Hillary Chang

PROJECTS

Calorie Count Prediction Model

Analyzed a corpus of recipes and built a ML regression model to predict calorie count from chosen features in a dataset of recipes.

Travel Log

Led a team of 4 students to develop a travel log that enables users to post, edit, delete, and view entries in their travel log.

Social Media App

Full stack projects (re-creation of various social media sites) using Python, Flask, Bycrypt, and MySQL.

Online Store

A program that simulates a store where customers can login and buy items, and employees restock and check out customers in line.

Appointment Scheduling Software

A program that records any activities scheduled at a given time and outputs scheduled tasks when given a specific date

Secure Firmware Distribution

Implement a system that supports firmware distribution (Embedded Security & Hardware Hacking at MIT Beaver Works Summer Institute).

Poker

An online poker game with two modes - basic and dark mode. A single player game.

Mental Health App Design

A prototype of a mental health app.

Third Eye for the Blind

A device created to help the visually impaired navigate.

COVID-19 Handwashing Timer

A hand washing timer created to encourage people to wash their hands for a minimum of twenty seconds.

Experience and teams

Wind River Systems

Software Engineer Intern

Enhance new tool for company's Real Time Operating System written in C.

UC San Diego

IT Specialist

Provide technical assistance and resolve software issues through troubleshooting steps and desktop support.

UCSD Data Science Institute

Instructional Assistant

Assist professor in supporting student learning by hosting office hours, creating course material, and grading assignments.

Wireless Communication Sensing and Networking Lab

AWS Cloud Research

Implement Amazon Kinesis to store and stream real-time data in the cloud for a low-latency localization project

Santa Clara University

AI/ML Research

Improve YOLO
Deep Learning regression model accuracy to build a machine learning model to research child development and learning.

Intelligent Fiber Optic Systems Corporation

Software Engineer Intern

IFOS develops and manufactures advanced optical sensing systems for the monitoring and control of high value assets in harsh environments.

Santa Clara County

Job Shadows

Valley Water District (Engineering Department)
Santa Clara County Superior Court (Attorney District)
Santa Clara County Assessor's Office (Business Division)

LHS Web Dev

Officer

LHS Web Dev is an interest club at Lynbrook focused on teaching high school students web development and networking.

Valley Water

Youth Commission

Santa Clara Valley Water District is a government agency that provides stream stewardship, wholesale water supply, and flood protection for Santa Clara Country.

awards

Python for Data Science and AI

Coding Dojo Bootcamp
(Completion of Coding Bootcamp)

NorcalHacks Hackathon Winner

Kaggle Competition
(Top 2% Ranking)

Google Data Science Certificate

NCWIT Aspirations in Computing Award

Personal Interests

Aside from STEM activities, I also enjoy playing tennis, the Chinese bamboo flute, swimming, basketball, golf, and rowing. In addition, I volunteer at the Friends of Children with Special Needs Organization as a tutor regularly and have worked as a lifeguard for over 3 years. Other hobbies include writing, hiking, web development, reading, and jogging.

Notable Achievements:
-Tennis: USTA State Ranking of #3 (Northern California), 3-year Most Valuable Player, 2-year Varsity Captain, 3-year League Finalist, UTR 8
-Chinese Bamboo Flute (Dizi): Level 8 of 9 Central Conservatory of Music Test
-Rowing: NCAA D1 Rower, Scholar Athlete
-Swimming: Varsity Swim

Check out some of my works below:

Programmer Teaching Assistant Tennis Coach ML Researcher Certified Lifeguard Math Tutor NCAA D1 Athlete

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