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Katherine Goode

Statistician

My research focuses on the explainability and interpretability of machine learning models. Other research interests include model assessment, data visualization, and random forest models. My full CV is available here.

Education

Iowa State University

Ph.D in Statistics

Ames, Iowa

2021

Thesis: Visual diagnostics for explaining machine learning models

University of Wisconsin, Madison

M.S. in Statistics

Madison, Wisconsin

2015

Lawrence University

B.A. in mathematics

Appleton, Wisconsin

2013

Experience

Senior Member of Technical Staff

Statistical Sciences, Sandia National Laboratories

Albuquerque, NM

Current - 2021

Research and development of statistical methods in application areas including climate and cyber security

Postdoctoral Researcher

Statistical Sciences, Sandia National Laboratories

Albuquerque, NM

2021

Researched use of elastic shape analysis with inverse models for functional data using and developed feature importance technique for echo state networks applied to climate data

Research and Development Intern

Statistical Sciences, Sandia National Laboratories

Albuquerque, NM

2021 - 2019

Developed explainable machine learning pipeline for functional data Presented on work at internal and external events

Graduate Research Assisstant

Natural Resource Ecology and Management, ISU

Ames, Iowa

2021 and 2019

Developed R Shiny application to predict taxonomy of fish eggs using random forests (2021) and assisted with analysis of toxicology study of monarch butterfly larvae exposed to insecticides (2019)

Statistical Consultant

Agriculture Experiment Station, ISU

Ames, Iowa

2020 - 2016

Provided statistical support on research projects for graduate students, professors, and staff across university departments

Software

veesa

R package

github.com/sandialabs/veesa

2023

Explainable machine learning with functional data

TreeTracer

R package

github.com/goodekat/TreeTracer/

2022

Trace plots using ggplot2.

limeaid

R package

github.com/goodekat/limeaid

2021

Diagnose LIME explanations.

redres

R package

github.com/goodekat/redres.git

2019

Residuals and diagnostic plots for mixed models.

ggResidpanel

R package

CRAN.R-project.org/package=ggResidpanel

2019

Panels and interactive versions of diagnostic plots using ggplot2.