Richard Yu
Student
Greater Chicago Area United States
Summary
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Senior🎓
Top SchoolRichard Yu is a Master's student in Computer Science at Northwestern with a strong interdisciplinary background bridging software development, human-computer interaction, and data visualization with eight years of hands-on experience. He brings a rare combination of computational skills and wet-lab research expertise, having published work on lupus genetics and conducted award-funded circadian rhythm experiments in Drosophila. Richard has practical experience in quantitative lab techniques (qPCR, Southern blot, ImageJ analysis) and applies analytical rigor to software and data problems, positioning him well for roles at the intersection of research science and product engineering. Based in the Greater Chicago area, he is pursuing industry opportunities that leverage both software development and data analytics. Colleagues describe him as methodical and curious, comfortable translating biological questions into reproducible computational analyses.
8 years of coding experience
Master's degree, Computer Science, Master's degree, Computer Science at Northwestern UniversityOlentangy Liberty High School
SpanishProgramming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
Richard511011/cse-110-team-6
Oct 2021 - Dec 2021
Contributions:1 review, 13 PRs, 29 pushes in 1 month
Richard511011/Euler-s-Method-
Jun 2019 - Apr 2020
Contributions:2 pushes, 1 branch in 10 months
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