I'm a student pursuing an undergraduate degree in Cognitive Science and Mathematics with a minor in Computer Science at Vassar College. I'm interested in applying principles from these subjects to gain insights into problems in AI.
- Blog: Inversion
- Email: spaudel@vassar.edu
- Github: github.com/smpdl
My works
Designed the arm's 3-DOF shoulder module (serial-actuated w/ Dynamixels) from scratch in Fusion360. Currently working on programming the control systems for diverse perception-action tasks.
Built an automated data pipeline and an interactive dashboard to process and visualize GitHub repository activity, providing maintainers with quick access to key project health metrics. Currently experimenting with AI agents for use in jsPsych.
Recent Blogs
Miscellaneous
Analyzed a properitary dataset from Savilis on the commerical real estate market; created a dataset of over 100 features, which integrated the real estate data with 30+ geospatial layers from the EPA Smart Location Database; quantified the impact of custom metrics for transit accessibility, sustainability, and work-life balance on office reloaction.
Worked on building a multi-modal AI application tailored for Nepali users using a Django REST API backend that integrates external services for generating relevant text and images from both text and audio prompts.
Co-Authored a reviewed entry on the online data collection and experimentation abstraction model for The Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics, Elsevier (to be published in June 2026)