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SLSteven L. Brunton, Professor, University of Washington

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Steven L. Brunton

UW United States

Score
7,878+2 today
Rank
47/198 ↓13
over 90 days
−251−2.9%

Steven Brunton is a professor at the University of Washington specializing in machine learning, dynamics, and control, particularly in fluid dynamics. He creates educational content on mathematical concepts, optimization, and scientific research, often publishing on YouTube and Twitter. Brunton also authored a book on optimization and promotes his academic work and publications.

Data as of Oct 25, 2026.

The raw numbers · last 90 days

Median views
36.1K
per post
Median engagements
599
per post
Posts
17
over 90 days
Followers
619.5K
all scored platforms

What drives the score

Percentiles 0–100 against all tracked creators.

  • Reach · 30%84

    Average views per post over 90 days

  • Engagement · 30%75

    Average reactions per post

  • Audience · 30%93

    Total followers, relative to population

  • Consistency · 10%82

    Posting frequency (25 posts / 90 days = 100)

Platforms

619.5K total followers

PlatformFollowersScore
YouTube@Steve Brunton562K7,618t2
X@eigensteve57.5K7,451t2

Last 30 days

Brunton's top posts

  1. X · 19 days ago#1
    The passing of a legend. Less well known is that she coded and simulated the ODEs that Lorenz ended up using for the “Lorenz” system (with Linda Fetter).
    SLSteven L. Brunton, Professor, University of WashingtonSteven L. Brunton

    11.2K views474 engagements

  2. Activation Functions in Machine Learning
    YouTube · 14 days ago#2
    SLSteven L. Brunton, Professor, University of WashingtonSteven L. Brunton

    Activation Functions in Machine Learning

    21.3K views343 engagements

  3. Norms are Convex
    YouTube · 22 days ago#3
    SLSteven L. Brunton, Professor, University of WashingtonSteven L. Brunton

    Norms are Convex

    24.5K views278 engagements

  4. Jensen's Inequality
    YouTube · 6 days ago#4
    SLSteven L. Brunton, Professor, University of WashingtonSteven L. Brunton

    Jensen's Inequality

    13.7K views236 engagements

  5. Convexity Implies that Local Minima are Global Minima
    YouTube · 11 days ago#5
    SLSteven L. Brunton, Professor, University of WashingtonSteven L. Brunton

    Convexity Implies that Local Minima are Global Minima

    14K views180 engagements

  6. Properties of Convex Functions
    YouTube · 4 days ago#6
    SLSteven L. Brunton, Professor, University of WashingtonSteven L. Brunton

    Properties of Convex Functions

    9K views131 engagements

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