








About Myself
Toronto, ON, Canada
- Work: 3+ years ML space, 6+ years w/ Python ๐จโ๐ป
- Education: UofT's EngSci - Machine Intelligence Specialization ๐
- Currently learning about: Rust, Data Science ๐ฆ
- Cello ๐ป
- BJJ ๐ฅ
- Cooking ๐ฅ
- Reading ๐
- Swimming ๐
- Front and back flip, handstand pushup ๐คธ
- Active lucid dreamer ๐ฎ
- React site with custom workout integrated into a narrative ๐ฆ
- Become a lucid dreaming wizard ๐งโโ๏ธ
- Work in BCI space ๐ง ๐ค
Resume
Shawn Zhang
Machine Learning Engineer
Industry Experience
Machine Learning Engineer (Full-Time)
StratumAI
(September 2023 - Present)
Machine Learning Intern
Epson Canada
(May 2022 - August 2022)
- Explored research directions for smart golf coaching, focusing on form analysis and feedback
- Implemented Mediapipe Blazepose for pose estimation, Detectron2 for ball/club detection on custom COCO datasets
- Developed automatic event segmentation and feedback, comparing to professional golfers
Machine Learning for Integrated Circuit Design Intern
Huawei Technologies Canada Co, Ltd
(May 2021 - May 2022)
- Automated ML Pipeline with Reinforcement Learning (DQN) and Bayesian Optimization to create novel shaped coupled VCO inductors, improving Quality Factor by 7% using PyTorch and Shell Scripting
- Developed a T-Coil inductor generation tool with center tap and Cadence EMX simulations using Jupyter and SKILL
- Led weekly meetings with senior circuit designers to demonstrate tools and update documentation
Image Processing Engineer Intern
A.U.G. Signals Ltd.
(May 2020 - August 2020)
- Analyzed, documented, and created armed vehicle and vessel HDF5 datasets from Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data
- Refactored company's classification system for compatibility with deep learning toolboxes and algorithms using MATLAB
- Preprocessed raw SAR data (Rotate, FFT, PCA) and achieved 98% accuracy in 8-class classification
Python Developer Intern
Movia
(Jun 2019 - August 2019)
- Created python scripts that mitigated data corruption on company device via clean shutdown procedures on Gitlab
- Tested device image on Linux OS and created GPS tracking and Wifi scanning scripts utilizing Bettercap (Go)
Education
BASc. in Engineering Science - Machine Intelligence Specialization
University of Toronto (2018-2023)
- Biomed: Molecules and Materials, Fundamentals of Biomedical Engineering, Neural Bioelectricity, Biomedical Imaging
- Machine Learning: Neural Nets and Deep Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Optimization in ML, Decision Support Systems
- Mathematics: Data Structures and Algorithms, Matrix Algebra and Optimization, Ordinary Differential Equations, Digital Signal Processing, Probability and Statistics, Calculus I-III
- Physics: Classical Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Waves and Modern Physics, Electricity and Magnetism, Quantum and Thermal Physics
- Systems: Systems Software, Distributed Systems, Intro to Databases, Software Engineering
Production Engineering Fellow
Major League Hacking w/ Meta (Jun 2022 - Aug 2022)
- Developed an open-source personal portfolio website template using Python, Flask, Jinja, MySQL, Nginx, and unittest
- Automated testing and deployment workflows using CI/CD with Github Actions
- Established system and container monitoring, alerting, and visualization using Prometheus and Grafana
Toolkit
Currently Trying Out:
Might Try Out Later:
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