Bio

I am a PhD Candidate in Computer Science and Engineering at The Ohio State University and an AI/Databricks professional at Nationwide Headquarters, where I work at the intersection of scalable AI systems, distributed data infrastructure, and enterprise machine learning platforms.

My research focuses on building trustworthy and scalable AI systems that can efficiently retrieve, manage, and reason over context in complex enterprise environments. My goal is to develop reliable AI infrastructures that support transparent, efficient, and trustworthy decision-making in high-stakes real-world settings.

I hold a Master of Science degree in Computer Science from Clemson University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from Winston-Salem State University.

Recent News:

  • July 2026— The Context Crew won the inaugural Trusted Data Impact Spotlight Award at Nationwide's 2026 Enterprise Hackathon! Learn more .
  • June 2026— Participant of AI/ML training sessions at the Databricks Data + AI Summit in San Francisco, CA!
  • April 2026— Passed Qualifying Exams for the Ph.D. program in Computer Science and Engineering at The Ohio State University!
  • February 2026— Promoted to Specialist, Databricks Engineer at Nationwide Headquarters! Learn more .
  • October 2025— Co-led the Databricks third annual Generative AI workshop in Phoenix, Arizona, highlighting the new AgentBricks feature! Learn more .
  • December 2024— Joined Nationwide Headquarters as Sr. Analyst, Databricks Engineer! Learn more .
  • August 2024— Joined the ReRout Research Lab advised by Dr. Christopher Stewart within the Ph.D. Computer Science and Engineering program at The Ohio State University!
  • August 2024— Graduated with a Master's degree in Computer Science from Clemson University! Learn more .
  • July 2024— 1st publication accepted at the Computational Science and Computational Intelligence (CSCI) conference: Applications of Human Centered Reinforcement Learning to Develop an Air Battle Management Operator Digital Twin. View publication .
  • August 2022— Joined Clemson University as an inaugural NSF Bridge to Doctorate Fellow within the PhD Computer Science program! Learn more .

Publications

Application of Human Centered Reinforcement Learning to Develop an Air Battle Management Operator Digital Twin
Courtney L. Crooks, Jasmine Davidson, Vincent Davidson, et al.

Springer, 2025

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Teaching

Spring 2026 - The Ohio State University

Unlocking Generative AI (ENGR 2194)
Python Perspectives (COMPEDU 2194)

Fall 2025 - The Ohio State University

Unlocking Generative AI (ENGR 2194)
Python Perspectives (COMPEDU 2194)

Blogs

Supporting Each Other Through Graduate School

Clemson News highlighted Vincent and Jasmine Davidson as a married couple beginning their Ph.D. journeys together at Clemson University while supporting each other through graduate school.

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Awards

Trusted Data Impact Spotlight Award
Nationwide Headquarters

Enterprise Hackathon Winner — July 2026

Ricoh Fellowship
Clemson University

Ph.D. Computer Science — Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024

NSF LSAMP Bridge to Doctorate Fellowship
Clemson University

Ph.D. Computer Science — Fall 2022

McKnight Doctoral Fellowship
Florida Education Fund (FEF)

Ph.D Computer Science - Fall 2021, Spring 2022

Gem Fellowship
The National Gem Consortium

Ph.D. Computer Science — Fall 2021, Spring 2022

Almost-Home Scholarship
Winston Salem State University

B.S. Computer Science — Spring 2018