Shaniya Jarrett
Graduate Researcher @NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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WORK HISTORY
Graduate Researcher @NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Greenbelt, MD, US
Working with the Gravitational Astrophysics Laboratory to detect binary black hole systems within active galaxies using time-series data.• Fine-tuning transformer-based neural networks on 40K+ simulated time-series datasets using GPU acceleration, improving classification performance on noisy astrophysical signals.• Adapted pre-trained audio transformers (Hugging Face) for interpretable signal classification, implementing visualization tools for explainability and model insight.• Investigating multimodal fusion methods combining transformer-based time-series and CNN-based computer vision representations to improve cross-domain alignment and prediction accuracy.
EDUCATION
University of Maryland
Doctor of Philosophy, Astronomy and Astrophysics
Vanderbilt University
Master of Science - MS, Astrophysics
University of Colorado Boulder
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Astrophysics
Fisk University
Master of Physics
ABOUT SHANIYA JARRETT
Scientist and engineer with a background in the aerospace industry and astrophysical research. After two years as a satellite test engineer, I returned to graduate school to expand my expertise in machine learning and AI. I bring hands-on experience with large-scale data analysis and system testing. I’ve developed strong skills in modeling, simulations, programming, and have a track record of mentoring engineers and STEM students. I’m passionate about applying advanced ML methods to real-world challenges that improve how humans live, learn, and create.
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