Isaac Velez

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MSAI @ Columbia University (Robotics & Perception) · New York, NY

Site information current as of September 14, 2026

About Me

Data Scientist, AI & Robotics Graduate Student

I've lived in 5 countries across 3 continents, and bring that international background to my work as a data scientist with software engineering experience. I'm currently pursuing an MS in AI at Columbia, focused on robotics and perception, and looking for Summer 2027 internships.

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Isaac Velez
Portfolio

Featured Projects

Vera
AI / LLM Applications

June 2026 - Present

Active

Vera

Volunteer contributing AI engineer on Vera, a free AI-powered fact-checking service accessible by phone and WhatsApp, built by the NGO LaReponse.Tech.

PythonLLMsMachine Learning+2
LLM-Assisted Creative Curation (research)
Research

June 2026 - Present

Active

LLM-Assisted Creative Curation (research)

Research assistant on a preregistered study testing whether LLM judges can recover human judgments of creative originality, and whether they can serve as a low-burden verifier for human curation of creative ideas.

Stock Market Prediction & Evaluation Framework
Machine Learning

May 2026

Stock Market Prediction & Evaluation Framework

A Python framework for registering, running, and comparing stock return prediction models across 24 algorithms and 7 model families. Supports multi-horizon forecasting (1, 5, and 21 days), classification and regression targets, walk-forward cross-validation, SHAP feature importance, macroeconomic feature enrichment via the FRED API, automated strategy optimisation, portfolio construction with four allocators, and realistic backtesting with transaction costs.

PythonXGBoostLightGBM+9

Open to opportunities

I'm always interested in discussing new projects, research collaborations, or internship opportunities.

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