YIZHE (PEGGY) BU

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Education

University of California, Los Angeles Sep 2009 - Jun 2015 Ph.D. in Applied Physics/Atmospheric Sciences

Nanjing University, Nanjing, China Sep 2005 - May 2009 B.S. in Applied Physics/Atmospheric Sciences

Skills

9 years programming experience in Python, Fortran and C++.

Proficient in statistical analysis and modeling on large datasets, using Python(Numpy/Scipy), R, SAS and SQL.

Strong skills in MATLAB, Python, and Hadoop/Spark for large scale data processing and machine learning.

Experience

Joint Institute for Regional Earth System Science and Engineering (JIFRESSE), UCLA Los Angeles, CA

Postdoctoral Researcher: Jul 2015-Oct 2016

– Developed a novel algorithm to improve prediction of hurricane size by 30%, via integrating a statistical model built from the observation data into the numerical forecasting model. (Python(Numpy/Scipy), R, and Fortran)

– Rigorously tested and analyzed the model improvement with large scale data.

(Python, and SQL)

Dept. of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, UCLA Los Angeles, U.S.A. Graduate Student Researcher: Sep 2009–Jun 2015

– Designed numerical experiments to test and evaluate different scientific hypotheses.

(Python, Matlab, and C++)

– Improved the hurricane forecasting capability through adopting Monte Carlo methods and statistical downscaling methods. (Python, Matlab, and Fortran)

Developmental Testbed Center, NCAR Boulder, CO

Visiting Scholar: Jun 2014-Jul 2014

– Lead a physics parameterization improvement project for the NOAA Hurricane Forecast Improvement Project.

Projects

Distracted driver detection: Applied deep convolutional neural network to classify dashboard camera images to detect drivers engaging in distracted behaviors.

(numpy/scipy, OpenCV, keras, tensorflow, and pandas)

New user bookings prediction: Provided personalized travel destination recommendations to new users by supervised learning. Honors & Awards

Jacob A. Bjerknes Memorial Award Dept. of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, UCLA Nov. 2014

– Department award given to students who accomplished outstanding research.

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