Data Scientist
Resume:
Leif Hancox-Li
Los Angeles, CA 90063
******@*****.***
https://github.com/qwermish
ABOUT ME
PhD in philosophy with experience in data analysis. Wrangles data and communicates technical research to laypeople.
EMPLOYMENT
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW at UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Los Angeles, CA 2015 – 2017
+Published single-authored, peer-reviewed research on the foundations of quantum field theory. Won essay prize for one publication.
+Worked on data science projects, one predicting housing prices in L.A. based on nearby business types, and another predicting Yelp restaurant food categories using non-culinary attributes. Code publicly available at https://github.com/qwermish
+Communicated research about highly technical topics to both experts and novices from both technical and non-technical fields.
+Designed and taught classes on the methodology of science.
RESEARCH OFFICER at BIOINFORMATICS INSTITUTE
Singapore 2007 – 2009
+Used C++ and OpenCV to create a machine-learning algorithm for tracking breast cancer cells in videos.
+Algorithm enabled biologists to quickly extract biologically relevant information from large volumes of data.
+Quickly synthesized information from research papers on computer vision and machine learning.
RESEARCH ASSISTANT at UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
Chicago, IL 2005 – 2007
+Analyzed data from a particle physics experiment to place limits on the probability of a rare particle decay
+Wrote code in Fortran to filter out the noisy data from the true events. Used Monte Carlo simulations to simulate noise.
+Won award for undergraduate research.
TEACHER at UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
Various 2006 – present
+Presented research talks and networked at professional conferences.
+Designed and taught classes on topics ranging from mathematical problem solving to Ancient Greek natural philosophy.
+Implemented active learning methods, devoting maximal time to student discussion. Motivated students to participate in class using innovative methods like clickers and Facebook.
+Worked with a team to set up a website on how to cultivate a diverse philosophy classroom.
EDUCATION
PHD IN HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE 2009 – 2015
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH
GPA: 3.87
+Wrote dissertation on mathematical modeling strategies in quantum field theory. Took five PhD-level courses in mathematics and physics, including partial differential equations, statistical mechanics, and quantum mechanics.
BA IN PHYSICS 2004 – 2007
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
GPA: 3.81
+Won two popular science writing prizes and an undergraduate research prize.
SKILLS
Data Science
Mathematics/Physics Communication
Critical thinking/Logic
Analytical writing
Research
TECHNICAL
Python (Pandas, numpy, scipy scikit-learn, matplotlib)
C++
Fortran
SQL
Unix/Linux command line
Machine Learning (xgboost, random forests, Word2Vec)
Excel
LANGUAGES
English (native)
Mandarin (near-native)
German (reading)
AWARDS
Philosophy of Science Association Recent PhD Essay Award, 2015.
Junior Research Fellowship, Newnham College, Cambridge, 2015-18 (declined).
Josephine de Karman Fellowship, 2014-15.
Sugarman Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research, 2007, for physics research.
John Crerar Science Writing Prize, 1st place, 2005; 2nd place, 2007.
National Science Scholarship (Singapore), 2004-07.
OTHER
Published four peer-reviewed papers in top philosophy journals, winning essay prize for one.
Volunteered at Los Angeles LGBT Center, planning & running philosophical discussions for LGBT youth.
Served as anonymous reviewer for several philosophy journals.
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