Hi there! I'm Colin Silesa Software Engineera Data Scientist

I'm a student at Colorado School of Mines pursuing a B.S. in Computer Science, with a focus in Data Science. My interests include full-stack web development, machine learning, and distributed systems.

I fell in love with coding when I was ten and got a Lego robot that I could program to do anything I could imagine. Since then, I've continued expanding my repertoire of skills, through personal projects, formal education, and industry experience. I love learning new skills and technologies!

Outside of software development, I'm also passionate about being a mentor, having been a TA for Computer Science classes for many semesters. In my free time, I enjoy coding, running, solving puzzles (e.g. Sudoku, Rubik's Cubes), cooking, and reading.

Education

B.S. Computer Science

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Colorado School of Mines

May 2022

Portfolio

Gearbox

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A full-featured JavaScript framework to simulate reinforcement learning environments

Reinforcement LearningJavaScript

March Madness Predictions

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An ML model leveraging historical college basketball stats to predict the outcome of March Madness games

Machine LearningPython

Visplay

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A digital signage solution to improve upon existing software controlling digital displays across Mines' campus

Distributed SystemsPython

Recipe Recommender

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A recommender system that analyzes recipe ingredients and ratings to suggest new recipes that you'll enjoy

Machine LearningPython

Posts

The Making of Gearbox

8/1/2021

The extensive iterative design process behind the development of Gearbox

March Madness Miscalculations

4/29/2021

Lessons learned from participating in Kaggle's 2021 Men's March Madness competition

A Year In Review

6/1/2021

Reviewing my growth through the projects I've made in the past year

Another Post

7/13/21

Another post just to test