cv

Here is my CV. It is updated as of early 2024.

Basics

Name John Wu
Label Computer Science and Engineering Ph.D. Student
Email johnwu3@illinois.edu
Url jhnwu3.github.io
Summary Computer Science and Engineering Ph.D. student at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign with a strong background in research, teaching, and industry experience.

Work

  • 2023.08 - Present
    Research Assistant
    Improved automated interpretability methods for clinical text classification using large language models. Cleaned and processed clinical text data with NLP toolkits. Scaled model training on massive clinical text corpus through distributed computing with Dask.
  • 2022.05 - Present
    Research Assistant
    Built prototype docker containerization infrastructure for model commons project, allowing for ease of Python code shareability. Benchmarked different particle swarm optimization configurations, contributing to a model benchmarking paper for model commons. Collaborated and communicated plans and necessary data to write benchmarking paper.
  • 2021.02 - Present
    Research Assistant
    Developed parameter estimation software BioNetGMMFit in C/C++ for rule-based and mechanistic modeling. Utilized parallel programming to improve particle swarm optimization performance up to a factor of 10x. Analyzed mass cytometry datasets, generating parameter estimates through generalized method of moments. Trained a convolutional neural network to analyze an image mass cytometry dataset of breast cancer. Used deep learning library, deepXDE, for parameter estimation of PDE models.
  • 2020.06 - 2020.08
    Software Intern
    Developed Selective Harmonic Elimination Pulse Width Modulation firmware for lab-grade industrial coolers, improving power efficiency. Programmed microcontrollers' interrupt vectors to set up failsafes in case of power failures. Assisted in pre-prototyping research, devising early plans for prototype design and bills of materials. Tested analog-digital camera sensors, ensuring functionality and quality standards.

Volunteer

  • 2021.09 - 2021.12
    Participant
    Hometown Ambassadors, The Ohio State University
    Presented OSU's engineering program during STEM Outreach activities for high school students. Shared personal experiences in engineering with students and answered specific questions about the program.

Education

  • 2023.08 - Present
    Doctorate
    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    Computer Science and Engineering
  • 2019.08 - 2023.05
    Bachelor of Science
    The Ohio State University
    Computer Science and Engineering

Awards

Skills

Programming Languages
C/C++
Python
Java
MATLAB
R
JavaScript
CSS
HTML
Ruby
Tools and Frameworks
Flask
Ruby on Rails
Excel
Microcontrollers
Docker
Elastic
SQL
OpenMP
PyTorch

Languages

English
Native speaker

Interests

Research Topics
Clinical Text Classification
Large Language Models
NLP Toolkits
Distributed Computing
Parameter Estimation
Particle Swarm Optimization
Mass Cytometry
Convolutional Neural Networks
PDE Models
Docker Containerization