Donald (Donny) Bertucci

I am a PhD student at Georgia Tech in the Visual Analytics Lab . I am very interested in science, visualization, information, and intelligence.

Previously, I studied Computer Science and Math at Oregon State University . I've worked on visualizing neural networks and large-scale data with CMU DIG and the OSU DIV Lab . I've also worked on analyzing proteins with the OSU Venom Biochem Lab .

home donnybertucci.com mail bertucci@gatech.edu terminal github.com/xnought

Education

Present

Ph.D. Computer Science

Georgia Institute of Technology
Advised by Dr. Alex Endert
Jun. 2024

B.S. Computer Science

Oregon State University
Degree focus on Artificial Intelligence
Minor in Mathematics

Experience

Sep. 2024 – Jun. 2024

Oregon State University

Software Engineer, Venom Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Lab
Designed an interface with protein visualization and implemented computational analysis methods to discover protein function for venom proteins [_]. Advised by Michael Youkhateh and Dr. Nathan Mortimer .
Summer 2023

Carnegie Mellon University

Research Intern, CMU Data Interaction Group (DIG)
Researched interactive methods to improve language model prompt generation and transparency with Adam Perer . Developed interactive visualizations of neural network compression/quantization error [_].
Sep. 2022 – Jun. 2023

Carnegie Mellon University

Research Assistant, CMU Data Interaction Group (DIG)
Developing human-centered ways to evaluate Machine Learning model behavior within Zeno [_]. Enabling linked visualizations at scale with FalconVis [_] with Dominik Moritz .
Summer 2022

Carnegie Mellon University

REU Intern, HCII Summer Undergraduate Research Program
Developed user interfaces to interactively discover poor behavior in neural networks [_].
Advised by Ángel Alexander Cabrera and Adam Perer . Hosted by the Data Interaction Group (DIG) .
Aug. 2021 – Jun. 2022

Oregon State University

Research Assistant, Data Interaction and Visualization (DIV) Lab
Developed user interfaces to visualize large data and interpret complex machine learning models [_, _]. Mentored and advised by Minsuk Kahng .
Summer 2021

Oregon State University

EECS REU Summer Cohort
Program dedicated to improving research communication and presentation skills. Led by Alan Fern .
Feb. 2021 – June 2021

Oregon State University

REU Intern, URSA Engage Research Program
Developed interactive interfaces to visualize difficult concepts in learned neural networks [_, _]. Advised by Minsuk Kahng .

Publications

Conference

C3

Zeno: An Interactive Framework for Behavioral Evaluation of Machine Learning

Ángel Alexander Cabrera , Erica Fu , Donald Bertucci , Kenneth Holstein , Ameet Talwalkar , Jason I. Hong , and Adam Perer
ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI). Hamburg, Germany, 2023.
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C2

DendroMap: Visual Exploration of Large-Scale Image Datasets for Machine Learning with Treemaps

Donald Bertucci , Md Montaser Hamid , Yashwanthi Anand , Anita Ruangrotsakun , Delyar Tabatabai ,
Melissa Perez , and Minsuk Kahng
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (IEEE VIS 2022). Oklahoma City, OK
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C1

Beyond Value: CHECKLIST for Testing Inferences in Planning-Based Reinforcement Learning

Kin-Ho Lam , Delyar Tabatabai , Jed Irvine , Donald Bertucci , Anita Ruangrotsakun , Minsuk Kahng , and Alan Fern
32nd International Conference on Automated Planning and Scheduling (ICAPS 2022).
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Workshop

W2

Backprop Explainer: Interactive Explanation of Backpropagation in Neural Network Training

Donald Bertucci and Minsuk Kahng
Workshop on Visualization for AI Explainability (VISxAI, IEEE VIS 2021).
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W1

An Interactive Introduction to Autoencoders

Donald Bertucci
Workshop on Visualization for AI Explainability (VISxAI, IEEE VIS 2021).
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Research Projects

P7

Venome: A System to Store and Analyze Venom Protein Function

Donald Bertucci , Ansen Garvin , Cora Bailey , Amanda Sinha , Michael Youkhateh , and Nathan Mortimer
A site where you can upload, search, compare, and analyze Venom Lab proteins + create interactive articles.
2024 Engineering Expo (Computer Science Capstone Project), Oregon State University. Corvallis, OR
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P6

Random Number Generator with Elementary Cellular Automata in Matlab

Donald Bertucci
Random numbers with Elementary Cellular Automata Rule 30 in Matlab + transform to any other distribution.
Mathematical Software with Torrey Johnson, Oregon State University. Corvallis, OR
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P5

ProteinScatter: Visualizing Fragments of Structurally Similar Proteins with a Scatterplot

Donald Bertucci
Converted proteins to Foldseek 3Di, then trained an auto-regressive transformer. Embeddings converted into a 2D scatterplot.
Molecular Modeling with Juan Vanegas, Oregon State University (2024). Corvallis, OR
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P4

Visualizing Neural Network Compression

Donald Bertucci and Adam Perer
An interactive article exploring how model compression error affects neural network behavior.
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P3

FalconVis: A Library to Cross-Filter Billions of Data Entries on the Web

Donald Bertucci and Dominik Moritz
A JavaScript library for visualizing big data on the web with your custom visualizations and scalable data formats.
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P2

Finding the Distance Function in the Poincaré Disk using Stereographic Projection

Donald Bertucci
A paper that derives the Poicaré disk distance function using stereographic projection from Minkowski Space.
Non-Euclidean Geometry with Tevian Dray, Oregon State University (2023). Corvallis, OR
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P1

Mirror: Interactive Discovery of Blindspots in Machine Learning Models

Donald Bertucci , Ángel Alexander Cabrera , Nari Johnson , Gregory Plumb , Erica Fu , and Adam Perer
An interactive tool to discover errors in machine learning models. Detailed in the poster and implemented in Zeno.
Human-Computer Interaction Institute (HCII) Summer Research Showcase (2022). Pittsburgh, PA
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References

Dr. Minsuk Kahng

Research Scientist at Google People + AI Research (PAIR)
Previously Assistant Professor at Oregon State University
minsuk.com

Dr. Adam Perer

Assistant Professor at Carnegie Mellon University
perer.org

Dr. Dominik Moritz

Assistant Professor at Carnegie Mellon University
Research Scientist at Apple Machine Intelligence visualization team
domoritz.de

Dr. Alex Cabrera

Previously PhD Student at Carnegie Mellon University and ZenoML
cabreraalex.com

Dr. Nathan Mortimer

Associate Professor at Oregon State University, Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics
Venom Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Laboratory
biochem.oregonstate.edu/directory/nathan-mortimer