Derek Wen
derek.hz.wen@gmail.com
I'm a graduate student at UCLA studying for a Master's in Applied Statistics and Data Science with a few years of work experience. I did my undergraduate at UCSD for a Bachelor's in Data Science, graduating Summa Cum Laude.
Recently, I had the opportunity to intern at Amazon as a software development engineer. My main interest is applying statistical analysis and machine learning techniques to study user behavior and trends, but I am open to all types of opportunities.
I have a YouTube and a Spotify Artist where I share all my creative work.
Amazon — Prime Video
- Developed a prototype web video player supporting a new proprietary Prime Video manifest format, reducing Time to First Frame (TTFF) by up to 600ms compared to the existing DASH implementation.
- Created a parser for the proprietary manifest format leveraging the binary encoding format FlatBuffers, achieving 0ms parsing time during playback startup.
Claritas
- Developed a scalable PySpark pipeline, filtering over 1 million IP addresses across diverse data sources using multiple API integrations.
- Automated the extraction of campaign data from Parquet files, calculated daily data quality metrics, and developed dynamic dashboards, saving 2 hours of daily manual work.
Nurlink Technology
- Created an automation tool to clean and preprocess incoming daily circuitry data and historical datasets, reducing manual processing time by ~1 hour/day.
- Applied principal component analysis for 2D visualizations, isolating noise in output power.
San Diego State University
- Analyzed integrated circuit data, processing over 1,000 features across datasets of 50,000+ samples, identifying key trends and creating visualizations to enhance circuit performance.
Enhancing Utility Pole Monitoring with Computer Vision
A collaboration with SDG&E applying computer vision to utility-pole inspection.
Visit project site ↗Identifying Deepfake Audio with Statistical and Deep Learning Methods
My UCLA Master's thesis on detecting AI-generated audio.
Read the paper ↗Jumping Jumper
A multiplayer browser platformer game.
Play ↗ONE LIFE
A minimalist 3D action-survival game built with React Three Fiber.
Play ↗Particle Plane
A three.js heightmap flight game with procedural terrain.
Play ↗ThreeJS Name
A three.js exercise.
Play ↗Motion design & video editing — YouTube
My personal songs — Spotify
YEAR 4
unannounced give it upYEAR 3
you & me in love sugar crush reaching too far — Mirin RemixYEAR 2
hallucinations i adore you, dear ENOUGH seeYEAR 1
trust u don't go reaching too far