XINYUN (LEO) LIU

(713) 397-8311 • xl73@rice.edu • linkedin.com/in/Xinyun-leo-liu • 77098

EDUCATION
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Rice University - Houston, Texas Expected graduation May 2021
Double Major in B.A.in Computer Science, B.S. in Physics GPA: 3.7/4.0

WORK EXPERIENCE
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Solar Physics Research Group, Rice University – Houston, TX Undergraduate Researcher August 2019 – Present
• Develop machine learning algorithm (Random Forest) to recover damaged data from a telescope
• Verify data recovered using previous data under a similar physical condition
• Ensure the entirety of the data before a new telescope is deployed and make the algorithm applicable to other data recovery job

Polaris & Dawn Consulting – Beijing, China Management Intern June 2019 – August 2019
• Developed a course scheduling system using Python (pandas) to accelerate the workflow
• Used Google Map API to develop configured maps to help customers understand different school
• Automated the scheduling and feedback system between consultants, teachers and clients and saved 10 hours of manual work

Bonner Nuclear Laboratory, Rice University – Houston, TX Undergraduate Research Assistant May 2018 – August 2018
• Analyzed the data of tens of millions of collisions of J/psi mesons and strange charm mesons collected from LHC
• Used boost decision tree, rectangular cut and MLP to train the data to get a better selection of the signal through TMVA
• Manipulated data stored in trees and visualized them via ROOT
• Optimized the C++ software in the Linux environment and increased the signal significance by 200%

RELEVANT PROJECTS
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DeepLearning.ai May 2019 - July 2019
• Implemented CNN to detect object (faces and cars) and style transfer with and without Tensorflow
• Implemented RNN (LSTM) to improvise Jazz and translate text

SKILLS
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Programming Languages: Python, Java, C++, SQL | Tools: Tensorflow, Mathematica, TMVA, ROOT, Linux

RELEVANT COURSEWORK
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Algorithm Thinking | Tools and Models for Data Science | Introduction to Program Design | Deep Learning

EXTRACURRICULAR
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Volunteer at IYPTC, International Young Physicists Tournament May 2018 - Aug. 2018
• Communicated with team Georgia to take care of their living and communication with the Tournament for 7 days
• Provided technical and empirical help to teams in competition and helped the organizers to coordinate schedule and venue

HONORS
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G.C.Phillips Scholarship, The Physics and Astronomy Department at Rice University May 2018
• Grant $ 5250 to excellent summer research proposal on heavy-ion collisions.