CV

General Information

Full Name Seth Bassetti

Education

  • 2023
    M.Sc in Computer Science
    Western Washington University
    • GPA: 3.62
  • 2021
    B.Sc in Geology
    Montana State University
    • Minor in Computer Science
    • GPA: 3.86

Experience

  • 2023 - present
    NTT Professor of Computer Science
    Utah State University
    • Spearhead the design and development of curriculum for introductory computer science courses of over 100 students.
    • Incorporate research-based pedagogical practices such as cognitive apprenticeship into the classroom.
  • 2022
    Graduate Research Assistant
    Western Washington University
    • Collaborated within a team of six students, one faculty member, and two climate scientists to approximate an Earth System Model, using Diffusion Models and Generative Adversarial Networks
    • Created data visualizations and presented weekly results at status meetings to project stakeholders.
    • Published and presented two papers at ICLR climate change workshops.
  • 2022
    Lead Educator and Project Manager
    AI Camp
    • Managed a team of 6 college interns and 30-90 high school students to deliver a summer curriculum focused on developing machine learning projects.
    • Led groups of 5-8 students in three-week sprints to build full-stack web applications that host custom NLP and CV models.
    • Delivered daily lectures on concepts in data science such as neural networks, transformer, and object-detection models.
    • Worked closely with a team of 6 students and the CEO of Frost Methane to develop a flare-identification app that can reduce methane emissions for oil and gas companies
  • 2021
    Undergraduate Researcher
    Montana State University
    • Worked with two faculty members in the field of computational topology to develop an R-based visualization tool for simplicial complexes.
    • Collaborated with both educators and researchers to develop a graphing app that could be used for both education purposes and novel pattern discovery research.

Honors and Awards

  • 2023
    • Western Washington University Scholars Week People's Choice Award
  • 2021
    • Montana State University USP Grant

Academic Interests

  • AI for Climate Change
    • How to effectively use data-driven approaches to expand our knowledge of the current climate crisis.
  • Education Research
    • How to utilize rapidly evolving technology such as LLMs to enhance student learning in a college environment.
    • What approaches are most effective for increasing representation of historically underrepresented groups in computer science.

Other Interests

  • Hobbies: Climbing, Ultrarunning, Bikepacking