2019-2021
Southern Methodist University
Master's of Science in Data Science
Below is my capstone project at Southern Methodist
Ghimire, Kris; Lai, Walter; Omar, Yasser; Schwebke, Thad; and Vo, Jamie (2021) "Machine Learning Approach to Distinguish Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's Disease Using SMOTE (Synthetic Minority Oversampling Technique) Methods," SMU Data Science Review: Vol. 5: No. 2, Article 9. Link to Article
3.946 GPA

2018-2019
South College
No degree received; I was pursuing a career in Physical Therapy but ended up withdrawing from the program after realizing it was not a good career fit for me.
2.96 GPA

2014-2018
Brooklyn College, City University of New York
Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry, 3.77 GPA with Magna Cum Laude
Below is a paper I coauthored with two cognitive psychologists from Brooklyn College
Crump, Matthew & Lai, Walter & Brosowsky, Nicholaus. (2019). Instance theory predicts information theory: Episodic uncertainty as a determinant of keystroke dynamics. Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology
Link to Article