Hadoop
Kak Wong
PhD Candidate
Arlington,VA
Summary
Focused Research Assistant with hands-on experience performing data analysis to advance research goals. Proficient in conducting literature reviews, providing computational research support and preparing samples for testing. Scheduled to graduate in December 2021.
Overview
4
4
Languages
10
10
years of post-secondary education
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Research Assistant
University Of Maryland
College Park, MD
06.2016 - Current
- Worked as part of the CMS experiment collaboration, one of the four main experiments in the Switzerland-located Large Hadron Collider
- Devised and implemented W+gamma analysis which includes data preparation, work on data-driven background estimate, building statistical model under the guidance of Principal Investigators
- Conducted cut optimization studies for the Emerging Jet analysis, published in the Journal of High Energy Physics
- Measured radiation damage to plastic scintillators used in the Hadronic Calorimeter, a major component of the detector
- Maintained a 300-core cluster on campus with about 400TB of disk space as system administrator
Research Assistant
CERN
Geneva, Switzerland
07.2017 - 07.2018
- Attended daily meetings and reported status of sub-detectors, and supported daily operation as 24-hour on call contact in 7 day shifts
- Maintained code repository for control of detector
- Produced reports in weekly meetings
Teaching Assistant
University Of Maryland
College Park, MD
09.2015 - 12.2015
- Assisted lead TA with organization of introductory physics class for biology track students and implementing innovative changes as part of Physics Education research effort
- Led 2 discussion groups and 2 lab sessions each week with 20 students, as well as office hours
- Scored weekly exercises and lab reports, and helped with "Peer review" process
Education
Ph.D. - Physics
University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, MD 08.2015 - 12.2021
Bachelor of Arts - Physics, Philosophy
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 08.2011 - 05.2015
Skills
Technical Writing
C/Python expertise
Research and analysis
System Administration
Public Speaking
Software
C
Python
Git
Interests
Cycling
Climbing
Timeline
Research Assistant
CERN
07.2017 - 07.2018
Research Assistant
University Of Maryland
06.2016 - Current
Teaching Assistant
University Of Maryland
09.2015 - 12.2015
Ph.D. - Physics
University of Maryland - College Park
08.2015 - 12.2021
Bachelor of Arts - Physics, Philosophy
University of California, Berkeley
08.2011 - 05.2015