Eric Chen
San Diego,CA
Summary
Team-oriented student studying machine learning with great communication and problem solving abilities developed in running an extracurricular organization. Has the patience and creativity to obtain results in practical work or studies. Seeking an opportunity to collaborate with renowned faculty and engage in cutting-edge research
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Research Assistant
MBZUAI
San Diego, CA
12.2023 - 03.2024
- Research assistant for the Associate Director of Strategy and Future at MBZUAI.
- Developed an alternative institution ranking algorithm to CSRanking’s metric-based evaluation, using the DBLP database with a different weighting approach.
- Performed data extraction, cleaning, analysis, and visualization involving XML file formats.
Machine Learning Intern
Investwide LLC
Sacramento, CA
06.2023 - 09.2023
- Assisted in coding deep learning models for a ‘Quantitative Strategy Factory’ With the purpose of automating market strategy discovery, monitoring, and risk assessment with predictive AI technology.
- Performed exploratory analysis to identify patterns in Yahoo finance stock price datasets.
- Utilized SQL to organize and process stock market data in databases for more efficient data management.
Data Analyst Intern
JP Morgan Chase
London
07.2019 - 08.2019
- Assisted in data querying using MS Excel and wrote reports to streamline workflow for the project manager.
- Conducted research into industry best practices for data management processes and procedures
Education
Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering
University of California - San Diego
La Jolla, CA03.2024
Skills
- Source and Version Control: Git, GitHub
- Programming Languages: Python, C, MATLAB
- Python Libraries: PyTorch, Pandas, Scikit-Learn
- SQL
- Tableau
- MS Excel
- Bilingual in English and Mandarin
- Team Collaboration
- Leadership Role in Student Organization
- Communication
- Conflict Resolution
- Digital and Physical Research
Service and Extracurriculars
- Former Media department lead, current Vice President of UCSD student organization Chinese Engineering Society. Initiated the club’s video platform account as media lead which resulted in a ~23% increase in content exposure in 2 months. As VP, I formulated standardized task management procedures using Clickup to boost communication efficiency on interdepartmental projects. September 2022 - March 2024
- Volunteered at 3 one-week summer camps at a small village in the Tibetan highlands designed to generate awareness of the less developed areas and influence younger urban children to cherish their resources. April 2020
- Took a gap year during Covid-19 pandemic, did personal research into blockchain network. Also performed mining and trading in cryptocurrency (Chia). June 2019 – August 2020
- Content creator on Chinese video-sharing platform Bilibili with 10k subscribers and over 7 million views. April 2023 – Present
- Studied an Intangible Cultural Heritage therapy in Traditional Chinese Medicine passed down in my family. Deals with osteoarthritis, sciatica, and many other orthopedic conditions. 2019 - present
Timeline
Research Assistant
MBZUAI
12.2023 - 03.2024
Machine Learning Intern
Investwide LLC
06.2023 - 09.2023
Data Analyst Intern
JP Morgan Chase
07.2019 - 08.2019
Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering
University of California - San Diego
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