This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent. Top assignee: Optum, Inc.. Active years: 2026.
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Company Filing History:
Years Active: 2026
Title: Pietro Mascolo and Model Understandability.
Introduction
Pietro Mascolo is an inventor associated with County Dublin, Ireland, and Optum, Inc. His patent work focuses on making machine-learning models easier to understand through visualizations based on Shapley values.
Latest Patents
Mascolo is associated with 1 patent, titled “Model Understandability.” The invention describes using interpolation to smooth animation frames by generating synthetic Shapley values. It also outlines an embedding space designed to help users understand model training through corresponding Shapley values. Activations from a specially configured long short-term memory network are mapped into this space using an embedded representation generated by a specially configured autoencoder. The embedding space and animations can be displayed in an interface for investigation, with options to focus on particular data.
Career Highlights
Mascolo’s patent reflects work on tools for interpreting model behavior and presenting complex training information in a more accessible visual form. His listed company affiliation is Optum, Inc.
Collaborations
The provided information names Johnathon E. Schultz and Jason McGuirk as Mascolo’s coworkers. Their specific roles in the patent or related work are not specified.
Conclusion
Pietro Mascolo’s patent describes visualization and embedding techniques intended to improve the understandability of machine-learning models.
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