Resume
General Information
Full Name | Chenda Duan |
chenda@ucla.edu | |
Mobile | 310-254-5864 |
Location | Los Angeles, CA 90024 |
Technical Skills
Languages | Python, C++, Java, Shell, MATLAB |
Front End | JavaScript, HTML/CSS, React |
Database & Deployment | MySQL, GCP, Docker |
Education
- 2022.9 - 2024.6
Master of Science, Computer Science
University of California - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- GPA: 3.889
- Teaching: Teaching Assistant for CS174A: Intro to Computer Graphics. Leading the discussion session with more than 50 students, lecturing advanced graphic knowledge and Javascript.
- Teaching: Teaching Assistant for CS33: Introduction to Computer Organization. Leading the discussion session with more than 50 students, lecturing basically computer organization and architecture knowledge.
- Core Courses: Cloud Computing, Data Mining, Adversarial Attack and Robustness, Advanced Computer Architecture, Hardware For Machine Learning.
- 2019.9 - 2022.6
Bacholar of Science, Computer Science
University of California - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- GPA: 4.0
- Honor: Summa Cum Laude, Dean's Honors List
- Teaching: Learning Assistant for CS32: Intro to Computer Science, lectured more than 50 students.
- Core Courses: Algorithms, Computer Organization, Operating Systems, Computer Architecture, Network, Programming Languages, Database, Software Engineering
Work / Research Experience
- 2022.3 - Present
Student Researcher
UCLA Prof. Bolei Zhou's Group
- Collected and processed demonstration dataset from a large unorganized question-anwser (QA) dataset for traffic scenarios.
- Co-developed a simulation environment for urban sidewalks. Collected videos for demonstration and tutorial.
- Collected human data for testing an optimization method called proxy value propagation. Wrote human-friendly user-interface for data collection and experiment.
- Pre-processed data from various open-sourced datasets, unifying the format for a platform for traffic scenario modeling and simulation.
- 2020.6 - 2022.6
Student Researcher
UCLA Structure-Computer Interaction Lab
- Tested a 2D lidar road navigation algorithm on simulation platform. Visualized the result.
- Collected and processed physical parameters data for flexible devices, improved the efficiency of the data collection pipeline.
- 2020.6 - 2022.6
Student Researcher
UCLA Center for Neurobehavioral Genetics
- Processed and analyzed biological data, leveraging advanced statistical methods.
- Executed data visualization and data analysis to elucidate patterns and insights from the RNA sequences.
Projects
- 2023.3 - 2023.6
AR Glass Assistants APP (Java, AR)
- Developed an AR Glasses Auxiliary Andriod App using Java, enabling image and sound capture and ensuring a s eamless user experience through efficient compression techniques.
- Integrating Google AR core to enable object detection and sound classification.
- Implemented a robust queuing system with congestion control to facilitate seamless data transfer between AR glasses and smartphones.
- Minimized latency effects through a special design, enhancing the real-time responsiveness of the system.
- Tested its resilience and reliability in real-world conditions for AR glasses.
- 2022.3 - 2022.6
C++-based Web Server (C++, CI/CD, Rest API)
- Built a NGINX standard web server with REST API capabilities using C++.
- Constructed a CI/CD Pipeline on GCP with Detailed log info, test coverage monitoring using Google Test, and codereview using gerrit. Setup a monitor dashboard to record up-time and request latency.
- Source Code
- 2021.10 - 2021.12
WebGL-based game (Javascript, WebGL, Computer Graphics)
- Designed and implemented an online basketball-shooting game with advanced graphic features, including shadow, texture, and reflections, using JavaScript and WebGL.
- Demo
- 2020.10 - 2020.12
Egglendar Online Calendar (React, SQL)
- Developed an online student calendar specially for international students, with features of importing and converting calendars, adding school course schedules, and finding classmates.
- Using Material-UI for designing and React for the front-end framework, and MySQL as the database.
Honors and Awards
- 2019 - 2022
- Dean's Honors List * 9
- Summa Cum Laude