Tianxin Li

University of Waterloo

Bechelor of CS & BUS - Finance Option

CS Course:
Object-Oriented Programming · Algorithms · Data Structure · Operating Systems

Advanced Topics: Intro to Machine Learning · Neural Networks · Data-Intensive Distributed Computing

Finance Course:
Investment Management · Entrepreneural Finance · Seminar in Finance: Financial Markets & Securities Trading

Synapse Technology Corporation

Software Engineering Intern

Fall 2018

Synapse uses AI for threat-detection at checkpoints. I felt blessed working with and learning from many passionate entrepreneurs, brilliant engineers and experienced software architect. They inspired me to keep pushing my limits and redefine perfection.

I designed and built the CV algo for improved real-time segmentation after countless coffee and papers grinding. It's very important for our prediction accuracy. I also simulated multi-GPU servers under pressure using stats model such as GMM. The simulated data were analyzed and visualized to gain insights into optimal server setup. In addition, I also experimented with various model serving optimization to reduce inference latency.

ScotiaBank · Data Science Analytics Lab

Data Science Engineering Intern

Spring 2018

My focus is on an exploratory work on how to use Neo4j to gain insight into our data. Importing very large and messy existing data from Hive, Spark, Postgres into the graph database has proven to be a challenge. I redesigned and prototyped a data pipeline that utilize batch importing, achieving over 8 times speed boost. I also helped improving existing data pipelines, database queries and creating dashboards and visualization using Django, D3 and Tableau.

CGI Group

DevOps Intern

Spring 2017

The DevOps team at CGI Group automates the build and deploy process with continuous integration. I learned about using automation tools such as Ansible, BitBucket, Bamboo and python scripts to accelerate deployment process. Moreover, as side-projects, I explored Docker swarm mode for clustered deployment and collaborated with UI lead to prototype Progressive Web Apps. I also initiated a DevOps homepage for people from other department to submit inquiries and learn more about devops.

Deloitte · Dspace Innovation Lab

Software Product Prototyper · Full-stack

Spring 2016

DSpace is Deloitte’s prototyping hub dedicated to leverage emerging technologies. During this internship, I got to try taking on multiple roles, such as UI/UX designer, application architect and full-stack developer. We created two prototypes, a Slack ChatBot and a data-driven agile team assessment platform with mobile web app. I got to practices agile software development in a fast-paced small team, with biweekly project demos. It was a really fun and fulfiling experience working with client from brainstorming ideas to delivering final product.