Tommy Chang
Principal Software Engineer at University of Maryland
Taipei, United States
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Top SchoolTommy Chang is a Principal Software Engineer and robotics system architect with two decades of experience applying computer vision, measurement science, and ML to real-world autonomous and space systems. He currently teaches graduate robotics courses at the University of Maryland while leading mission-critical robot software and performance optimizations for space and defense programs, including migrating algorithms into flight-ready C++ on VxWorks. His background spans hands-on sensor calibration, satellite image analytics, cloud-based big-data pipelines, and productionizing ML services for speaker/face recognition and document analytics. Tommy combines rigorous research (PhD work in satellite image understanding and distributed MapReduce prototypes) with practical engineering—evident in contributions that range from Linux real-time launchers for flight software to localized game translations on GitHub. Based in Taipei and fluent across embedded, cloud, and data stacks, he focuses on making systems safe, fast, and testable in operational environments.
11 years of coding experience
24 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Electrical and Computer Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue UniversityBachelor of Science - BS Computer Sciences, Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Sciences at University of MarylandMaster of Science - MS Computer Science, Master of Science - MS Computer Science at Johns Hopkins Engineering for Professionals
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Github Skills (21)
javascript10
c-language10
machine-learning10
ch10
deeplearning-ai10
localization10
deep-learning10
tensorflow10
html10
testing9
gameplay9
videogames9
2d-game9
python9
cprogramming-language8
Programming languages (25)
Github contributions (5)
gorisanson/pikachu-volleyball
Jun 2020 - Jun 2020
Pikachu Volleyball implemented into JavaScript by reverse engineering the original game
Role in this project:
Localization / Internationalization Specialist
Localization / Internationalization SpecialistContributions:7 commits, 1 PR, 9 comments in 1 day
Contributions summary:Tommy primarily focused on adding and improving language support for the Pikachu Volleyball game. Their contributions include adding a complete Chinese translation, incorporating Chinese language options within the user interface, and providing translated content for English and Korean versions. They also corrected minor typos, ensuring accurate and consistent language presentation in the game's interface and documentation.
gamejavascriptvideo-gamepikachu-volleyballengineering
pcchou/2017-four-schools-CC-camp
May 2017 - Jun 2017
Contributions:44 commits, 44 pushes in 29 days
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