Experience
Research and professional experience.
Graduate Researcher
2025 - PresentUCSD Halicioglu Data Science Institute
Developing DNA language models (EvoLen) with evolution-guided tokenization. Building integrated genetic and transcriptomic models for neonatal asthma risk prediction.
Senior Student Researcher
2023 - 2025UC Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation
Developed NLP models and SQL databases to analyze China's innovation ecosystem.
Data Engineer
2023 - 2025Power Transformation Lab / San Diego Supercomputer Center
Designed SQL databases and automation scripts for electricity data in collaboration with the San Diego Supercomputer Center.
Data Management Intern
2024Office of the City Treasurer, San Diego
Built Python-based automation pipelines and web scrapers to improve data workflow efficiency by 70%.
Quantitative Analysis Intern
2023Soochow Securities
Conducted asset allocation research using Mean-Variance and Black-Litterman optimization models.
Data Assistant
2022Oliver Wyman
Developed NLP models for keyword analysis and automated API data transfers.