Kevin Chen

CS @ CMU | ex-Google | ex-Apple | ex-Citadel

North Chicago, Illinois, United States

About

I'm a Software Engineer who's been coding for ~10 years. I have been an intern at (see companies below). I'm a USAMO qualifier and USACO gold. I play tennis, chess and poker. WPT 👀

Experience

  • Quantitative Trader at Citadel Securities
    May 2023 - Aug 2023 · 4 mos

  • Software Intern at Apple
    May 2022 - Aug 2022 · 4 mos

  • Software Engineer Intern at Meta
    May 2021 - Aug 2021 · 4 mos

  • Private Contractor at Meta
    May 2020 - Aug 2020 · 4 mos

  • Machine Learning Research Intern at University of Chicago
    May 2019 - Dec 2019 · 8 mos

    - Conduct in-depth analysis on the effectiveness of Random Forest algorithms across 5+ distinct datasets, aiming to improve model accuracy by at least 15%. - Implement and test multiple Random Forest configurations, analyzing over 1000+ decision trees to identify optimal parameters for reducing overfitting and enhancing predictive performance. - Collaborate with a team of 5 machine learning researchers to share findings and integrate Random Forest enhancements into our ongoing projects, contributing to a 20% increase in overall model efficiency.