Experience

Web3Sense
• Blockchain Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Data Scientist

  • Aug 2022 - Present


Indiana University Bloomington

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Student

  • Aug 2017 - Jul 2022

  Used statistical methods and large datasets to investigate biases in methods used to differentiate between galaxies which do host actively growing supermassive black holes and those that do not. Developed novel methods for exploring the variety of physical properties of growing supermassive black holes. Used statistical methods and large datasets to investigate biases in methods used to differentiate between galaxies which do host actively growing supermassive black holes and those that do not. Developed novel methods for exploring the variety of physical properties of growing supermassive black holes.



UC Berkeley

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Undergraduate Researcher

  • May 2015 - Aug 2017

  Analyzed data from the Kepler mission in order to investigate stellar variability with Professor Gibor Basri. Used Monte Carlo Markov chain methods to model star spots. Tested competing spot models of differential rotation and spot evolution. Developed metrics for determining fit quality. Presented a poster on the work at the 229th meeting of the American Astronomical Society. The poster is available at http://ugastro.berkeley.edu/~cagostino/aas_229.pdf.

• Python Decal Instructor

  • Jan 2015 - May 2017

  Collaborated with another student to develop and teach a course on Python Programming for Astronomers. The course textbook, as well as our course assignments and other resources, are available on the course website found at http://ugastro.berkeley.edu/pydecal/

• Tech Chair and Website Administrator

  • Jan 2014 - May 2016

  Managed the Society of Physics Students At Berkeley's Website+Server.



Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

• Undergraduate Researcher

  • Jan 2014 - May 2017

  Joined the SPLEEM group as an undergraduate assistant and researcher under the direction of Andreas Schmid. Designed and implemented several new parts for the microscope. Analyzed microscope images using python. Generated sketches of physical systems using POV-Ray. Presented a poster on my work at LEEM/PEEM 10 on the interfacial Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya Interaction, which you can view here http://ugastro.berkeley.edu/~cagostino/agostino_leem_peem.pdf . Joined the SPLEEM group as an undergraduate assistant and researcher under the direction of Andreas Schmid. Designed and implemented several new parts for the microscope. Analyzed microscope images using python. Generated sketches of physical systems using POV-Ray. Presented a poster on my work at LEEM/PEEM 10 on the interfacial Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya Interaction, which you can view here http://ugastro.berkeley.edu/~cagostino/agostino_leem_peem.pdf .



CalNERDS

• United States
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Python Bootcamp Instructor

  • Apr 2016 - Apr 2017

  Developed introductory and advanced bootcamp style workshops to teach students python. Students learn essential python skills in the introductory bootcamp. In the advanced bootcamp, students use their python skills to solve more challenging problems to get a better sense of how to actually use python and its many modules to their best use. Learn more about CalNERDS and all the wonderful work they do for diverse STEM students at UC Berkeley at calnerds.berkeley.edu. Developed introductory and advanced bootcamp style workshops to teach students python. Students learn essential python skills in the introductory bootcamp. In the advanced bootcamp, students use their python skills to solve more challenging problems to get a better sense of how to actually use python and its many modules to their best use. Learn more about CalNERDS and all the wonderful work they do for diverse STEM students at UC Berkeley at calnerds.berkeley.edu.



University of Notre Dame

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lab Researcher

  • Jun 2011 - Jul 2013

  Conducted research under the direction of S. Alex Kandel on organic molecules. Repaired and helped build Scanning Tunneling Microscopes(STMs). Conducted research under the direction of S. Alex Kandel on organic molecules. Repaired and helped build Scanning Tunneling Microscopes(STMs).