Yirong Zhou, Ph.D.
zhyr869@gmail.com
Graduate Assistant

Curious and motivatited researcher/engineer in Data Science, Optimization, Machine Learning and Statistical Modeling. Experienced with Object-oriented programming and Data Visualization. Thrive in fast-pace working environment and providing original solutions to complex problems. Actively looking for positions as Applied Scientist and Machine Leanring Engineer.

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Skills

Programming Languages

Python, C++, Java, R, C, MATLAB, SQL, JavaScript, HTML

Frameworks/Tools

AWS • CPLEX • D3 • git • Gurobi • MySQL • PyTorch • Scikit-learn • Spark • TensorFlow • Tidyverse • Visual Studio

Experience

Amazon

Applied Scientist Intern

• May, 2022 – Present •

Education

University of Science and Technology of China

Bachelor of Science in Statistics • 2012 — 2017

George Washington University

Master of Science in Statistics • 2017 — 2019

University of Utah

Doctor of Philosophy in Transportation Engineering • 2019 — 2023(expected)

Personal Projects

Optimizing Battery Electric Bus (BEB) Deployment

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• Designed a Bi-objective Optimization framework with Python and Gurobi to optimally deploy 467 BEBs considering total cost (e.g., charging stations, BEB) and environmental equity in Salt Lake City • Built a visualization platform to allow interactive exploration of BEB deployment plans using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript (d3) with Google Map API for transit agencies • Reduce cost by 24% for Utah Transit Authority after implementation.

Constructing Race-specific Driving Patterns to Address Racial Profiling

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• Accessed and processed 2020 United States Census data using MySQL Connectors in Python • Estimated parameters using Mini-Batch Gradient Descent in Python due to memory limit • Simulated traveling behavior of 3,298,632 individuals in San Diego using Agent-based modeling simulation tool MATSim • Parsed the simulation results in XML format using JAVA into analyzable sub-sections (e.g., route/mode choice)

Outside Interests

In my free time, I enjoy working out, playing video games and petting my cats.

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