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General Information
Full Name | Yujia (Nancy) Liu |
Pronoun | She/Her/Hers |
Contact | nyjliu@ucsd.edu |
Education
- 2023 - Present
University of California, San Diego
PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Advised by Prof. Edward Wang
- 2020 - 2023
University of Washington, Seattle
M.S. Thesis in Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Advised by Prof. Shwetak Patel
- GPA - 3.90
- 2019 - 2020
University of California, Davis
Global Study Program
- Visiting Student in Electrical and Electronics Engineering
- GPA - 3.62
- 2016 - 2020
Shandong University of Technology
B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Automation
- GPA - 3.88
Experience
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Graduate Research Assistant
- Sept 2023 - Present
UC San Diego, DigiHealth Lab
- DigiHealth Lab; UCSD Design Lab
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Graduate Student Researcher
- Apr 2022 - June 2023
University of Washington, Ubicomp Lab
- Project - Smart Earring for Longitudinal Temperature Sensing
- Designed a low-power small-scale lightweight smart earring for longitudinal earlobe temperature sensing
- Project - Large-scale Multimodal Physiological Sensing
- Contributed to an open-source toolbox to make remote photoplethysmogram (rPPG) research more accessible and standardized
- Researched multi-task training for highly diverse physiological modalities
- Project - Smart Earring for Longitudinal Temperature Sensing
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Technical Program Manager Intern
- Aug 2021 - Dec 2021
Microsoft
- Performed electrical analyses and executed designs-of-experiments to solve product functional problems
- Worked with cross function teams to manage and support product changes
- Drove the product yield continuous improvement (improved 10%) and scrap cost reduction (reduced 7%)
- Explored machine learning models for scrap cost prediction
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Technical Enablement Engineer Intern
- June 2021 - Aug 2021
Intel Corporation
- Set up remote debug system on the server for issue reproduction and system debugging
- Supported customer RAS feature enablement and debugging by testing features on the servers using CScript
- Documented useful platform changes that could help update the Integration and Validation Guide (IVG) and improve customer support effectiveness
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Digital Signal Processing and Machine Learning Engineer
- Jan 2021 - June 2021
Capstone Project, University of Washington and Microchip
- Pre-processed the audio files of industrial equipment using noise cancellation algorithms or digital signal processing filters
- Researched and improved the performance of the final Convolutional Neural Network Model to ensure accuracy ≥ 95%
- Documented and presented project progress to industry and faculty mentors weekly
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Electrical Engineer Intern
- Apr 2020 - Oct 2020
Hezheng Technology Development Co.,Ltd, China
- Project - Smart Voltage Loss Detector for Electricity Meters
- Developed and documented schematics capture and PCB layout for the project using Altium Designer
- Tested and troubleshot 30 final products using electrical test equipment
- Partnered with colleagues to program microcontroller using Keil
- Project - Smart Voltage Loss Detector for Electricity Meters
Teaching
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Graduate Teaching Assistant
- Sept 2022 - Mar 2023
University of Washington, Seattle
- Course - EE 331 Devices and Circuits
- Led two lab sections weekly and grade lab reports
- Documented and updated lab related materials including lab instructions, solutions, grading rubric and tutorials
- Held office hours and proctor midterms and final exam
- Course - EE 331 Devices and Circuits
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Graduate Teaching Assistant
- Spring 2022
University of Washington, Seattle
- Course - EE 331 Devices and Circuits
- Prepared review materials and led discussion sessions for the class size of 96 students
- Held office hours twice a week
- Proctored and graded exams
- Course - EE 331 Devices and Circuits
Skills
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Programming languages
- Python; Java; C/C++; SQL; System Verilog; Assembly
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Professional skills
- Machine Learning; Embedded System; PCB Design; MATLAB; Linux; Simulation; FPGA Design
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Languages
- Mandarin Chinese (Native); English (Fluent); Korean (Oral)
Additional Work and Leadership Experience
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President
- Sept 2021 - Dec 2022
UW ECE Graduate Student Association
- Handled the internal operations, including holding weekly meeting and coordinating with ECE advising staff
- Documented and maintain the operation materials
- Helped organize biweekly social events, like meetups, game nights, workshops, etc
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Grader
- Sept 2020 - Dec 2020
University of Washington, Seattle
- Graduate Level Course - EEP 560 Advanced Electric Machines and Drives
- Graded 23 reports biweekly and maintained records on students' assignment completion
- Graduate Level Course - EEP 560 Advanced Electric Machines and Drives
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Vice Director
- May 2018 - June 2019
Student International Communication Association
- Conducted interviews with international students on a weekly basis
- Wrote news reports for events and posted them on social media
Volunteering
- Student Volunteer for UIST 2022
- Student Volunteer for UW ECE 2022 Graduate Student Orientation
Honors and Awards
- 2023
- UCSD Jacobs Fellowship
- UCSD Design Lab Norman Design Fund
- 2021
- Microsoft Hack4GCR Winner
- 2019
- Shandong University of Technology First-class Scholarship
- 2018
- National College Students Mathematical Contest in Modeling - Third Award
- Translators Association of Shandong Province - Member
Hobbies
- Watching Movies and TV shows, Jogging, Travel