Alexander Dillon

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Selected
Projects

Novel Approaches
to
Real-World Challenges

3D Interactive Network Models

Built With

R Statistics

C Sharp

Unity

Challenge: How to identify prevalent patterns or net-effect outcomes in highly interconnected datasets?

Force-directed, 3D spaces can improve a user's ability to discern clusters in the emergent network - initial work led to published research insight

See updated online version at
netviz.alexd.info

Is analysis really relevant here?

Tech Used: R, C#, Unity

Boston Property Explorer

Built With

R Statistics

Python

JavaScript

D3.js

Cesium.js

Translated open data about ownership to a detailed interactive online 3D map

Users could share findings via social media to build momentum

1st place Boston Open Data Challenge

See it at wowboston.alexd.info

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Tech Used: R, C#, Unity

Reddit Front Page Timeline

Built With

R and friends

Challenge: how to store and analyze dynamics of "the front page of the internet"

Polled Reddit json data over time to build view showing posts' rise and fall over time

Used d3.js to build in-browser version capable of live updates

Is analysis really relevant here?

Tech Used: R, C#, Unity

Analyzing "Gun"s in the News

Built With

R and friends

Challenge: How are guns discussed by our news outlets, and what has changed over time?

Scraped the GDELT TV API for on-air mentions of the word "gun" on news channels

Mined the surrounding words to characterize their topic, sentiment, style, and trends with show and network

Is analysis really relevant here?

Tech Used: R, C#, Unity

Congressional Voting Records

Built With

R and friends

Challenge: Can Congressional voting data be used to identify blocs and their policy positions?

Scraped House and Senate votes dating back to 1992

Applied text analysis to bill content and built cluster models of constituency types

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Tech Used: R, C#, Unity

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