Yan Zhang

Sufficient programming skills, patient code debugging, and research experience in Chemistry which can help me blend in the CS research faster. Core undergraduate-level courses taken at FSU (C++-based Programming I/II, Data Structure and Generic Programming, Discrete Math I/II, Theory of Computation, Advanced Programming with Java, Computer Organization)

Distance-Aware Influence Maximization in Geo-Social Networks: Collaboratively re-implemented an algorithm by X. Wang et al. to optimize influence spread in social networks by integrating geo-spatial data, achieving superior accuracy and efficiency. Addressed computational challenges with novel pruning rules, demonstrating the algorithm's effectiveness on large datasets. Technologies used: C++, Visual Studio Code, GitHub. Project details at GitHub repository.

Question Length Influence on ChatGPT Responses: Implemented a Python script to analyze the correlation between the lengths of questions and ChatGPT's responses, utilizing JSON data from multiple sources. The analysis included calculating word counts, determining Pearson correlation, and visualizing data relationships. This project indicated the statistical relationship between input complexity and output length. Project details available at GitHub repository.