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-AI & ML
+Aritficial intelligence & Machine Learning (AI & ML)
 ======
-My PhD was in statistics focusing on computational machine learning.
+My PhD was awarded in statistics, where I focused on computational machine learning.
 
-My educational background also includes degrees in Mathematics and Computer Science.
+My educational background includes degrees in Mathematics and Computer Science.
 
 The intersection of these three fields and their applications to scientific and
 applied problems are my areas of current interest.
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 For more on my background including publications, talks, etc. browse through
 the nav bar at the top of this page.
 
-If your in a hurry and only want to find my publications check google scholar
+If you are in a hurry and only want to find my publications check google scholar
 which is linked on the left hand pane of the page-they do a great job keeping
 things up to date when it comes to citations, publications, etc.
 
+Other information about me can be found by perusing the linked sites on the left
+panel, e.g. stackoverflow answers I've written, github things, arxiv papers, etc.
 
 Contact info
 ------
 
-If you'd like to contact me about something I've written on this site-or elsewhere-
-or are interested in working together on a project
-email is usually best. If I don't respond within a day or two, email again, it's
-possible your correspondence was filtered by spam and I never saw the email.
+If you'd like to contact me about something I've written on this site-or elsewhere-or are interested in working together on a project email is usually the best way to contact me.
+If I don't respond within a day or two, email again, it's possible your correspondence was filtered by spam and I never saw the email.