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catears124

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parker patton / math + cs @ ua

accelerated masters track in pure mathematics (dec. '28)

researchpilled statsmaxxer ;; welcome to my site :)

ai safety / mechinterp / diffusion / time series
python / pytorch / pandas / learning c++

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projects / research

01
Diffusion Models for Financial Time-Series Forecasting

Developed a volatility-conditioned DDPM in PyTorch. Found higher point-forecast MAE vs. baseline (0.083 vs. 0.066), but demonstrated superior uncertainty calibration (CRPS = 0.057, DM p = 0.002). Presented research at ASFA Symposium; awarded Honorable Mention in regional science fair math + CS category.

  • implemented volatility-conditioned DDPM training loop in PyTorch
  • compared point forecast error against baseline and evaluated calibration
  • presented at ASFA Symposium; honorable mention in regional math + CS
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role
research + model implementation
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CRPS 0.057 / DM p=0.002
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paper / symposium poster
stack
Diffusion / Uncertainty Modelling / Time Series
02
Generative Adversarial Attack on video2video Diffusion Models

Built pipeline to generate adversarial videos to fool downstream classifiers via low-rank perturbations into pretrained V2V diffusion models' attention. Reduced true class probabilities by 90% under tight perceptual constraints (TempL 2.03e-03, LPIPS 0.0614, PSNR 28.92).

  • built adversarial video generation pipeline for pretrained V2V diffusion models
  • measured perceptual constraints with TempL, LPIPS, and PSNR
  • focused on safety failure modes and downstream classifier brittleness
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role
research engineering
metric
90% true-class probability reduction
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paper draft / attack pipeline
stack
Diffusion / Safety / V2V Classification / Video Generation
03
osu! rankguess

Compiled custom video dataset to train a CV + tree model to predict a player's skill, as global percentile, from about one minute of gameplay. Achieved MAE <2%; deployed website for users to analyze their own and others' gameplay.

  • compiled custom gameplay video dataset and feature pipeline
  • trained CV + tree model to infer player skill from about one minute of play
  • developing user-facing website for self and peer analysis
github
role
dataset + model + full-stack app
metric
MAE <2% global percentile
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repo / deployed web app
stack
Full-Stack / Data Scraping / Computer Vision / Decision Trees / Web App
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resume

nameParker Patton / catears124 / ycty
handlecatears124
schoolUniversity of Alabama / math + cs / rising sophomore / expected graduation: december 2028 (MS pure math)
looking forjunior internships; small teams, ownership, or learning directly under a strong engineer/researcher
locationBirmingham / Tuscaloosa / Huntsville, Alabama
workdiffusion research / financial time series / video evals / CV / realtime interfaces
toolsPython / PyTorch / pandas / pyarrow, parquet / learning C++ / TypeScript / git, vercel, aws
currentAI safety lab @ ua / algoverse ai research: NeurIPS main-track mechinterp target this summer, with mentors + team / osu! rankguess
resumeresume.pdf

skills by evidence

PyTorch / MLdiffusion time-series model, adversarial V2V attack pipeline, calibration/error analysis
data workcustom osu! video & replay telemetry dataset collection, adversarial perturbation pipelines for K400/UCF101 classifiers
microstructureMBO datasets, FIFO backtests, CEX-DEX triangle arb, counterstrike tradeup EV tooling
systemsmonte carlo permutation tests, execution/impact simulation, learning C++
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updated june 2026