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Welcome! My name is Matteus: I'm a graduate student at USC pursuing a M.S. in Economics and Data Science with a penchant for tech.

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Portfolio

May 24'

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This portfolio project relies on HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript for the front-end. The back-end includes a bird flight simulation implemented in Javascript, with the application deployed and managed through Node.js.

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ML Projects

July 25'

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Includes a Masters ML course with a focus on core algorithms and their applications. Mathematics and Applications of interpretable models - linear reg., logistic reg., Hidden Markov Models - and more complex structures - SVMs, Deep NN, and ensemble tree methods. Focus on data imbalance, bootstrapping, and data modeling applied to a variety of data.

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MCP Instance

Sep 25'

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Personal AI co-pilot, a digital instance of myself fine-tuned to write as I do, and to help with case studies and complex problem-solving. Powered by AWS, the agent answers questions in your logical style by providing answers by MCP access to databases containing my knowledge from class and the web, all through a simple React interface.

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Honors Thesis

May 25'

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Developed index for incomplete gentrification (IG) by means of distribuition analysis, performing temporal PCA, and k-means clustering. Conducted randomized control trials to demonstrate the causal impact of my IG Index on housing prices. Use of Python, STATA, LaTeX, Tableau, Powerpoint, etc.

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Algorithms

July 24'

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A Princeton Algorithms two-part certification. Java to implementations of fundamental data structures like stacks, A*, and double queues etc. in the first course. The second part was focused on algorithms for graph traversal, string processing, and minimum spanning trees, building complex solutions from the ground up.

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Cat Web Application

Nov. 23'

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Web Application in which reprocesses API data to display every breed of cat and dog. Users can see concurrent ratings and facts characteristic of each breed. HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript create a responsive and interactive front-end, while Python and Django handle the server-side logic, data processing, and API integrations.

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Notecards

Nov. 23' - Present

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A large-scale mobile app where users upload images or text, creating a vectorized database instance for RAG to generate personalized notecards. Developed using Swift and SwiftUI for native iOS, with Firebase handling real-time data management and cloud storage. CoreML and Amazon SageMaker are integrated for machine learning tasks.

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To Do List

Aug. 23' - Oct. 23'

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A native IOS application for introductions to Firebase SDK (Firestore), Swift and SwiftUI. Designed as a simple to-do list application where users can add, update, and delete tasks.

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Expedia Mock

May. 24'

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An Expedia mock, no-GUI, Java application which incorporates data encryption techniques, regex, etc. Incorporated self-authored data structures for sorting UID encodes and users, along with a mechanisms for admins to manage users and user debts. The mock includes two inheritance hierarchies to manage the three account types and complex data types dynamically written to a text file.

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Coffee Roaster

July 23' - 24'

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A handmade coffee bean roaster crafted from raw metals and electronic components, designed to mimic Michael McConnell's build with custom-engineered mechanics. It features both manual control and bluetooth functionality through an RPI integration.

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Skills

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Experience

Aug. 2024 - Present

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Teaching Assistant/Course Producer USC, Marshall School of Business
Course Title: Deep Learning for AI and Business Applications (DSO 464)
• Support 40+ students through office hours, feedback, and project advising in Deep and Convolutional Neural Networks
• Built an MCP model with automated pipelines to scrape, preprocess, and integrate financial data for analysis and prediction
• Authored exam in TensorFlow focused on defect detection with CNNs, achieving an AUROC of 98%

Aug. 2024 - Present

Research Assistant USC, Price School of Public Policy
• Wrangled 32 datasets in Python to analyze and visualize disparities in access to imaging technologies for ADRD treatment
• Automated summary statistics and codebook exports from STATA to Excel, reducing manual reporting time by ≈70%
• Leveraged NLP to extract and quantify insights from unstructured policy documents

Jan. 2025 - Jul. 2025

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Jan. 2025 - Jul. 2025

Jan. 2025 - Jul. 2025

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Teaching Assistant USC, Viterbi School of Engineering
Course Title: Managing Data in C++ (ITP 365)
• Lead office hours and review sessions to clarify complex data structures and algorithms in C++
• Provide actionable feedback on assignments and hold office hours, improving student’s implementation of Data Structures

Jan. 2025 - Jul. 2025

Teaching Assistant/Course Producer USC, Viterbi School of Engineering
Course Title: Object-Oriented Programming (ITP 265)
• Crafted assignments and for 60+ students
• Incorporated independent intercollegiate research into lecture slides to enhance course material
• Conducted 2-hour lectures upon professor request
• Reviewed and graded student work; provided prompt feedback on discussion boards to bolster student performance

Aug. 2024 - Dec. 2024

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Aug. 2024 - Dec. 2024



Education

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M.S. Economics and Data Science

May 26'

USC Viterbi

GPA: 4.0

  • Coursework: ML for Data Science; Data Management; Econometrics; Intermediate Microeconomics; Economic Consulting and Applied Econometrics
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B.S. (Hon) Economics, Mathematics

May 26'

USC Dornsife

GPA: 3.46, Major GPA: 3.75

  • Minor in Computer Programming
  • Economics Departmental Honors
  • Coursework: Data Science w/ Python; Probability Theory; Mathematics of ML; Mathematical Statistics; Macroeconomics, Economic Consulting

Certifications

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Issued: 04/2024

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Issued: 07/2023

Other

Presentations

Architecting You: Building an MCP instance of Oneself

Sep 25'

  • Machine Learning in Economics Club – USC

Causality of Incomplete Gentrification: Formulating an Index

Apr 25'

  • Celebration of Undergraduate Research in Economics – USC

Insights from the Handbook of Price Impact Modeling

Mar 25'

  • Machine Learning in Economics Club – USC

Machine Learning Methods for Demand Estimation

Feb 25'

  • Machine Learning in Economics Research Symposium – USC
Extracurriculars

Machine Learning in Economics Club | Coordinator

Aug 25' - Present

  • Coordinated weekly meetings and presentation schedules for topic-based group discussions
  • Lead frequent presentations and interactive lecture sessions on novel ML topics

Economics Association | Member

Jan 24' - Present

  • Engage in research symposiums, faculty coffee chats, and events to stay informed on current economics research
Volunteering

United Rocks Org | Volunteer

Jun 22' - Present

  • Work one on one with children 6-15 with varying disabilities
  • Tailor unique experiences suitable for the climber; collaborate with parents


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