Student

Aaron Jiang

+1-347-***-**** *************@*****.*** linkedin.com/in/aaronjiang1/ github.com/aaronjiang25 Education

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Urbana-Champaign, IL Bachelor of Science in Computer Science & Statistics May 2026 Experience

Cyber Security Intern June 2023– August 2023

University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, Illinois

• Streamlined security incident management through automation of alert triage within TeamDynamix, resulting in a 15-hour per week reduction in manual processing time for the security operations team

• Leveraged Splunk SIEM to detect and analyze potential security threats, including malware and brute force attacks, and directly contributed to a 15% decrease in security breaches

• Conducted security assessments using Shodan and Liaison to identify network vulnerabilities and strengthen NETSECS protocols across school systems

Projects

GameMatch AI Recommender React, Express.js, Node.js, PostgreSQL, OpenAI API In Progress

Architected a full-stack game recommendation web app using React for the frontend and Node.js/Express for the backend, enabling responsive forms and interactive UI for capturing user preferences

Designed and implemented a PostgreSQL database schema to store user profiles, game metadata, and recommendation logs, optimizing query performance through indexing and normalized relations

Integrated OpenAI’s ChatGPT API as the recommendation engine, processing natural language inputs to deliver personalized game suggestions in real time

Jeopardy Style Buzzer Rust, WebAssembly, PostgreSQL, WebSocket, Yew, Actix-web December 2024

Designed and implemented a real-time Jeopardy-style buzzer system, supporting multiple lobbies and scalable to X concurrent users

Engineered a robust backend using Rust, integrating PostgreSQL and WebSocket for low-latency communication and efficient data handling

Led comprehensive testing with Rust’s built-in framework and Tarpaulin, achieving high test coverage and optimal server performance

Flavor Lens JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Python February 2024

Analyzed photos of food to identify ingredients and suggest recipes using FastAPI, Google Cloud Vision API, and Spoonacular API

Developed a responsive front-end using HTML, CSS to offer users an intuitive interface, significantly enhancing user engagement

Open Street Maps C++ November 2023

Implemented Dijkstra’s algorithm in C++, calculating shortest paths across the college campus between buildings with dynamic node-based routing

Managed and utilized geographic data, structuring latitude and longitude information for efficient real-time pathfinding

Facilitated user input for building selection, automatically generating and displaying optimal routes Technical Skills

Languages: C++, C, Python, JavaScript, HTML/CSS, Rust, R Frameworks/Libraries: React.js, Node.js, Express.js, Actix-web, Yew Databases: PostgreSQL

Tools/Technologies: Docker, WebAssembly, Git

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