Duane M. Lee, Ph.D. | Data Scientist & Quantitative Researcher | Singer

I am an astrophysicist turned Data Scientist with a passion for solving complex, high-dimensional puzzles. After earning my Ph.D. at Columbia and conducting research at MIT—where I used Bayesian inference and Monte Carlo simulations to reconstruct galactic histories—I brought that scientific rigor to the tech industry to build production-grade quantitative models.

My expertise bridges the gap between deep statistical analysis and scalable MLOps. Recently, I've focused on:

Ensemble Modeling: Architecting XGBoost forecasting engines for massive digital networks (Audacy).

Marketplace Intelligence: Building foundational pricing and fidelity indices for a 30M+ item marketplace (Labviva) using advanced SQL and Snowflake.

I live at the intersection of data engineering, AI, and creative approaches, and I love the challenge of turning ambiguous data into clear and impactful signals.

I also get out to karaoke when I can!