Sophia Sun

Jul 8, 2024 | amazon.science | Sophia Sun |Abishek Sankararaman |Nurendra Choudhary

Selecting appropriate thresholds for anomaly detection in online, unsupervised settings is a challenging task, especially in the presence of data distribution shifts. Addressing these challenges is critical in many practical large scale systems, such as infrastructure monitoring and network intrusion detection.

Mar 31, 2024 | huiwenn.github.io | Sophia Sun

a.k.a. Richard Hamming vs. Richard Feynman–I am going to graduate my phd soon. I’ve been talking to some prospective students recently, and a common question that comes up is: what makes a good phd student? how to be a good researcher? I’d point them to some articles, but to be honest I have no idea. What I did spend a lot of time thinking about, and have arrived at a somewhat self-convincing answer, is to a slightly different question - what makes a happy phd student?

Jan 16, 2024 | richmondconfidential.org | Sophia Sun |Shreya Jaikumar Menon

When the Richmond Art Center lost its biggest donor last year, Executive Director José Rivera said he was worried about the future. “Over many years, that donor contributed $100,00 annually, making him the most significant benefactor in the center’s history when considering the cumulative sum of his contribution over time,” he said. “We lost him since last year he closed out his foundation.”For a while, it wasn’t clear how the RAC would make up that shortfall. But things are looking brighter.

Dec 14, 2023 | richmondconfidential.org | Sophia Sun |Julia Haney |Taylor Barton |Veronique Eshaya

“People of Richmond” is a regular series in which reporters pose a question to people in the community. Answers are presented verbatim, though sometimes edited for brevity. Q: Do you think it was wise of Richmond City Council to wade into the Israel-Hamas war? “I think it was a very brave and good move. There was so much death on one side and that’s not fair. Even if Hamas started it, it was not far. So many innocent people have lost their lives.” (Marya Kurwa)“I think they should have waited.

Dec 6, 2023 | richmondconfidential.org | Matthew Mitchell |Julia Haney |Sophia Sun |Isabella Marzban

“People of Richmond” is a regular series in which reporters pose a question to people in the community. Answers are presented verbatim, though sometimes edited for brevity. Q: Do you think the Richmond Police Department should fill its 23 vacancies or eliminate those positions? “Based on my own personal experience, of course, I don’t know if I want all 23 filled.