Hi, I’m Seth Billiau.
Data Scientist, Consultant

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Who am I?

I am a graduate of Harvard University with a Bachelor of Arts in Statistics (Data Science) and a minor in Government. Raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan, I gained experience as a political organizer and campaign manager, leveraging data to win important local elections during the competitive 2016, 2018, and 2020 election cycles. Now, I work as a data scientist, bringing my passion, technical know-how, and strong communication skills to new challenges at Booz Allen Hamilton.

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Gibbs Sampling Explained

Gibbs Sampling Explained

Gibbs sampling is one of the most popular Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) algorithms with applications in Bayesian statistics, computational linguistics, political science, and more. In my first article published with Towards Data Science, I explained how Gibbs sampling really works through a series of visualizations.

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From Scratch: Permutation Feature Importance for ML Interpretability

Use permutation feature importance to discover which features in your dataset are useful for prediction.

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From Scratch: Permutation Feature Importance for ML Interpretability
Visualizing 2020 Ivy League Men's Basketball

Visualizing 2020 Ivy League Men's Basketball

R Shiny app on 2020 Ivy League Men’s Basketball statistics with interactive visualizations for easy comparison.

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July 2021 - Present
Data Scientist, Consultant
Booz Allen Hamilton
April 2020 - September 2020
Legislative Aide - 75th District
State of Michigan House of Representatives
September 2018 - May 2021
Teaching Fellow/Course Assistant
Harvard University

Experience

Over 2+ years of experience working in the intersection of technology and government.

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Education

2017-2021
Harvard University
Bachelor of Arts (Statistics)