Greetings!

I am a Master’s student in Computer Science at Penn Engineering and 4th year undergrad studying Statistics and Finance at The Wharton School.

“My main goal is to build a machine smarter then myself, then retire.” - Jürgen Schmidhuber

I have focused my studies and research in machine learning and natural language processing with a focus on neural networks. From time to time I can also be found in classes like Venture Capital, Corporate Finance, and Financial Derivatives. I am broadly interested in fintech, ML, and distributed systems, especially in applications that create new value.

My favorite recent paper is The Case for Learned Index Structures, for using ML in a field I had never considered. My all time favorite paper is, again from Schmidhuber, is the Formal Theory of Creativity, Fun, and Intrinsic Motivation.

• jbecke@wharton.upenn.edu