Daniel McNeela

Daniel McNeela

Machine Learning Researcher and Engineer

Arizona State University

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Biography

Hi! I am a machine learning engineer and researcher, and a professional content and technical writer. I am currently pursuing a JD at Arizona State University’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law and a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. I received a M.S. in Biomedical Data Science from the University of Wisconsin, Madison and a B.A. in Applied Mathematics from the University of California, Berkeley. During my M.S., I was lucky to be advised by Professors Anthony Gitter and Fred Sala, both of whom have had an outsized impact on my development as a researcher. My current academic research focuses on applying tools from differential geometry, manifold theory, and pure mathematics more generally to problems in machine learning and drug discovery. I am interested in a variety of topics including deep learning, natural language processing, computational biology, and drug discovery. I am also interested in the intersection of law and technology, particularly patent and intellectual property law surrounding generative AI as well as AI regulation and its policy implications.

In addition to my academic interests, I enjoy running, cycling, brazilian jiu-jitsu, playing guitar, piano, and drums, writing creative fiction, and reading great books. In particular, writing is a huge passion of mine. I work part-time as a professional content and technical writer specializing on machine learning, so please contact me if you are looking for a skilled writer for your software or ML business.

Interests
  • Patent Law
  • IP & Copyright Law
  • Machine Learning
  • Geometric Deep Learning
  • Equivariance
  • Computational Biology
Education
  • Juris Doctor (JD) - In Progress, 2027

    Arizona State University

  • MS in Biomedical Data Science, 2023

    University of Wisconsin, Madison

  • BA in Applied Mathematics, 2017

    University of California, Berkeley

Recent Publications

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(2024). Mixed-Curvature Representation Learning for Biological Pathway Graphs. In ICML 2023 CompBio Workshop.

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(2023). Almost Equivariance via Lie Algebra Convolutions. In NeurIPS 2023 NeurReps Workshop.

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Experience

 
 
 
 
 
Arizona State University, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law
JD Student
August 2024 – Present Phoenix, AZ
Studying the intersection of AI and the Law, with a particular interest in patent law, IP law around generative AI, and policy surrounding the regulation of AI technology.
 
 
 
 
 
Valence Labs
Machine Learning Research Intern
January 2024 – July 2024 Montreal, QC, Canada
Built data engineering pipelines for quantum chemical DFT data and designed neural networks for predicting molecular non-covalent interaction energies.
 
 
 
 
 
University of Wisconsin, Madison
PhD Researcher
August 2021 – December 2023 Madison, WI
Performed research in large language models, equivariant neural networks, and machine learning for drug discovery.
 
 
 
 
 
Eli Lilly
Software & Machine Learning Engineer
June 2020 – May 2021 San Diego, CA
Worked on the antibody discovery team, building backend and machine learning systems for in silico design of novel therapeutics.
 
 
 
 
 
machineVantage
Machine Learning Researcher
machineVantage
August 2017 – February 2019 Berkeley, CA
Researched embedding models for natural language processing and applied them in the marketing field.

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