Shay Liu
ad3t6h@r.postjobfree.com stormycloudy shayliu 323-***-****
WORK EXPERIENCE
Machine Learning & Data Analytic Intern Jun 2022 – Sept 2022 The Electric Power Research Institute Palo Alto, CA
• Enhanced a cGAN machine learning model for forecast climate data generation
• Conducted in-depth analysis of solar data from forecasting (HRRR) and reanalysis (ERA5) sources using AWS
• Evaluated data synthesis quality metrics for energy modeling Data Science Intern May 2020 – Jul 2020
The National Center for Atmospheric Research Boulder, CO
• Analyzed output data from FastEddy® large eddy simulation model on a supercomputer
• Achieved a significant 300x speedup in data processing on GPUs through in-situ Python coding
• Facilitated cross-team collaboration in a multi-disciplinary work environment
• Presented work at IEEE’s Supercomputing 2020 conference (SC20) (Link ) Research Assistant on Data Analyzing Aug 2015 – Aug 2023 Indiana University Bloomington, IN
• Managed data preparation tasks, including cleaning, resampling, visualization, and analysis of over 40 years of various large satellite datasets
• Developed automated procedures to reorganize, output, and store large binary and netCDF data
• Implemented nearest neighbor algorithms to interpolate missing data points with temporal and spatial information
• Assessed data interpolation quality using statistical methods, such as bootstrapping RESEARCH PROJECT
Data Analytics for Large-scale Tropical Wave Activities 2020 - 2023
• Spearheaded the collection, processing, and testing of diverse datasets to pinpoint optimal datasets for analysis
• Analyzed and visualized multi-decadal climatological variables, unraveling intricate dynamical and statistical patterns
• Automated the analytics workflows, optimized efficiency and accuracy, and delivered compelling presentations of insights to drive informed decision-making processes Interannual Climate-cloud Variability with Legacy Satellite Data 2015 - 2020
• Constructed a comprehensive cloud dataset with enhanced statistical features from 12 years of satellite observations from two sensors
• Identified spatial and temporal climate variability signatures associated with cloudiness
• Published work in the Journal of Climate (Link)
SKILLS
Programming
Python (Pandas NumPy SciPy PyTorch Scikit-Learn xarray) SQL (PostgreSQL)
HTML • CSS • LATEX
C • R (RStudio) • FORTRAN • BASH • IDL
Git • Vim • Linux/Unix • AWS • MATLAB
Technical & Professional
Data Analytics • Time Series Analysis
Data Visualization • Machine Learning
High Performance Computation
Multi-disciplinary Collaboration
Technical/General Presentation
EDUCATION
M.Sc. Geological Sciences, Indiana University Bloomington, IN 2015 - 2023 M.Sc. Atmospheric Science, University of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville, AL 2012 - 2014 B.Sc. Atmospheric Science, Chengdu University of Information Technology Chengdu, China 2008 - 2012