RomeThorstenson

Researcher · Engineer · Founder
§ 01About
AI research
security, mech interp, infra, compression
computer science
ML, full-stack, comp cognition, game theory
logic + reasoning
philosophy of mind & math, formal logic
ballroom dance
standard, smooth, latin, rhythm, social
erdős number
3
Education

B.S. Computer Science & Economics
B.A. Mathematics & Philosophy

Yale University · 2021–2025

§ 02Select Projects
  1. rafterAgent security 2025 —
  2. writingEssays & notes
  3. obsidian-beadsObsidian plugin 2026
  4. trnascan-pyBioinformatics 2026
  5. flag2vecDINOv2 · Embeddings 2026
  6. get-research-doneAgentic research 2026
  7. human-EIG-facesVision · RSA 2025
  8. deforestation-forecastingRemote sensing 2024
  9. cubesatEmbedded C 2022
§ 03Work
  1. 2025 — NowFounder / Rafter
  2. 2024Operations Lead / Optimo Hats
  3. 2023Machine Learning Engineer / Overdose Guardian
  4. 2022Software Development Engineer / Amazon
§ 04Papers
  1. Protein contacts are already in the attention: a single-forward-pass alternative to the Categorical JacobianarXiv 2026
  2. Prompt Firewall: Composable, Self-Correcting LLM GuardrailsmedRxiv 2026
  3. Computation and RigorWorkshopping 2026
  4. GORGO: Cross-Region LLM Load Balancing with KV-Cache ReusearXiv 2026
  5. Sparsity and Superposition in Mixture of ExpertsNeurIPS MI Workshop 2025
  6. What's in Your Soil? Soil Lead and Elevated Blood Lead Levels in ChicagoGeoHealth 2025
  7. Mathematical Certainty and the Appropriate Apriority for Computer-Based ProofsThesis 2025
  8. Multiyear Forecasting of Deforestation Risk Using Deep LearningThesis 2025
  9. QUATRO: Quantum Computing for Models of Human CognitionarXiv 2023
§ 05Contact