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Hi, I'm Hwei-Shin (sounds like 'way sheen')
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I am a first-year PhD student in software engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, advised by Josh Sunshine and Dominik Moritz. My experience is primarily in full stack engineering, data analysis and data visualization. I am passionate about improving STEM education, particularly by improving visual communication in learning materials (check out my work on Edgeworth). I am always looking for interesting ways that technology and design intersect, and I care about working on impactful projects that have the power to make the world a better place.

Check out my resume for more detailed descriptions of my professional experience and qualifications, and my project gallery to learn more about some of the projects I have worked on.

Experience:
  • Student Researcher at Carnegie Mellon University, 2023-present
  • Fullstack Software Engineer at Tableau, 2022-2023
  • Research Intern at Penrose (Carnegie Mellon University), 2021
  • Vehicle Software Engineering Intern at Tesla Motors, 2020
  • Fullstack Engineering Intern at Tableau, 2019, 2020
Education:
  • Carnegie Mellon University, School of Computer Science, PhD Student
  • Olin College of Engineering, B.S Engineering, 2022
  • Parsons School of Design (visiting student), 2020
Awards:
  • NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Recipient, 2023
  • ARCS Scholarship Recipient, 2023
  • Grand Finalist, ACM Student Research Competition 2021
  • 1st Place Undergraduate Division, ACM SPLASH Student Research Competition 2021
  • Semi-Finalist, Disney Imagineering 2020
  • 50% Tuition Olin Merit Scholarship 2017-2022
Outside of Engineering:
  • Professional ballerina, guests around U.S
  • Digital Illustrator, owner of Arken Designs
  • Peet's Coffee Certified Barista
  • Collegiate Overwatch player for Carnegie Mellon University

  • Edgeworth: Authoring Diagrammatic Math Problems using Program Mutation
    1st Place, Undergraduate Division
    ACM SPLASH Student Research Competition
    2021
  • Clew3D: Automated Generation of O&M Instructions Using LIDAR-Equipped Smartphones
    ACM ASSETS Demo
    2021

Software Projects -----------
  • Swiss Modernism Poster Generator
    Web Development
    Spring, 2020
  • LDA Research Buddy
    Machine Learning
    Fall, 2019
  • All About MNIST & Convolutional Neural Nets
    Machine Learning
    Fall, 2018
  • Robolympics: PID Control Loop
    Firmware, Controls
    Fall, 2018
  • Robotic Vaccuum Obstacle Course: RANSAC, Gradient Descent
    Mapping, Perception
    Fall, 2018
  • Eigenface & Bayesian Facial Recognition
    Computer Vision
    Spring, 2018
  • Paletteful: Image-Based Color Palette Generator
    Image Processing
    Spring, 2018
Design Projects -----------
  • Life Cycle of Stars
    Data Visualization
    Spring, 2020
  • YAGP Ballet Competition Winners: Where Do They Come From?
    Data Visualization
    Spring, 2020
  • Neri Oxman: Material Ecology MoMA Exhibit Rebranding
    Illustrator, InDesign
    Spring, 2020
  • Disney Imaginations Design Competition: Semi-Finalist
    Research, User Experience
    Fall, 2019
  • Ballet: Data Visualization
    Illustrator
    Fall, 2019
Other Projects -----------
  • Illustration Gallery
    2017-2020
  • "hey, spaceman" Poster
    Fall, 2019
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Portfolio designed and coded by yours truly.