Qixuan "Harrison" Ma

Student at the University of California, San Diego.

Hi there! I am a sophomore at the University of California, San Diego. Double major in Math-Computer Science and Cognitive Science with a Specialization in Machine Learning and Neural Computation with a minor in History. I have a strong interest in Bioinformatics (see experience below), game development, and data analysis.

Education

University of California, San Diego. Anticipated Graduation: June 2022.
- Mathematics - Computer Science. Major GPA: 3.7. Course Taken:
  - Math 18: Linear Algebra (as student and TA)
  - Math 109: Mathematical Reasoning
  - Math 20D: Differential Equations
  - Math 20C/E: Multivariable and Vector Calculus
  - Math 103A/B: Applied Modern Algebra (Group Theory)
  - Math 180A: Intro to Probability (Poisson/Binomial/Normal Distribution)
  - Math 170A: Numerical Linear Algebra (Low Rank Approximation, QR Decomposition, Singular Value Decomposition)
  - Math 170B:Introduction to Numerical Analysis: Approximation and Nonlinear Equations
  - Math 154: Discrete Math and Graph Theory (Trees, Walks, Path, Matching Theory)
  - CSE 12: Data Structures and Algorithms (Java)
  - CSE 15L: Software Tools and Techniques Lab (Unix, Git, Bash)
  - CSE 30: Computer Organization & Systems Programming (C, Assembly)
  - CSE 100: Advanced Data Structures (AVL Tree, Multiway Tries, File Compression, Hashing)
  - CSE 101: Design and Analysis of Algorithms (Branch and Bound, Knapsack, Bin Packing, Divide and Conquer, Linear Programming)
  - CSE 105: Theory of Computability (Turing Machines, Context Free Languages, Finite Automata)
  - CSE 110: Software Engineering (HTML, CSS, Agile)
  - CSE 130: Programming Languages (Haskell, Lambda Calculus)
  - CSE 158: Recommender Systems and Web Mining (Recommender Systems, Text Mining, Time Series, Sequencial Data)
- Cognitive Science with a Specializtion in Machine Learning and Neural Computation. Major GPA: 3.67. Courses Taken:
  - COGS 18: Introduction to Python (as student and TA)
  - COGS 108: Data Science in Practice (Python, Pandas, Seaborn, etc. as student and TA)
  - COGS 109: Modeling and Data Analysis (Linear Regression, Logistic Regression, LDA, Bootstrapping)
  - COGS 118A: Supervised Machine Learning Algorithms (Perceptron, SVM, K-Nearest Neighbor)
  - COGS 118B: Unsupervised Machine Learning Algorithms (KMeans, Spectral Clustering, E-M Algorithm)
  - COGS 160: Genetic Algorithms (Simulated Annealing, Genetic Algorithms (Knapsack, Traveling Salesman), Particle Swarm Algorithms)
  - COGS 188: AI Algorithms (Naive Bayes, KNN)
  - COGS 101A: Sensation and Perception
  - COGS 101C: Language
  - COGS 102A: Cognitive Perspectives
  - COGS 14A&B: Intro to Research Methods & Statistical Analysis
  - COGS 17: Neurobiology of Cognition
  - COGS 107A: Cognitive Neuroscience
  - COGS 10: Cognitive Consequence of Technology

Work Experience

Dates	Work	Details
2020 October - December	Instructional Apprentice, UC San Diego Cognitive Science Department	During 2020 Fall Quarter, I worked as the Instructional Apprentice for Professor Shannon Ellis for COGS 18, an introductory Python course. My main responsibilities as an IA is to help plan and run this course by lead weekly coding labs, grade assignments and exams, and assist the professor in answering student questions both during live lecture and on discussion boards.
2020 March - 2021 March	Human Resources Director, Chinese Union UCSD	As the Human Resources Director of Chinese Union (501(c)3 NPO), my main responsibility is to work with coworkers to enact the recruitment and training strategies for new members of the Chinese Union. As an organization, we aim to provide transition and assistance for Chinese students coming to study in the US and to serve as a cultural ambassador by hosting cultural events up to 20000 in size (annual Chinese night market). Chinese Union currently have 20+ division all around the United States, with its headquarters set in San Diego.
2021 February - Current	Human Resources Officer, Chinese Computer Community	The Chinese Computer Community (Triple C) is a project based non-profit student organization at UCSD formed by Chinese speaking students interested in the Internet Industry.
2021 March - Current	Scientific Intern, Brilliant Biome Inc.	Insert Introduction Here.
2021 March - Current	Undergraduate Volunteer in Bioinformatics, Neil Chi Lab.	Insert Introduction Here.
2021 September - Current	Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, UC San Diego Department of Mathematics	Insert Introduction Here.
2021 September - Current	Instructional Apprentice, UC San Diego Cognitive Science Department	During 2021 Fall Quarter, I worked as the Instructional Apprentice for Professor Jason Fleischer for COGS 108, Data Science in Practice. My main responsibilities as an IA is to help plan and run this course by lead weekly coding labs, grade assignments and exams, and assist the professor in answering student questions both during live lecture and on discussion boards.

Skills

Scripting Languages: Java, C, C++, C#, Python