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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

  • Graduate Research Assistant
  • Sept 2023 - Present
    UC San Diego, DigiHealth Lab
    • DigiHealth Lab; UCSD Design Lab
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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

Teaching

  • 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
  • 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

Skills

  • Programming languages
    • Python; Java; C/C++; SQL; System Verilog; Assembly
  • Professional skills
    • Machine Learning; Embedded System; PCB Design; MATLAB; Linux; Simulation; FPGA Design
  • Languages
    • Mandarin Chinese (Native); English (Fluent); Korean (Oral)

Additional Work and Leadership Experience

  • 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
  • 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
  • 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