Summary
Kunlin Han is a quantitative development analyst and MSEE candidate at USC with eight years of hands-on experience bridging computer architecture, VLSI design, and software for trading systems. He combines rigorous academic performance (4.0 GPA) with practical impact—most notably speeding a Verilator testbench 110x and submitting a Verilator bug report with a minimal proof-of-concept. At CMT Capital Markets Trading he applies low-latency thinking and systems automation learned from open-source RISC-V work to production quantitative workflows. He has taught programming systems at USC and led technical teams in university clubs, demonstrating a talent for translating complex concepts into teachable, repeatable processes. Comfortable with Dockerized toolchains, SystemVerilog, and performance profiling, he pairs deep technical detail with community-minded leadership. Based in Los Angeles, he brings a curious, problem-focused mindset that favors measurable improvements and reproducible engineering.
8 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, 4.0/4.0, Master's degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, 4.0/4.0 at University of Southern California
Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Science, 3.78/5.0, Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Science, 3.78/5.0 at South China Normal University