Sam Yan
PHD Candidate (Part-time)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Top SchoolSam Yan is a Melbourne-based health-IT specialist and part-time PhD candidate who combines nine years of software and research experience to improve morbidity data quality and EHR information models. He leads an Australian Government–funded project to standardise EHR information models and build automated extraction algorithms, and has published work on morbidity data analysis under ICD-10-AM. With a background in Python, Java and full-stack development plus ACS certification, he bridges practical software engineering and rigorous health informatics research. He also teaches EHR and Python courses at Australian Catholic University and has hands-on experience modelling entity-relationship solutions for interoperable health data. An active Chinese social media communicator with ~5,000 followers, he uniquely blends technical research, teaching, and public engagement to advance how emerging technologies are applied in healthcare.
9 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science, Magna Cum Laude, Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science, Magna Cum Laude at Wenzhou-Kean UniversityHigh School Diploma, General Science, University Entrance Exam Tier-1 in General Science, High School Diploma, General Science, University Entrance Exam Tier-1 in General Science at Huizhen AcademyDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Structured Electronic Health Records, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Structured Electronic Health Records at Australian Catholic UniversityThe University of Melbourne
English, wu, Chinese, huai
Github Skills (28)
python10
algebra10
pure-python10
science10
programming-language9
computer-algebra9
computer-algebra-system9
math9
structures7
dotnet-core7
dotnet7
csharp6
markov6
hidden6
logistic-regression5
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
SamUnimelb/Python_Advanced_programming
Sep 2019 - Feb 2020
Contributions:215 pushes, 1 branch in 4 months
SamUnimelb/Med_quick_notes
Mar 2019 - Sep 2021
Contributions:9 commits, 19 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 7 months
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