Me

Education

University of Wisconsin-Madison

M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering - Research

Sept 2023 - Dec 2024

University of Wisconsin-Madison

B.S. in Computer Science

Sept 2019 - May 2023

Research

MNSA Lab @ University of Wisconsin-Madison

May 2024 - Present

Research Assistant

  • - Developed and optimized a real-time pose detection model for medical equipment, utilizing video feeds from a single-view camera, and improved model accuracy through data augmentation and active learning techniques.
  • - Engineered a camera array for real-time video streaming, achieving a 4x reduction in latency, significantly improving system responsiveness for user interactions.
  • - Optimized Python to C++ code conversion, boosting initialization speed by 5x and reducing inference costs, enhancing overall efficiency and scalability.
  • - Designed and implemented camera rotation and translation functions for reconstructed 3d scene, facilitating natural user interaction with precise control and positioning for enhanced spatial accuracy.

Experience

Fetch Rewards

May 2023 - Aug 2023

iOS Engineer Apprentice

  • - Architected and delivered celebration animation for user referrals with combination of Lottie and SwiftUI animations. Serving over 20 million users with high performance.
  • - Achieved a significant reduction in support tickets by developing SwiftUI components to streamline phone number authentication, in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
  • - Modernized legacy UIKit and Obj-C code by transitioning to SwiftUI and Swift, preserving original functionality without introducing new bugs. Implemented unit test and iIntegrated CI/CD pipelines to automate testing and ensure seamless deployment.
  • - Proactively identified, analyzed, and resolved app crashes on new version releases leveraging Firebase, enhancing overall user experience and app stability.

EasyJobs Inc.

May 2022 - Nov 2022

Software Engineer Intern

  • - Boosted performance by 10% through complete rewrite of the frontend with Vue3 and Nuxt3 including server-side rendering. Created a UI library to streamline development.
  • - Achieved 6 month growth of over 400 times with new designs and features, through agile development and data-driven decisions with Google Analytics.

Gefei Shen 2024

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