Chaofeng Wu
Research Assistant at Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois, United States
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Top SchoolChaofeng Wu is a research-focused computer scientist with eight years of experience bridging academia and industry, currently pursuing a PhD in Computer Science at Northwestern University while based in Evanston. His background includes research roles at the University of Chicago and a summer research internship at Microsoft, reflecting strength in translating theoretical ideas into practical solutions. Trained in electrical and computer engineering from Shanghai Jiao Tong University and with an MS from the University of Chicago, he tackles challenging real-world problems with a mix of rigorous analysis and experimental validation. Colleagues describe him as passionate about meaningful impact and comfortable working across interdisciplinary teams to move projects from concept to reproducible results. An understated trait is his steady commitment to long-term research projects, suggesting deep problem-solving patience and technical perseverance.
8 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science at Northwestern UniversityMaster of Science - MS, Computer Science, Master of Science - MS, Computer Science at University of ChicagoBachelor of Science - BS, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Science - BS, Electrical and Computer Engineering at Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Chinese, English
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Github Skills (6)
optimization6
python5
productivity-tools4
restful1
rest-api1
rest1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
chaofengwu/paropt
Jun 2019 - Aug 2019
Automate tool optimization
Contributions:134 commits, 1 PR, 140 pushes in 2 months
optimizationpythonproductivity-tools
globus-labs/ParaOpt
Aug 2019 - Jul 2020
Contributions:134 commits, 121 pushes, 2 branches in 10 months
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