johnm.aiken@gmail.com 
John M. Aiken  Github 
johnmaiken.com 
mnky9800n.github.io 

Experience  Programming 
University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway  Python, SQL, html, 
Center for Computing in Science Education, Department of Physics  JavaScript, Matlab, bash, R 
PhD Candidate, October 2017 - Present (graduates Sept. 2020)   
- Using discrete time hazard models and xgboost produced predictive  Visualizations 
classifiers of when students graduate. Demonstrated that skipping  Gephi (social network 
semesters is more predictive of time to graduate in comparison to  analysis), Matplotlib, 
performance and demographics.  Basemap 
- Using random forest classifiers demonstrated that courses taken, not   
grades or demographics, are most predictive of what major a student  Software 
will switch to from a physics degree.  Ipython/Jupyter, Visual 
- Built education data mining SQL database that includes data for 500k  Studio, Pycharm, Adobe 
students including timestamped course grades, enrollment, and  Premiere, Latex 
graduation information. This database has been used in over ten   
analytics projects by students and research scientists.  Skills 
- Directed summer data science internship which has trained 11  Data mining, machine 
students from 8 countries.   learning, databases, 
  statistics, public speaking, 
GFZ German Center for Geosciences, Potsdam, DE   technical writing, computer 
Section 2.6 - Seismic Hazard and Stress Field  administration, Google 
Researcher, Developer, February 2016 - September 2017  Fusion Tables, Linux, 
- Developed earthquake catalog data explorer using python, analyzed  Windows, AWS (S3) 
earthquake catalogs, developed python for scientists course   
curriculum [​link​].  Publications 
  You can find a full list of my 
Consulting, Everywhere  published work on ​my 
Data Scientist, 2015 - Present  Google Scholar page​. 
- Developed reporting application for attitudinal survey that is used to   
deliver reports to over 130 universities. Built using python, bootstrap,  Education 
jinja2. [​link​]  University of Oslo 
- Developed prototype web-based earthquake catalog data explorer.  Phd - Physics, 2017 - 2020 
  (Defense September 25) 
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA  Georgia State University 
School of Physics  M.S. - Physics, 2010 - 2013 
Research Associate I, 2013 - 2015  Georgia State University 
- Investigated student use of video lectures in Massive Open Online  B.S. - Physics, 2008 - 2013 
Courses (MOOCs) using >100GB clickstream data demonstrating the   
content of the video is predictive of how students interact with the 
video.