Ricky Cheng
Software Engineer at The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolRicky Cheng is a software engineer with a decade of experience building research-driven tools and interactive applications, currently contributing at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory. He blends a strong computer science foundation with hands-on work in game development for clinical physiotherapy (PediaCORE) and machine learning research, showing an affinity for translating complex domain needs into usable software. Ricky has supported courses and developed curriculum at Johns Hopkins, demonstrating both technical depth and a knack for teaching and storytelling. His background spans full-stack development, HPC-enabled neural network work, and combinatorial research using SageMath—an uncommon mix that informs his interest in education and data visualization. Based in Baltimore, he is motivated by projects that combine creativity, clinical impact, and rigorous engineering.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Engineering - MSE, Computer Science, Master of Engineering - MSE, Computer Science at Johns Hopkins Whiting School of EngineeringEarly College Credit Program, Mathematics, High School Senior, 4.00, Early College Credit Program, Mathematics, High School Senior, 4.00 at University of Wisconsin-La CrosseHigh School Diploma, N/A, High School Diploma, N/A at Onalaska High School
Github Skills (33)
windows-subsystem-for-linux8
wikipedia6
webmidi5
cas5
ui-elements5
symbolic-math5
symbolic-computing4
mathematics4
shaderlab4
gomoku4
degrees4
shader4
symbolic-programming4
parallel-computing3
player3
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
rcheng15jhu/comp-monoid-exploration
Jan 2021 - Oct 2022
Contributions:23 commits, 25 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 9 months
rcheng15jhu/Luxstra
Feb 2021 - Feb 2021
Contributions:1 release, 40 commits, 10 PRs in 2 days
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