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    Jacob Pilawa

    Jacob Pilawa

    Astrophysics PhD graduate with a passion for all things data.
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    • Berkeley, CA
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    Projects

    Projects

    Interactive tools, data visualizations, and small projects.

    ABS 3D zone visualizer screenshot Interactive visualizer comparing automated ball-strike calls against a three-dimensional strike zone model. MLB ABS vs. 3D Zone Strikes Jigsaw Puzzle Computer Vision Crowdsourcing Tool screenshot Crowdsourced automatic labeling tool for iteratively improving a jigsaw puzzle computer vision model. Jigsaw Puzzle Computer Vision Crowdsourcing Tool Speed Puzzle World Series 2026 summary screenshot "Vibe coded" interactive results website and visualization for the 2026 Speed Puzzle World Series! Speed Puzzle World Series 2026 Summary Half-Life speedrunning challenge screenshot Dashboard showing results from a Half-Life speedrunning community challenge. Half-Life Community Speedrunning Challenge Puzzleboard screenshot Dashboard, results database, and ranking system for competitions in the jigsaw speed puzzling community. Puzzleboard MLB Box-Scorigami screenshot Exploration of rare and never-before-seen MLB box score combinations. MLB Box-Scorigami Count Based Strikezone Size contour plot Analysis of how called strike zone size changes across different ball-strike counts. Count Based Strikezone Size

    Course Notes

    Cleaned-up course notes, teaching notebooks, and a few PDF-only writeups.

    Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics Stellar Populations & Galaxies Stellar Astrophysics Optical and Infrared Astronomy + Intro to Python
    Radiative Processes Extragalactic Astrophysics and Cosmology Stellar Populations and Galaxies

    Astrophotography

    A small collection of night-sky photos and telescope images I've taken.

    Messier 16, WIRO, 2018 Messier 16 Fireworks Galaxy, Colgate, 2017 Fireworks Galaxy Jupiter 2020 Jupiter Fisheye, Colgate, 2016 Fisheye Lagoon Nebula, Colgate, 2017 Lagoon Nebula Moon, Sept. 30, 2021 Moon
    Milky Way, Colgate, 2017 Milky Way, Colgate Milky Way, July 4, 2021 Milky Way, July 4 Milky Way, WIRO, 2018 Milky Way, WIRO Winter Night, Nov 4, 2016 Winter Night Wyoming Infrared Observatory Wyoming Infrared Observatory
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