Jennifer Li
Research Scientist at National Center for Supercomputing Applications
Urbana, Illinois, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJennifer Li is a research scientist at NCSA who combines a Ph.D. in Astronomy & Astrophysics with a decade of experience applying machine learning and Bayesian inference to astrophysical problems. She has advanced black hole science by developing RNNs and simulation-based inference that sped up parameter estimation by over 1,000×, and has published six first-author papers within a 1000+ citation body of work. Comfortable coding production-grade Python pipelines and automating image reduction, she bridges observational astronomy, time-series modeling, and scalable data analysis on HPC systems. An active mentor and outreach advocate, she designs hands-on curricula for high-school students and promotes equity in STEM, reflecting a rare mix of technical depth and community commitment. Based in Urbana, IL, she also brings practical unix/git fluency and a playful willingness to tackle JavaScript when needed.
10 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS), Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, Bachelor of Science (BS), Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology at National Taiwan UniversityUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
English, Chinese
Github Skills (3)
crawler3
python2
crawling2
Github contributions (5)
Junhui-UMSI/Chinese-Calligraphy
Nov 2015 - Mar 2016
Contributions:42 commits, 16 PRs, 38 pushes in 3 months
Junhui-UMSI/Angular-JS-Project
Feb 2016 - Feb 2016
Contributions:4 commits, 2 PRs, 3 pushes in 7 days
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