Hi — I'm Brydon. Thanks for stopping by.
tl;dr
- I'm currently doing research at Thinking Machines Lab.
- Previously, I did research at OpenAI
- Before that I did a PhD in applied math (focusing on mathematical oncology) at the University of Waterloo
- And before that, I did a math bio M.Sc. at McMaster University and an undergrad in Math and CS at Redeemer University
These days I draw more on CS than applied math, though I still think the parallels between math bio and modern ML are pretty interesting and kind of overlooked. I'm working on post-training research — RL, human and synthetic data, and self-improving systems. I'm especially interested in how to actually keep humans in the loop.
I like the midwife metaphor: this era of computing is coming whether we want it or not. The highest-leverage place for me is in the room, helping make sure we stick the landing — and that the result actually helps people broadly, not just the people building it.
This site has my background, research, teaching stuff, and whatever I'm working on now. Reach out if you want to chat.