David Balin
Computer Science & Mathematics @ Vanderbilt University
Building MLOps & token optimization + some cool projects.
Here are my thoughts and things I'm exploring.
Projects
ML March Madness Predictor
A logistic regression model from scratch, trained on 572 games. 78.1% accuracy.
OneTap · Hackathon Winner
Maximize credit card cashback with vector search + Gemini. Hackathon winner.
Writing
April 14, 2026
The 25 billion dollar eigenvector
Google search, at its mathematical core, is a power iteration finding the dominant eigenvector of a stochastic matrix. What I learned sitting in linear algebra class.
April 14, 2026
Building a second brain with Obsidian and Claude Code
How I turned my Obsidian vault into a queryable knowledge base with token optimization and prompt caching baked in.
A bit about me
Experience
Ellucian
Software Engineering · AI Automation & Deployment
ABCloudz
Software Engineering · DB Modernization