Matt Motoki
I am a third-year Ph.D. student in the Electrical & Computer Engineering Department at the University of Washington, advised by Baosen Zhang. My research interests lie at the intersection of machine learning, power systems, and sustainability. In addition to my doctoral studies, I lead the data science efforts at Shifted Energy.
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Adaptive Pricing
July 21, 2024
This post supplements our paper on coordinating agent behavior using adaptive pricing. I believe the best way to understand this concept is through an animation of the iterative process – it still surprises whenever I see it.
This post supplements our paper on coordinating agent behavior using adaptive pricing. I believe the best way to understand this concept is through an animation of the iterative process – it still surprises whenever I see it.
Beta Target Encoding
July 21, 2024
This post examines "Beta Target Encoding", a technique for converting categorical variables to numeric features for binary classification tasks. We explore how this Bayesian approach allows for simple online updates and offers intuitive hyperparameter interpretation.
This post examines "Beta Target Encoding", a technique for converting categorical variables to numeric features for binary classification tasks. We explore how this Bayesian approach allows for simple online updates and offers intuitive hyperparameter interpretation.
Competitions
In my free time, I enjoy doing machine learning competitions. I am a competitions grandmaster on Kaggle.- 2024 Power Patterns Challenge Teammates: Elaine Hsu 1st Place $3,000
- 2024 Predict Energy Behavior of Prosumers Challenge 6th Place $5,000
- 2023 NeurIPS CityLearn Challenge (Forecasting Track) 1st Place $1,000
- 2023 Net Load Forecasting Prize 2nd Place $150,000
- 2023 Digitizing Utilities Prize Teammates: Sorapong Khongnawang, Daniel Tabas, Baosen Zhang, and Olin Lagon Phase 1 Winner $75,000
- 2022 NeurIPS CityLearn Challenge Teammates: Sorapong Khongnawang 2nd Place $5,000
- 2022 Solar Forecasting Prize Runner Up $25,000
- 2021 Recidivism Forecasting Challenge Teammates: Marifel Barbasa and Sorapong Khongnawang Prize Winner $48,500
- 2019 Great Energy Predictor III Teammates: Isamu Yamashita 1st Place $10,000
Projects
Cell Division: A Biology-Inspired Board Game with an AI Opponent
Cell Division is a strategy-based board game. Players take turns placing their cells. A player’s cells divide when they connect with each other. The score is equal to the total number of cells. The game ends when the board is full. The winner is the player with the most cells.
Cell Division is a strategy-based board game. Players take turns placing their cells. A player’s cells divide when they connect with each other. The score is equal to the total number of cells. The game ends when the board is full. The winner is the player with the most cells.
Cell Collection: Variations of Cell Division
This is a collection of games inspired by Cell Division. If a player places a new cell adjacent to one or more of their existing cells, then their existing cell(s) extend to include the new cell. This is a work in progress and I plan to implement various scoring mechanisms.
This is a collection of games inspired by Cell Division. If a player places a new cell adjacent to one or more of their existing cells, then their existing cell(s) extend to include the new cell. This is a work in progress and I plan to implement various scoring mechanisms.
Hawaii Machine Learning Meetup
I helped to create the Hawaii Machine Learning Meetup with the goal of increasing ML adoption in Hawaii. As an organizer, I grew the community to 250+ members and helped to lead networking events and ML study groups.
I helped to create the Hawaii Machine Learning Meetup with the goal of increasing ML adoption in Hawaii. As an organizer, I grew the community to 250+ members and helped to lead networking events and ML study groups.
Creative Coding
I play around with creative coding for fun.
