Computer Science Software Engineer

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Education

Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA

PhD (Computer Science Algorithms, Combinatorics and Optimisation). Expected May 2013.

Research: Spectral algorithms, machine learning, tensors and randomised algorithms.

Graduate Coursework: Algebra, Algorithms, Approximation Algorithms, Combinatorial

Optimisation, Cryptography, Operator Theory, Probability and Spectral Algorithms.

Yale University New Haven, CT

BS (Computer Science & Mathematics) GPA: 3.92. May 2008.

Graduated magna cum laude, with distinction in major, and elected to Phi Beta Kappa.

Undergraduate coursework: Complex Analysis, Differential Equations, Real Analysis,

Stochastic Processes, Distributed Systems and Systems Programming.

Graduate coursework: Advanced Quantum Mechanics and Statistical Mechanics.

Experience

Google Mountain View, CA

Software Engineer Intern, AdSpam Duplicate Accounts Group: June 2011 August 2011

Implemented, tted, documented and launched a signal for detecting duplicate

accounts according to account login behaviours. Signal launched in production.

Adapted and statistically evaluated a belief-propagation system to detect duplicate

accounts.

Used core Google infrastructure: MapReduce, Sawzall, Protocol Buffers and Bigtable.

Goldman Sachs New York, NY

Quantitative Analyst, Prime Brokerage Securities Lending Group: July 2008 June 2009

Developed software and risk reports in Slang (Goldman s proprietary language).

Constructed models to price the borrowing cost of securities.

Developed a proprietary trading algorithm to effect the loan of securities.

Yale University New Haven, CT

Yale College Tutor: August 2005 May 2008

Tutored Yale undergraduate students one-on-one in Chemistry, Computer Science,

Economics and Mathematics.

Prepared teaching materials and planned curriculum.

Provided academic advising.

Skills

Languages: Latin and Mandarin.

Programming Languages: C, C++, Java, Lisp (Scheme), Perl and Fortran.

Software: Mathematica, Matlab and Unix software development.

Awards and Achievements

Silver medal at the 36th International Chemistry Olympiad (2004).

Yale-Howard Hughes Medical Institute Future Scientists Fellowship (2006).

DeForest Senior Prize for Excellence in Pure and Applied Mathematics (2008).

Georgia Tech Algorithms, Randomness and Complexity Centre Fellowship (2010).

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