Alexander Yuan

Hardware and Software Development Intern @ NASA

B.S./M.S. Computer Science | B.A. Economics @ Yale University

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About Me

Hi! Welcome to my personal website. This page is currently still under construction, but in the meantime, here's a little about me.

I am currently a junior at Yale University pursuing a B.S./M.S. in Computer Science and a B.A. in Economics. College has been a time of great discovery and challenge in every possible way, and I have explored numerous fields and interests during my time here. It has allowed me to discover what I am truly passionate about, and while they may change, my current interests include neural networks/machine learning, object-oriented design, full-stack web development, and econometrics.

When I'm not in the classroom, I enjoy playing water polo, practicing the piano, swimming, cooking, spending time with friends, and engaging in competitive matches of Super Smash Bros with my suitemates. Feel free to reach out!

Education

Aug 2021 - Exp. May 2025

Yale University

Pursuing B.S./M.S. Computer Science and B.A. Economics

  • GPA: 3.9/4.0; Major-4.0/4.0
  • Activities and societies: Yale Men's Water Polo Team, Code Haven, Yale Computer Society, YHack, Yale Undergraduate Diversified Investments, Yale Machine Learning, Mathcounts Outreach
  • Relevant Coursework:
    • CPSC 201: Introduction to Computer Science
    • CPSC 202: Mathematical Tools for Computer Science
    • CPSC 223: Data Structures and Programming Techniques
    • CPSC 323: Introduction to Systems Programming & Computer Organization
    • CPSC 327: Object-Oriented Programming
    • CPSC 365: Algorithms
    • CPSC 419: Full Stack Web Programming
    • CPSC 484: Human-Computer Interaction
    • CPSC 440: Database Design and Implementation (In Progress)
    • CPSC 465: Theory of Distributed Systems (In Progress)
    • CPSC 474: Computational Intelligence for Games (In Progress)
    • ECON 117: Introduction to Data Analysis and Econometrics
    • ECON 121: Intermediate Microeconomics
    • ECON 122: Intermediate Macroeconomics
    • ECON 123: Intermediate Data Analysis and Econometrics
    • ECON 159: Game Theory (In Progress)
    • ECON 365: Algorithms
Aug 2020 - May 2021

Florida State University

Dual Enrollment

  • GPA: 4.0/4.0
  • Relevant Coursework:
    • CGS 2100: Microcomputer Applications for Business/Economics
    • CGS 3066: Web Programming and Design
    • COP 2258: Problem-Solving w/ Object-Oriented Programming
    • PSB 2000: Introduction to Brain and Behavior
    • STA 2122: Introduction to Applied Statistics
Aug 2017 - May 2021

Lawton Chiles High School

High School Diploma

  • GPA: UW - 4.0/4.0; W - 4.77/5.00
  • Graduated Summa Cum Laude (Valedictorian)
  • Activities and societies: Varsity Swimming (Team Captain, 2020 FHSAA Swimming State Championship Bronze Medalist - 200 Freestyle Relay, USA Swimming Futures Championships Qualifier - 400 Medley Relay), Mu Alpha Theta (Secretary), App Development Club (Vice President), Science Olympiad, National Honor Society
  • Relevant Coursework:
    • AP Calculus BC (5)
    • AP Chemistry (5)
    • AP Computer Science A (5)
    • AP Computer Science Principles (5)
    • AP Environmental Science (5)
    • AP Macroeconomics (5)
    • AP Microeconomics (5)
    • AP Music Theory (5)
    • AP Physics 1 (5)
    • AP Physics 2 (5)
    • AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism (5)
    • AP Psychology (5)
    • AP Statistics (5)
    • AP United States History (5)

Experience

Hardware and Software Development Intern

NASA - National Aeronotics and Space Administration

June 2023 - Present
  • Safety-Critical Avionics Systems Team

Research Fellow

Yale Social Robotics Lab

June 2022 - Feb 2023
  • Topic: Perception Technologies for a Socially Assistive Robot to Combat Anxiety with Prof. Brian Scassellati
  • Supported the design of Ommie, a novel robot that provides at-home support for people with anxiety to practice deep breathing.
  • Utilized Robot Operating System (ROS) and Python to integrate motor movement and sensors (IMU, Thermal and RGB Camera, Respiration Belt, Radar) within Ommie for data collection (first of its kind publicly available).
  • Built and developed CNN, LSTM, and GRU machine learning models for respiration phase recognition.

Tobin Research Assistant

Yale School of the Environment

Feb 2022 - May 2022
  • Topic: Remote Sensing and Measuring the Impact of Kenyan Resettlement Schemes with Prof. Luke Sanford
  • Implemented an image recognition algorithm to automate the extraction of over 7 million entries of Kenyan population and migration data from scanned documents and images.
  • Created shapefiles by merging this data with existing satellite data and built a CNN model in R to measure the impact of resettlement on economic, demographic, and environmental health outcomes.

Research Assistant

Florida State University Department of Computer Science

Mar 2019 - Jan 2021
  • Topic: Deep Learning for Predicting Freeze of Gait in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease with Prof. Shayok Chakraborty
  • Developed Python deep learning models to predict “Freezing of Gait” (FOG) in Parkinson’s patients by analyzing patient motion data from the Daphnet FOG dataset, a public domain dataset.
  • The work was published here and presented at the IEEE International Conference on Machine Learning and Applications, December 14-17, 2020, Miami, Florida with 300+ citations and views.

Projects

Yost and Yound

Developed and deployed a full-stack web application that facilitates the returning of lost/found objects to their rightful owners among the Yale community.

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The Shell

Designed the backend logic for the “Bash” Unix shell program using the fork/execvp model in C. Provided functionality for file redirection, pipelines, conditionals, backgrounding, subcommands, and reaping zombie processes.

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Deep Learning to Predict Freezing of Gait in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease

Developed Python deep learning models to predict “Freezing of Gait” (FOG) in Parkinson’s patients by analyzing patient motion data from the Daphnet FOG dataset, a public domain dataset.

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