Hi, I’m Sam Cowan!
I’m a junior at Boston University studying Data Science, with a minor in Spanish. Some of my interests include sports analytics, elections, forecasting), and reading old blogs.
Independent Projects
- “Stomping” Out Fielder Pitch Tipping (2025 SMT Data Challenge)
- Papyrss: A Modern RSS Reader
- Better BU Dining
- WatchPeglegs
Class Projects
- Rising Bandits for Best Athlete Identification (DS 592, May 2025)
- Stock Market Prediction with Future News (DS340, April 2025)
- Social Connection Graph Analysis (DS 210, April 2024)
- Rate My Professors Ratings Prediction (DS 110, Dec 2023)
- College Informer (Stuyvesant SoftDev, Dec 2022)
Work Experience
- Data Analyst Intern @ Moody’s Ratings (June 2025 - August 2025)
- Course Assistant @ BU (DS 210) (September 2024 - May 2025)
- Traffic Engineering Intern @ Philip Habib and Associates (May - August 2024)
- Research Assistant @ BU (March 2024 - August 2024)
- Open Streets Intern @ Prospect Heights Neighborhood Development Council (July - August 2023)
Club Leadership
Hackathon Projects/Experience
- CivicHacks 2025 - Winner of Community Safety/Civil Rights track
- Ohio State Sports Analytics Hackathon - Winner of virtual hackathon, presented at OSU Sports Analytics Conference - Optimizing the CFP and Selection Criteria
- HackHarvard 2024 - *RecycleTron
- BostonHacks 2024 - Elector