Larry Finer

New York City Tech Professional

Trained in data science at Metis in New York City, Larry Finer has research interests in areas that include general computer programming, web scraping, data acquisition, machine learning, regression/classification, natural language processing, and neural networks. Larry Finer’s educational accomplishments at Metis include the use of a random forest classifier to determine the probability of flight delays, and the development of an autoencoder with convolutional neural network inputs to build a system that recommends works of art. Dr. Finer also completed a natural language processing study to understand the ways Urban Dictionary uses slang.

Before he entered the Metis Data Science Bootcamp, Dr. Finer served as a research consultant studying the relationship between the evolution of technology and changes in health reporting behavior among women. Mr. Finer’s other recent professional accomplishments include a position as a senior editor at Practical Management Envisioneering, where he created a backend issue-tracking system for editors.

Brooklyn, NY, US