Garrett Katz
Associate Professor
City of Syracuse, New York, United States
Summary
👤
Senior🎓
Top SchoolGarrett Katz is an Assistant Professor and computer scientist with a decade of experience at the intersection of neural modeling, robotics, and applied data science. He holds a PhD in Computer Science and has a publication record spanning computational neuroscience, robotic imitation learning, and structural biology, reflecting deep expertise in modeling complex systems. At Syracuse University he leads research translating neural models into robotic and cognitive insights, while concurrently building data infrastructure and simulation tools for sustainable vertical farming at Upward Farms. His background blends rigorous academic mentorship and teaching with hands-on engineering—designing sensor pipelines, crop-scheduling algorithms, and cause-effect reasoning frameworks for imitation learning. Based in Syracuse, NY, he pairs philosophical and mathematical training with practical systems work, a combination that surfaces in cross-disciplinary projects from cryo-EM analysis to agricultural automation.
10 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Arts - MA Mathematics, Master of Arts - MA Mathematics at The City College of New YorkDoctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science at University of MarylandBachelor of Arts - BA Philosophy, Bachelor of Arts - BA Philosophy at Cornell University
Github Skills (11)
virtual-machine10
recurrent9
fixed-point8
solver7
recurrent-neural-networks7
python5
emacspeak3
neural-network3
influxdb3
audio2
reinforcement-learning1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
garrettkatz/copct
Aug 2016 - Apr 2021
Contributions:27 commits, 14 pushes in 4 years 9 months
garrettkatz/poppy-muffin
May 2019 - May 2026
Contributions:304 pushes, 1 branch in 7 years
Find and Hire Top DevelopersWe’ve analyzed the programming source code of over 60 million software developers on GitHub and scored them by 50,000 skills. Sign-up on Prog,AI to search for software developers.