Jocelyn Rego's work experience includes the following roles:
- Scientist III at HRL Laboratories, LLC, starting in January 2023.
- Doctorate Intern at HRL Laboratories, LLC from June 2022 to December 2022.
- Graduate Research Assistant at Drexel University College of Computing & Informatics, where they worked at the SPARSE Coding Lab from August 2019 to the present (no end date specified) and as a Graduate Teaching Assistant from August 2020 to March 2021.
- Graduate Research Assistant at Los Alamos National Laboratory from January 2022 to June 2022.
- Information Science and Technology Institute (ISTI) Student Fellow at Los Alamos National Laboratory from May 2021 to September 2021. Their research focused on a novel biologically plausible multiscale competitive feedback mechanism for perception and investigating methods to approximate sparse coding with convolutional neural networks.
- Undergraduate Research Assistant at Villanova University, working at the Word Recognition and Auditory Perception (WRAP) Lab from September 2018 to May 2019 and at the Temporal Perception Lab from August 2017 to May 2019. Jocelyn also served as an Instructional Technology Intern from November 2017 to May 2018.
- Revenue Cycle Specialist at McBee, where they supported Post-Acute Billing Outsourcing functions and assisted with medical documentation from August 2018 to December 2018. Jocelyn also worked as a Staff Consultant Intern from June 2018 to August 2018.
- Healthcare Informatics Intern at NYC Health + Hospitals from June 2017 to August 2017.
Jocelyn Rego has a diverse education history. Jocelyn began their academic journey in 2011 at Kent Place School, where they graduated with a High School Diploma in 2015.
Post high school, Jocelyn attended Villanova University from 2015 to 2019. During their time there, they pursued a major in Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience and a minor in Computer Science. Additionally, they concentrated their studies in Cognitive Science.
Continuing their educational pursuits, Jocelyn then enrolled at Drexel University in 2019. Jocelyn simultaneously pursued a Master of Science (MS) degree and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Computer Science. Their MS program lasted until 2021, and they are expected to complete their PhD degree in 2024.
In addition to their academic degrees, Jocelyn has obtained certifications to enhance their knowledge and skills. In 2017, they completed the HI-FIVE: Health Informatics For Innovation, Value & Enrichment (Clinical Perspective) course and received a certificate through Coursera Course Certificates. Furthermore, in 2020, they participated in the Neuromatch Academy's Interactive Track and obtained a certificate from Neuromatch Academy.
Overall, Jocelyn Rego has displayed a strong commitment to their education and has sought various opportunities to expand their knowledge and expertise in the field of Computer Science, with a particular focus on cognitive and behavioral neuroscience.
January, 2023 - present
June, 2022