1. Chia-HaoChiaoSoftware Engineer @ Google
howardchiao1217@gmail.com
Summary
Proficiency in Java, Python, C/C++, Scala, PostgreSQL. Strong analytic skills from pure
math, experimental physics and research. Efficient communication skills and easygoing per-
sonality. Extensive projects in Machine Learning, Data Structures, Algorithm and Database.
Professional Experience
Jan-Dec ’15 AMPLab, Berkeley, USA Research Assistant.
Investigated the ML pipeline diagnostics with leverage score.
Implemented a module to convert debugging data to HTML for a ML debugger.
Built a utility to pull out astronomy datasets from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey.
Jun-Aug ’15 UBS AG, Central, Hong Kong Software Engineering Internship.
Created an API to validate internal prices through RESTful and multithreading.
Designed XML, JSON parser and scripts to auto-update market data with GUI.
Presented in Rally’s Agile to stakeholders in APAC, EMEA and the US.
Sep-Dec ’14 CERN, Gevena, Switerland Research Experiences for Undergraduates.
Developed an image recognition program to analyze particle plasma.
Assisted stable trapping of antihydrogen research to study the symmetries.
Improved the statistics analysis program in C++ with ROOT.
Jun-Aug ’14 Sumitomo Electric, Osaka, Japan Research Internship.
Analyzed data for Hard X-ray Photoemission Spectroscopy at SPring-8.
Developed schemes with Visual Studio to compare diffraction spectrums.
Performed Molecular Dynamics Simulation and Rietveld Refinement.
Education
May ’16 B.A. Computer Science and Mathematics University of California, Berkeley
EECS Honors Degree Program
CS Courses: Machine Learning, Networking, Database, Operating System.
STEM Courses: Algebraic Topology, Particle Physics, Honors Linear Algebra.
Additional Information
Mar ’16 Strait Talk Berkeley Delegate.
Participated the ICR dialogue across Taiwan Strait as a delegate of Taiwan.
Feb-Apr ’16 Machine Learning Project Programmer.
Built a linear support vector machine and a Gaussian classifier for emails.
Present General Chiao's Memoir Co-editor.
Co-editing the biography of my grandfather’s military life since pre-WWII era.
Jan-Apr ’15 Database System Project Programmer.
Implemented client-side web visualization for U.S. Campaign Finance.
Sep ’14 TEDxCERN Volunteer.
Collaborated in the live event with top scientists and innovators worldwide.
Feb-May ’14 hTC Power to Give Campus Ambassador.
Arranged the product launch of hTC at UC Berkeley with business partners.
May-Aug ’13 Residential Life Summer Resident Assistant.
Designed programs to develope an international community for students.
About
Phone
+1 914 414 8187
LinkedIn
tinyurl.com/howardchiao
Tumblr
howard1217.tumblr.com
GitHub
github.com/howard1217
Languages
Bilingual English/Chinese
Taiwanese
Programming
Java, Python, C/C++
PostgreSQL, Scala,
IPython, MATLAB
Bash, Unix shell
HTML, JavaScript, D3.js
Software
Spark, Hadoop, Git
IntelliJ, Emacs, Vagrant
Interest
Baseball, Tennis
Running, Backpacking
Cooking, Music Editing