H. Chase Stevens EDUCATION University of Edinburgh: MSc. Artificial Intelligence 2015 - Present - Specialism in Natural Language Processing University of Edinburgh: MA Hons. Cognitive Science 2011 - 2015 - First-class honours (GPA equivalent: 3.9/4.0) - Dissertation: Understanding Referential Coordination as a Particle Swarm Optimization Task SKILLS Code: Python, Haskell, Matlab, Java, Javascript, C# Data: XPath, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL IDEs: Visual Studio 2012/2013, Eclipse VCSs: Git, SVN POSITIONS HELD Software Engineer at Skyscanner, Ltd. August 2013 - Present - Maintained and developed core web scraping and deep linking frameworks and libraries - Leveraged NLP and machine learning techniques to deliver browser-based, point-and-click tool for automatic generation of web scrapers - Spearheaded and co-authored Selenium WebDriver-based browser automation and web scraper framework in Python - Prototyped push-notification system and app for wearable devices Intern, Data Acquisition at Skyscanner, Ltd. May 2013 - August 2013 - Developed, maintained, and ensured accuracy of business-critical web scrapers - Collaborated heavily with technical and non-technical staff both inside and outwith the company Quality Assurance Engineer Intern at CashStar, Inc. June 2011 - August 2011 - Ensured adherence of consumer-facing products to quality standards - Developed custom CMS to manage client requirements and specifications CONFERENCE POSTERS 2015 (forthcoming). Stevens, H. C. & Rohde, H. "Modeling Referential Coordination as a Particle Swarm Optimization Task." The 19th Workshop on the Semantics and Pragmatics of Dialogue. Gothenburg, Sweden. VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE Member of Board of Directors of The New School Corporation 2009 - 2011 - Ensured 501(c)(3) corporation complied with by-laws and mission statement. - Analyzed and ratified school policies and budgetary proposals for The New School (Kennebunk, ME, USA) SELECTED HONORS AND AWARDS April 2015 - Edinburgh Award February 2013 - University of Edinburgh Smart Data Hack ``Community App Award'' for SaferRoute (Team Leader) May 2012 - University of Edinburgh INF1-OP ``Best Project (Experienced)'' for StratLoc Spring 2011 - Class of 2011 Valedictorian, The New School, Kennebunk Spring 2010 - National Merit Scholar Finalist