Hi!Permalink

My name is Mark Torres. I’m currently a researcher and software engineer at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, studying how ML algorithms affect people’s perceptions of politics on social media. I develop end-to-end LLM-powered apps and social media algorithms in order to learn more about people’s behaviors on social media. In a past life, I worked for a few years as a data scientist for SetSail, a Series A startup acquired by ZoomInfo. Before that, I also worked as a data scientist and researcher at Yale. I am also completing my Master’s in Computer Science at UT Austin, after completing my Bachelor’s in Statistics at Yale.

Current: ML Engineer @Northwestern (2023-present)Permalink

• Typing (senior engineer edition) + reading papers (fledgling academic)

Previous: Data Scientist @SetSail (2021-2023)Permalink

• Lots of typing (data scientist startup bro edition)

Previous: Data Scientist @Yale (2020-2021)Permalink

• Lots of typing (yung fledging data scientist edit)

Published a few papers here and there:Permalink

My Google Scholar Profile.

• Brady, W.J., McLoughlin, K.L., Torres, M.P. et al. Overperception of moral outrage in online social networks inflates beliefs about intergroup hostility. Nat Hum Behav 7, 917–927 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-023-01582-0
• Iwamoto, S.K., Alexander, M., Torres, M. et al. Mindfulness Meditation Activates Altruism. Sci Rep 10, 6511 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-62652-1

Education:Permalink

• (Ongoing) MS, Computer Science, @UT Austin, expected completion Winter 2025
• (Completed) BS, Statistics, @Yale, 2016-2020

Et ceteraPermalink

I am a digital nomad these days, and am likely in a new country every 1-2 months. I’m based out of Chicago/Florida/Manila these days, depending on the current travel schedule.