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This is Yusen Peng

CS @tOSU '26 & Machine Learning Researcher

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About me

Yusen Peng is an Honors Computer Science and Engineering student at The Ohio State University, specializing in AI. Yusen has a proven track record in developing practical tech solutions and contributing to research in machine learning.

  • Location:Columbus, OH
  • Age:21
  • Research Interests:Machine Learning, Data Mining

Education

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Engineering

The Ohio State UniversityAug 2022 to May 2026

GPA: 4.00/4.00

Competitive Programming Club: Problem Engineer (2023-2024); Communications Director (2024-2025)

Research Experience

Research Assistant | Machine Learning in Time Series

Datum Lab at The Ohio State UniversityJanuary 2024 - Present

Collaborate in building a comprehensive time series analytics library advised by Dr. John Paparrizos

Classification:

◦ Read research papers and take notes for a total of 10 time series classification algorithms

◦ Adapt the corresponding sklearn/PyTorch source code for all 10 time series classification algorithms

◦ Test 26 classifiers with at least 20 datasets each classifier, verify its testing results with reference sheets

Anomaly Detection:

◦ Read 1 comprehensive survey paper and take notes about time series anomaly detection

◦ Migrate the anomaly detection project seamlessly into the comprehensive time series library

Forecasting:

◦ Lead a group of 5 undergraduate students in the NASA Airport Throughput Prediction Challenge 2024

◦ Design and implement an end-to-end forecasting training/predicting pipeline of LightGBM model

Research Assistant | Data Analytics and Visualization

Dr. Best Lab The Ohio State UniversitySept 2023 - April 2024

Analyzed natural disaster datasets and public housing datasets advised by Dr. Kelsea Best

Processed and visualized timing data with CSV files and plots using Python, pandas, numPy, matplotlib

Designed 20+ test cases and collaborated in writing a research paper in of 13 pages with 35+ figures

Summer Research Intern | Performance Data Visualization

IDT Lab at The Ohio State UniversityMay 2023 - Aug 2023

Developed benchmarks to compare file I/O performance of 4 data formats advised by Dr. Suren Byna

Performed three types of data analytics techniques: preliminary data analysis, correlation analysis with visualization, regression analysis with generalized linear regression models

Integrated Python with pandas, matplotlib, seaborn, statsmodels to generate a total of 30+ figures

Publication

Assessing the equity implications of flood risk to public housing across the United States

Society for Risk Analysis 2024December 2024

Authors: Kelsea Best, Meri Davlasheridze, Yusen Peng

Presentation

A Comparison of HDF5 (h5py), NetCDF, Zarr, and CSV performing Common I/O Operations with a Single CPU Core

Undergraduate Research Forum for Engineering and Architecture 2024April 2024

Presenter: Yusen Peng

Authors: Suren Byna, Sriniket Ambatipudi, Yusen Peng

Teaching Experience

Teaching Assistant | Data Structures and Algorithms

The Ohio State UniversityAug 2024 - Present

Grade homework and coding labs for a class of 40 students in CSE 2331: Data Structures and Algorithms

Help students with complexity analysis, data structures, graph algorithms in class and office hours

Teaching Assistant | Software Components

The Ohio State UniversityAug 2023 - Dec 2023

Grade homework and coding projects for a class of 40 students in CSE 2221: Software Components

Help students with programming knowledge and practice in Java during lab sessions and office hour

Industry Experience

Website Front-end Intern

National STEM Honor Society (Gloucester, MA)May 2024 - Sept 2024

Collaborated in developing, improving, testing, and maintaining the National STEM official websites

Accomplished 28 tasks of fixing front-end bugs and creating responsive web pages

Utilized HTML, CSS, WordPress, and Chrome Inspector for effective front-end development

Mobile Front-end Intern

Resilience, Inc (Tampa, FL)Dec 2023 - Aug 2024

Collaborated in developing, testing a mobile app called AIMEE with tools to learn emotional intelligence

Accomplished 51 tasks of fixing front-end bugs and implementing new mobile features

Utilized HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and React Native for effective front-end development

Get in touch!

Hit me up if you like machine learning or just want to chat!

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