Kristin Branson
Research Scientist at HHMI Janelia Research Campus
Ashburn, Virginia, United States
Summary
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SeniorKristin Branson is a senior group leader and head of computation and theory at HHMI Janelia Research Campus, where she applies machine learning and computer vision to biology. Since 2000 she has advanced ML/CV methods, including pioneering video-based animal tracking with Ctrax that made quantitative behavioral analysis accessible to biologists. Her work focuses on turning large trajectory datasets into new scientific insights by formulating practical mathematical criteria and optimizing them with ML. She leads cross-disciplinary teams, translating complex requirements into tools and visualizations that are broadly adopted across fields. Her technical repertoire spans CNNs, RNNs, transformers, reinforcement learning, VAEs, GANs, imitation learning, forecasting networks, generative AI, graphical models, boosting, and particle filtering. Based in Ashburn, Virginia, she holds a CS degree from Harvard and a PhD from UC San Diego, reflecting a career that bridges research, engineering, and science-driven impact.
15 years of coding experience
Github Skills (9)
react9
javascript9
to-string5
sh5
machine-learning4
python4
shell3
applets3
qt2
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
kristinbranson/Howard-BIOL341-2022
Sep 2022 - Nov 2022
Contributions:31 commits, 25 pushes, 1 branch in 2 months
kristinbranson/any2ufmf
Aug 2011 - Aug 2013
Contributions:9 commits in 2 years
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