academic Year Award, IUPUI
- Graduate and Professional Education Grant Award, IUPUI
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2019 - Women’s Leadership Reception, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (Nominated)
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2018 - Top 100 Outstanding Student, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (Nominated)
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2017 - Outstanding Graduating Chinese Minor, Butler University
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2013-2017 - Dean’s List, Butler University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Honors Program, Butler University
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2015-2017 - Outstanding Academic Achievement, Butler University Engineering Dual Degree Program
- Honors College, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis
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2015-2018 - Top 100 Outstanding Student, Butler University (Won 2016, 2018, Nominated 2015, 2017)
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2016 - Marshall Dixon Award in Physics, Butler University
- Upsilon Pi Epsilon (International Honor Society for Computer Science)
- Tau Beta Pi, Indiana Zeta Chapter (National Engineering Honor Society)
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2015 - Sigma Pi Sigma (Society of Physics Students National Honor Society)
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2014, 2015 - Inter-Collegiate Chinese Speech Competition, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis Confucius Institute
Community Involvement
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Peer Review
- NeurIPS
- ICML
- Physica Scripta
- The Journal of Physics Condensed Matter
Academic Interests
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Condensed Matter Physics
- Spin Crossover Molecules
- Spintronic Devices
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Computational Statistical Physics
- 3D Ising Model Simulations
- Machine Learning Algorithms
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Trustworthy and Explainable Artificial Intelligence
- Latent Space analysis of feature extractors
- Variational Autoencodeers (VAEs)
- Generative Models
Other Interests
- Hobbies: Classical Piano, Swing Dancing, Bouldering
- Physics/STEM Education and Outreach