Jun Hou
Research Assistant at Virginia Tech Department of Computer Science
Blacksburg, Virginia, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJun Hou is a PhD candidate in Computer Science at Virginia Tech with a decade of experience applying data science, statistical modeling, and engineering to research and industry problems. He has blended academic research roles at Columbia and Virginia Tech with applied analytics work in finance and insurance—building SQL-backed databases, R and Shiny dashboards, GLMs, and Python data pipelines to support decision making and visualization. Comfortable bridging theory and practice, Jun has taught applied NLP at Northeastern and presented technical findings to professional audiences (including the SOA). His work emphasizes reproducible, shareable knowledge—reflected in a Github ethos that values communal learning—and he brings actuarial rigor from Columbia and mathematical foundations from Rutgers to complex data challenges.
11 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science at Virginia TechMaster of Science - MS Data Analytics Engineering, Master of Science - MS Data Analytics Engineering at Northeastern UniversityMaster of Science - MS Actuarial Science, Master of Science - MS Actuarial Science at Columbia UniversityBachelor of Arts - BA Mathematics, Bachelor of Arts - BA Mathematics at Rutgers University
Github Skills (120)
jetpack10
kotlin-multiplatform10
one2many10
compose-multiplatform10
one-to-many10
nexus10
android-recyclerview10
android-library10
maven-central10
jetpack-compose10
counting10
plugin10
ftdi9
android-view9
api9
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
junerver/BaiduMapDemo
Jun 2018 - Aug 2019
Contributions:3 commits, 7 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 2 months
junerver/Utils
Nov 2021 - Feb 2025
Contributions:2 releases, 22 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 3 months
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