Harvey Wang

Machine learning engineer, computational health researcher, and startup co-founder.

Broadly, I am interested in machine learning, computational health, and the dynamics of complex systems. I build tools to help pursue research questions, from reinforcement learning algorithms for just-in-time adaptive interventions, to mobile infrastructure for ecological momentary assessments.

  • computational health
  • reinforcement learning
  • information geometry
  • statistical physics
  • complex systems
  • heterogeneity
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experience

since 2026

University of Essex

Research Software Engineer
Collaborator: Dr. S. Orbell
2025

M. Computer Science

Dalhousie University

An Information-Geometric Formulation of Pattern Separation and Evaluation of Existing IndicesAdvisors: Drs. A. Nunes, T. Trappenberg

2021–24

Computational Psychiatry Laboratory, Dalhousie University

Graduate Research Assistant
2017–23

Faculty of Computer Science, Dalhousie University

Head Teaching Assistant
2020

B.S. (Hons), Physics and Computer Science

Dalhousie University

Modelling Lithium-ion Cell Degradation with Neural NetworksAdvisor: Dr. J.R. Dahn

2019–20

Tesla Motors & Jeff Dahn Research Group, Dalhousie University

Undergraduate Research Assistant
2017–19

CarteNav Solutions

R&D Software Engineering Intern
2018

Lockheed Martin

R&D Software Engineering Intern
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tools

I am building a programmable research platform for ecological momentary assessments and just-in-time adaptive interventions.

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publications

2024

Wang, H., Singh, S., Trappenberg, T., Nunes, A. An information-geometric formulation of pattern separation and evaluation of existing indices. Entropy 26(9)

2022

Wang, H., Alda, M., Trappenberg, T., Nunes, A. A scoping review and comparison of approaches for measuring genetic heterogeneity in psychiatric disorders. Psychiatric Genetics 32

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talks & posters

2026

upcomingRebar, A.L., Gardner, B., Wang, H., Zhang, C. Modelling the dynamics of habit: Theory, computation, and adaptive intervention. Talk at the 40th Annual Conference of the European Health Psychology Society, Pafos, Cyprus.

2026

Wang, H., Gardner, B., Rebar, A.L. Modeling Habit as Information States for Adaptive Intervention Optimization. Poster at the Intervention Optimization Conference, Rockville, MD, USA.

2025

Rebar, A.L., Gardner, B., Wang, H., Ravichander, K. Embracing AI for habit-based interventions. Talk at the 39th Annual Conference of the European Health Psychology Society, Groningen, Netherlands.

2023

Wang, H., Singh, S., Trappenberg, T., Nunes, A. An Information-Geometric Formulation of Pattern Separation and Evaluation of Existing Indices. Poster at the 32nd Annual Computational Neuroscience Meeting, Leipzig, Germany.

2021

Wang, H. Measuring genetic heterogeneity in psychiatric phenotypes. Talk at the 2021 Dalhousie Computer Science In-house Conference, virtual.

2020

Buteau, S., Cormier, M., Wang, H., Corsten, J., Dahn, J.R. Applying Machine Learning to Understand Lithium-ion Cells. Talk at the 2020 CompSust Open Graduate Seminar, virtual.

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open-source

Universal Battery Database

100+ stars · 20+ forks

Machine learning model to predict Li-ion cell capacity and data management software.

Computational Physics

50+ stars · 5+ forks

Collection of numerical simulations for physical process modelling and visualization.

Deficit CNN

Investigation of the Markov property of human aging using the frailty index and a CNN.

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honours, awards, grants

2026

Invest Nova Scotia Accelerate (40,000 CAD for Thalios AI)Invest Nova Scotia

2025

Ocean Idea Challenge (7,000 CAD for Thalios AI)Ocean Startup Project

2020–23

Graduate Research ScholarshipDalhousie University

2020

Undergraduate Research ScholarshipDalhousie University

2019

Hack the North GrantUniversity of Waterloo

2019

Sexton Scholar AwardDalhousie University

2017, 2018

Industrial Undergraduate Student Research AwardNatural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada

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skills

tools
PythonTypeScriptSQLC/C++JavaJuliaSwift+ loads more
software eng.
AWS (Lambda, DynamoDB, EventBridge, Cognito, CloudWatch)GitSOLIDAgiletest-driven developmentcontinuous integration
languages
English (native)Traditional Mandarin (native)Taiwanese Hokkien (intermediate)
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get in touch

Open to research collaborations and interesting problems.