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Tomilayo Tolulope

Chicago

Summary

Academic generalist with over 15 years of interdisciplinary research, teaching, and analytical experience. Adept at synthesizing complex information, refining data for machine learning applications, and contributing to AI model training through structured feedback. Combines a strong foundation in qualitative and quantitative methodologies with a keen interest in emerging technologies.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Research Analyst

Educational Data Insights
Chicago
03.2016 - Current
  • Lead cross-disciplinary projects analyzing learning patterns using NLP tools.
  • Train and evaluate AI-driven educational platforms for bias and accuracy.
  • Collaborate with engineers to refine annotation frameworks for large-scale datasets.

Adjunct Professor, Cognitive Science

Loyola University Chicago
01.2013 - 12.2019
  • Designed graduate courses on AI ethics and human-computer interaction.
  • Supervised student theses on machine learning applications in social sciences.

Research Fellow

MIT Media Lab (Affiliate Program)
06.2010 - 02.2013
  • Contributed to open-source AI projects focused on knowledge graph optimization.
  • Co-authored 3 peer-reviewed papers on collaborative filtering systems.

Education

PhD - Cognitive Science

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
05.2010

MSc - Linguistics (Computational Focus)

Northwestern University
06.2004

BA - Philosophy & Psychology

University of Chicago
06.2002

Skills

  • AI Model Evaluation
  • Interdisciplinary Research (STEM/Humanities)
  • Natural Language Processing (NLP)
  • Data Annotation & Curation
  • Academic Writing & Peer Review
  • Curriculum Development
  • Statistical Analysis (Python/R)
  • Technical Communication
  • Ethical AI Frameworks
  • Adaptive Learning Systems

Certification

  • Advanced Data Annotation for ML (Coursera, 2021)
  • AI Ethics & Society (Stanford Online, 2019)

Volunteer Experience

Peer reviewer for IEEE Transactions on Education Technology (2018–Present), Mentor, Black in AI (2020–Present)

Publications

  • "Bias Mitigation in Educational AI Tools" (Journal of AI Research, 2020)
  • Panelist, AAAI Symposium on Human-in-the-Loop Machine Learning (2022)

Timeline

Senior Research Analyst

Educational Data Insights
03.2016 - Current

Adjunct Professor, Cognitive Science

Loyola University Chicago
01.2013 - 12.2019

Research Fellow

MIT Media Lab (Affiliate Program)
06.2010 - 02.2013

PhD - Cognitive Science

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

MSc - Linguistics (Computational Focus)

Northwestern University

BA - Philosophy & Psychology

University of Chicago

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