Summary
Ya-jung Lu is a project manager with nine years of experience who blends ecological research training with practical data science and GIS expertise to deliver insight-driven projects in Taipei. At 中華電信 she leads cross-functional initiatives while drawing on hands-on skills in R, Python, SQL, web scraping, and spatial tools like QGIS and ArcGIS to automate data pipelines and create compelling visualizations. Her background in biodiversity research and citizen-science promotion informs a user-centered approach to data storytelling and policy-relevant analysis. Comfortable moving between research and industry, she has a track record of turning messy biological and spatial data into clear, actionable intelligence. Colleagues describe her as a curious beginner-at-heart in data science who consistently experiments with new visualization techniques to make information accessible.
9 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Master’s Degree, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Master’s Degree at National Taiwan University
Bachelor's degree, Life Sciences, Bachelor's degree, Life Sciences at National Taiwan Normal University
Chinese, English, Hokkien