Wai Yuen Cheng
Boston,MA
Summary
Innovative and enthusiastic undergraduate student with emphasis in machine learning, AI, data science, neuroengineering and regenerative medical technology with prior experiences from software engineering
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Research Assistant
Boston University Photonics Center Cheng Lab
06.2023 - Current
- Maintained up-to-date records of research activities and results for future reference.
- Collaborated with researchers and scientists to design and execute neuromodulation experiments.
- Recorded and analyzed data to produce reports of results through MATLAB.
Research Assistant
National Emerging Infectious Disease Laboratory
08.2022 - 01.2023
- Performed wet lab tasks working with bacteria
- Worked both independently and collaboratively in fast-paced laboratory environment
- Recorded experimental findings in laboratory notebook to analyze and interpret experimental findings.
Software Engineering Intern
Microsoft New England Research Department
07.2020 - 08.2020
- Helped application engineers generate automation software based on Java, Git and other frameworks.
- Completed two independent projects on machine learning and AI
- Research on using IDEs (PyCharm, Eclipse, Visual Studio Code)
- Successful completion of projects with proficiency in Python and Java
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Computer Science
Boston University
Boston, MA05.2025
Bachelor of Science - Biomedical Engineering
Boston University
Boston, MA05.2025
Skills
- Cloud Computing (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform)
- Machine Learning
- Product & Design Development
- Proficiency in Java, Python (Numpy, Sklearn), MATLAB, C#, HTML, XML, Flutter
- Microsoft NET
- Research and Development
- Application Programming
- Git Proficiency
- Linux and UNIX
Relevant Courseworks
- Engineering Design (EK210), 04/2023, 06/2023, Red Light Therapy Testing Device Development, Circuitry & Programming, https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HKBMXxRPRHany2UjMTYETK4QKEFj6E00/view?usp=sharing, https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ji3RsG8TXyMCqDWpBA5tZH40uAnVtggV/view?usp=sharing
- Software Design (EC447), 05/2023, 08/2023, .NET Framework, Visual Studio 2022, https://github.com/wyc-wyll/EC447_lab.git
- Cloud Computing (DS561), 09/2023, present, Google Cloud Platform Projects, series of cloud services, https://github.com/wyc-wyll/ds561-hw-wyc.git
- Applied Machine Learning (CS541), 09/2023, present, Sklearn, Numpy, Pandas, Create machine learning models using different methodologies, https://github.com/wyc-wyll/CS542-wyc.git
- Biomedical Measurement (BE493), 09/2023, present, qPCR Measurement, Develop and practice experiments utilizing qPCR technologies
Awards
Questbridge College Prep Scholar (2020) The Gates Scholarship semi-finalist (2020) Boston University Presidential Scholarship (2021)
Languages
Chinese (Cantonese)
Native or Bilingual
Chinese (Mandarin)
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Research Assistant
Boston University Photonics Center Cheng Lab
06.2023 - Current
Research Assistant
National Emerging Infectious Disease Laboratory
08.2022 - 01.2023
Software Engineering Intern
Microsoft New England Research Department
07.2020 - 08.2020
Bachelor of Arts - Computer Science
Boston University
Bachelor of Science - Biomedical Engineering
Boston University
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