Contact Info
Xingyu Lai
- Fremont, CA
- +1 669 *** ****
- xin******@gmail.com
Education
Master of Science in Computer Science
01/2020 - 12/2021(Expected)
Northeastern University, San Jose, CA
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
08/2015 - 05/2019
Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA
- GPA: 3.7/4.0
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Member of Chi Epsilon National Engineering Honor Society
- Graduated with Magna Cum Laude academic honor
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Teaching Assistant and grader for many high-level math and
engineering courses
- Technology Desk consultant
Research Experience
Data Analysis and Visualization on River Temperature in
Susquehanna River
06/2018 - 05/2019
Bucknell University Civil and Environmental Department
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Analyzed, processed and improved large and complex data sets
using Python and Matlab.
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Designed and built interactive and responsive data
visualizations on temporal and spatial variation of water
temperature for 40+ different sites using D3, Matlab and
Tableau.
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Modeled and interpreted the relationships among river
characteristics, surrounding environment, water temperature,
and other parameters.
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Predicted potential climate change of the system and suggested
sustainable management practices based on the analyses
results.
Projects
TinMeal
10/2020 - 12/2020
Java, Firebase, Google APIs
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Developed an Android app that helps people to discover local
restaurants and find meal partners.
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Built a personalized recommendation system that routinely
recommends highly rated restaurants and best matched meal
partners to users.
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Completed a comprehensive search system that allows users to
look up restaurants filtered by cuisine, distance or ratings
or to find a specific person and invite him or her to a meal.
Money Wise
05/2020 - 09/2020
TypeScript, React, node.js, PostgreSQL
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Created a web application that tracks and categorizes income
and expense.
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Allowed users to set budget and generate money reports to
better manage personal finance.
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Provided easy-to-read graphs to visualize spending and saving
patterns.
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Supported different currencies with up-to-date exchange rates.
Store Simulator
05/2020 - 08/2020
Java, SpringBoot, JSP, MySQL
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Simulated a typical grocery store and its customer traffic and
predicted an optimal configuration to minimize customer wait
times and maximize server utilization.
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Supported customizations of store conditions and other
parameters to simulate different scenarios.
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Designed and implemented a web app that allows users to run
the program and query results.