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Ziming(Eric) Cui

Berkeley,CALIFORNIA

Summary

First-year Cal student skilled in data analysis and programming, seeking to contribute a rapid learning ability and analytical mindset to a forward-thinking tech team.

Overview

1
1
year of professional experience

Work History

Data Research Analyst

Shanghai Normal University
Shanghai, China
06.2024 - 09.2024

Participated in a 3-month research program, built models to identify and classify invasive plants more efficiently.

  • Led 2 researchers to identify 16 important plant traits among mountains of data and developed Random Forest(RF) models with Python.
  • Grasped knowledge about Machine Learning(ML), Decision Trees, Random Forest(RF)
  • Wrote an 11-page paper (A Comprehensive Analysis of Plant Invasion Classification Using Random Forest) and published it in Artificial Intelligence and Human-Computer Interaction (ArtInHCI 2024).

Algorithm Development Researcher

Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
Shanghai, China
07.2023 - 09.2023

Participated the program:Solution&Application of Fuzzy Linear Equation and Eigenvalue.

  • Surveyed hundreds of students and identified key factors influencing the choice of telephone booths.
  • Applied 0-1 Integer Linear Programming to build mathematical models and wrote a 5-page report.
  • Optimized school's telephone booth distribution to resolve complaints about long wait and walking time.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Applied Mathematics, Computer Science (Intended)

University of California
Berkeley, CA
05-2029

High School Diploma -

Qingdao No.2 Middle School
Shandong Province, China
06-2025

Skills

  • Programming Languages: Python, MATLAB, Java, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), LaTeX, SQL(learning), Scheme(learning)
  • Libraries and frameworks: Pandas, NumPy, Matplotlib
  • Technical Skills: Data Analysis, Mathematical Modeling, Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)
  • Languages: English (Full professional proficiency), Mandarin(Native proficiency)

Accomplishments

  • Honorable Mention (National 2nd Prize) In High School Mathematics Contest in Modeling (HiMCM) Optimized Houston's update from tradition buses to electrical buses, concerning different factors, such as pollution, cost, etc.
  • 11/15 in AIME I(American Invitation Mathematics Examination), Scores Qualified for USAMO
  • Honor Roll of Distinction(Top 1%) of AMC 12B

Affiliations

Fortune-telling and Philosophy Club, Co-founder and President, 2022-2025

  • Led 18 members to learn western philosophy,discuss the Chinese philosophy of I Ching(divination text).
  • Explored the intersection of traditional I Ching divination and modern probability theory.

Volunteer Tutor, New Channel, Qingdao, 02/2025-07/2025

  • Tutored TOEFL,SAT and Calculus and Improved average score of tutees by 15%.

Timeline

Data Research Analyst

Shanghai Normal University
06.2024 - 09.2024

Algorithm Development Researcher

Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
07.2023 - 09.2023

Bachelor of Arts - Applied Mathematics, Computer Science (Intended)

University of California

High School Diploma -

Qingdao No.2 Middle School

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