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Anthony Wang

(open to work as: Consultant, Data Scientist, Data
Analyst, Machine Learning research/deployment)

Anthony Wang is fin­ish­ing a PhD with the fo­cus top­ics of AI/ma­chine learn­ing ap­pli­ca­tions in ma­te­ri­als sci­ence. Through his PhD and pre­vi­ous em­ploy­ments, he has de­vel­oped ex­ten­sive knowl­edge in ma­chine learn­ing, deep learn­ing, da­ta sci­ence, da­ta wran­gling and da­ta vi­su­al­iza­tion. In ad­di­tion, he holds a Deep Learn­ing Nan­ode­gree from Udac­i­ty and has ex­pe­ri­ence work­ing with SQL databas­es and cloud com­put­ing (in­clud­ing mod­el de­ploy­ment).

He al­so has client-fac­ing ex­pe­ri­ence as a tech­ni­cal con­sul­tant for a law firm, where he was re­spon­si­ble for man­ag­ing a cus­tomer’s IP port­fo­lio and in con­duct­ing cus­tomer ac­qui­si­tions and mar­ket anal­y­ses.

Anthony is de­tail-or­ient­ed, ac­cu­rate, de­pend­able, and pos­sess­es an un­com­pro­mis­ing work eth­ic.

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Expertise

Entrepreneurial spirit

Co-launched an innovative agricultural start-up during Bachelors studies, gaining widespread attention in both industry and news media. This start-up has since acquired seed funding over $60,000 and has patents pending.

Currently pursuing breakthrough ideas at the intersection of science, engineering, and IT.

Programming Padawan

Experienced with Deep Learning and Machine Learning, Data Science, data wrangling, object-oriented programming (OOP), SQL, cloud computing & deployment. Experience with high-performance computing (HPC). Adept with software version control and QA practices.

(Xe)LaTeX and Microsoft Office-whiz.

Avid tinkerer

Built home automation software & hardware and other DIY projects with IoT frameworks using Raspberry Pi and Arduino boards.

Worked on projects involving Industry 4.0 at a previous employer, and taken introductory data processing courses with the goal of exploring machine learning in the near future.

Scientifically-minded

Proven skills in materials science R&D in academia and industry, with two published works and another in review. Experience in intellectual property protection, evaluation of invention disclosures, and patent drafting.

Hard-working, creative, detailed, organized and very motivated to learn more.

Technical Skills

Deep learning (PyTorch, some TensorFlow)
Machine learning (Scikit-learn and other frameworks)
Data science and data analysis
Data wrangling and data engineering (incl. SQL, pipelines, APIs)
Programming skills & best practices
Cloud computing & deployment (Amazon AWS & SageMaker)
Materials science R&D

Professional Skills

Communication skills
Organisational skills
Project management
Market research

Work Experience

05/2018 — 08/2018

GSoC 2018 Student

Google Summer of Code

NumFOCUS (sub-organisation: Julia)

2016 — 2017

Master project

I. Physics Institute, Experimental Physics

RWTH Aachen, Germany

2015 — 2017

Scientific Assistant

Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology (ILT)

Aachen, Germany

2013 — 2015

Co-founder

evergrow

Waterloo, Canada

05 — 08/2014

Research Intern

Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology (ILT)

Aachen, Germany

01 — 04/2014

Technical Advisor, Intellectual Property

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Toronto, Canada

01 — 04/2013

Research Assistant

National Taiwan University

Taipei, Taiwan

2012 — 2013

Undergraduate Research Assistant

University of Waterloo

Waterloo, Canada

09 — 12/2012

Software Quality Assurance

Fixmo Inc.

Toronto, Canada

01 — 04/2012

Formulations Engineer

University of British Columbia

Vancouver, Canada

01 — 04/2011

Research Assistant

Bayer MaterialScience AG (now Covestro AG)

Leverkusen, Germany

Education

01/2019 — 12/2021 (planned)

PhD in Engineering, Materials Science

Technische Universität Berlin / Berlin International Graduate School in Model and Simulation-based Research (BIMoS)

Berlin, Germany

10/2015 — 08/2018

Materials Science M.Sc.

RWTH Aachen University

Aachen, Germany

2010 — 2015

Nanotechnology Engineering BASc.

University of Waterloo

Waterloo, Canada

05 — 08/2014

UROP International Student

RWTH Aachen University

Aachen, Germany

2005 — 2010

Dogwood Diploma

Sentinel Secondary School

West Vancouver, Canada

Activities & Interests

Involvement

  • Volunteer, UROP program at RWTH Aachen
  • BeBuddy program at RWTH Aachen
  • FEDS employee (student union of University of Waterloo)
  • International Peer Mentor, UW
  • UW German Society
  • UW International and Canadian Student Network

Languages

Fluent in Mandarin Chinese, English and German.
Can converse in French. Learning Swedish and Italian.

Other

Travelling, Hobby-DJ, Fitness, Sailing, Dancing, Learning languages, DIY projects.

Contact

Address
Berlin, Germany
Email
aytwang@alumni.uwaterloo.ca
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