Jillian Johnson
Computer Science PhD Student | Cybernetics
University of Memphis
About Me
“The will will always be corrupted by the memes in which it traffics, but nothing prevents us from instrumentalizing this fact, and calibrating it in view of the ends it desires.” – Laboria Cuboniks, XF: A Politics for Alienation
Jillian Johnson is a PhD Student and Graduate Assistant at the University of Memphis. She is inspired by cybernetics, artificial & collective intelligence, human-computer interaction, virtual reality, and meta-ethics.
Jillian has served in both Student and Regional positions for the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Additionally, she served positions for Theta Tau ΩΔ and Christian Brothers University’s Gay-Straight Alliance.
Education
Computer Science PhD Student
| Institute of Intelligent Systems
DataWhys Assistant
Advisor: Dr. Andrew Olney
B.S. | Interdisciplinary Studies of Electrical Engineering & Cognitive Neuroscience
Mathematics Minor
May 2020
Advisors: Dr. Eric Welch, Dr. Jeffery Sable, Dr. Serge Salan, and Dr. Tracy Burke
Research Experience
DataWhys | Graduate Assistant | Dr. Andrew Olney | 2020
This project is implementing a tutoring system across various proficiency levels to gain a more comprehensive understanding of how people learn data science.
Monsters Invoke More Eeriness and Negative Emotional Responses than Human-Like Objects: Additions to the Uncanny Valley | Research Lead | Liam Fox & Brianna K. Muntz | 2020
The study examined the difference between levels of human-likeness, eeriness, and emotional response. We attempted to diminish the depth of the uncanny valley by altering species (human-like object or monster) and skin tone (natural or artificial).
Influences of Schizoanalysis on Artificial Intelligence | 2018
An argument for how the biases in artificial intelligence can occur through a post-structuralist take on societal interactions. Using Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari’s theory of schizoanalysis, a deduction of society’s desiring-productions can be mapped into metamodels that function similarly to deep learning neural networks.
Projects
OpenViBE Biofeedback Brain-Computer Interface | 2020
IBM TJ Bot | NoBox – Founder | 2016-2018
Publications
Wage Against the Machine: The Wealth and Power Inequality on the Automation of Labor | IEEE Journal of Engineering & Public Policy
Skills
Languages
Python, Java, R, SQL, MATLAB
Applications
Git, Linux, JupyterLab, PyCharm, OpenViBE, SPSS, SPICE Electronics, Microsoft Office Suite, Abelton, Adobe Photoshop, WordPress
Relevant Coursework
Graduate
Artificial Intelligence, Introduction to Neurocomputing, Fundamentals of Data Science, Foundations of Software Engineering, Natural Language Processing, Human-Computer Interaction
Undergraduate
Electrical Engineering:
Capstone Research (Brain-Computer Interfaces), Systems/Signals & Noise, Multimedia Digital-Signal Processing, Digital Design, Electric Circuit Analysis, Microprocessor Interface & Programming
Cognitive Neuroscience:
Experimental Research Methods and Statistics, Correlational Research Methods and Statistics, Cognitive Science Seminar, Psychophysiology, Sensation & Perception, Biological Psychology, Cognitive Psychology
Mathematics:
Calculus I, II & III, Differential Equations, Statistics, Probability, Discrete Mathematics
Computer Science:
Algorithms, Data Structures, Database Systems Design, Fundamentals of Computer Science (Java), Computer Problem Solving (Python)
