Python |https://spencha.github.io/tags/python/PythonHugo Blox Builder (https://hugoblox.com)en-usMon, 01 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://spencha.github.io/media/icon_hu_982c5d63a71b2961.pngPythonhttps://spencha.github.io/tags/python/Hidden Markov Model for Part-of-Speech Tagging Taskshttps://spencha.github.io/projects/hmm-pos-tagging/Mon, 01 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://spencha.github.io/projects/hmm-pos-tagging/<p>Literature review and application of Hidden Markov Model methods to the Penn Treebank dataset for STATS 230: Statistical Computing Methods.</p> <p><strong>Tools Used:</strong> Python, R</p>Predicting the Dow Jones Industrial Average with Sentiment-Enhanced LSTM Modelshttps://spencha.github.io/projects/lstm-stock-prediction/Mon, 01 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://spencha.github.io/projects/lstm-stock-prediction/<p>Project demonstrating the efficacy of LSTM models in enhancing prediction of stock indexes such as the DJIA.</p> <p><strong>Tools Used:</strong> Python, R</p>Guest Lecturer: STATS 295 - Special Topics in Machine Learninghttps://spencha.github.io/teaching/stats295-winter2025/Wed, 15 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://spencha.github.io/teaching/stats295-winter2025/<p>Delivered two guest lectures for STATS 295, a graduate-level special topics course in machine learning:</p> <ul> <li> <p><strong>Handling Data in R and Python, Web Scraping</strong> (January 15, 2025) — Covered data manipulation techniques across both languages and introduced web scraping methods for collecting data from online sources.</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>PyTorch Tutorial for Deep Learning</strong> (February 3, 2025) — Provided a hands-on introduction to deep learning using PyTorch, covering neural network fundamentals and practical implementation.</p> </li> </ul>