🫧 Predicting Behavioral Risk Trajectories

Behavioral risk prediction · time series · interpretable trajectories
MLTime seriesInterpretability

TL;DR

Built a modeling pipeline that predicts risk trajectories (how risk evolves over time) rather than a single static score. This is a better fit for interventions because timing matters.

Problem

Many risk models output one number (“high vs low risk”), but teams need to know:

  • who is at risk,
  • when risk is rising,
  • which behaviors are driving the change.

Approach

  • Data: longitudinal behavioral signals (multi-week windows) + optional survey/assessment anchors.
  • Modeling: trajectory-aware risk modeling (sequence features + interpretable groups).
  • Interpretability: summarize drivers per trajectory (what changed, not just how much).
  • Evaluation: predictive metrics + calibration + subgroup/slice checks.

Results (what to add)

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  • Baseline vs model (AUC/PR/MAE)
  • Calibration (reliability curve)
  • Example: trajectory segments that triggered an intervention

My role

  • End-to-end pipeline: data cleaning → feature design → modeling → evaluation → write-up.
  • Communicated trade-offs and deployment constraints for a product/ops audience.