Joyce Kao
Co Executive Director at JY Kao Consulting Services
Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Top SchoolJoyce Kao is a multidisciplinary leader with 10 years of experience at the intersection of research, digital product delivery, and organizational strategy, currently serving as Co-Executive Director of the Digital Research Academy in Aachen. She builds training networks and operational systems that scale open science, data literacy, and research software engineering while advising clients on sustainable project, web, and data solutions through her consulting practice. Joyce has steered EU-funded healthcare innovation projects, created SOPs for grant administration, and coached teams in agile and professional development, blending academic rigor from a PhD in Computational Biology with practical full-stack and product skills. She co-founded initiatives that translate open-innovation principles into events, curricula, and online platforms, and has hands-on experience developing bioimage analysis workflows and web applications. Known for pairing strategic vision with meticulous operational execution, she often moves between high-level fundraising and the nitty-gritty of PM tools, UX prototypes, and training design. Based in Germany with an Executive MBA and full-stack training, she thrives on making research and innovation more inclusive and reproducible.
10 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Executive MBA (with Honors), Executive MBA (with Honors) at Quantic School of Business and TechnologyFull-Stack Web Development, Computer Programming, Full-Stack Web Development, Computer Programming at Le WagonDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computational Biology, 3.77 (US GPA scale)/ 1.345 (DE GPA scale), Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computational Biology, 3.77 (US GPA scale)/ 1.345 (DE GPA scale) at University of Southern CaliforniaBachelor of Science (B.S.), Mathematical Sciences, 3.8469 (US GPA scale)/ 1.225 (DE GPA scale), Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Mathematical Sciences, 3.8469 (US GPA scale)/ 1.225 (DE GPA scale) at The University of Texas at Austin
English, Chinese, GermanGithub contributions (5)
kao5/todo_app_front_end
Oct 2018 - Oct 2018
Contributions:4 pushes in 1 day
jgal/cs407
Oct 2017 - Dec 2017
Contributions:34 commits, 25 pushes in 2 months
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