Curriculum Vitae

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General Information

Full Name Ricky (Shao-Ji) Yuan (袁紹奇)
Languages English, Mandarin, Japanese (Intermediate), Cantonese (Beginner)

Education

  • 2025
    M.S. in Computer Vision
    Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US
    • Overall GPA: 4.22 / 4.30
    • Selected Coursework: Deep Learning System, Multimodal Machine Learning, Robot Localization & Mapping, Learning for 3D Vision
  • 2023
    B.S. in Computer Science and Information Engineering
    National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Overall GPA: 4.13 / 4.30
    • Selected Coursework: 3D Computer Vision, Object Oriented Programming, Computer Graphics

Skills

  • Programming: Python, C/C++, TypeScript, C#, JAVA, SQL, SCOPE, Assembly (RISC-V), CUDA
  • Libraries: gRPC, PyTorch, NumPy, Pandas, Scikit-learn, PySpark, Matplotlib, OpenCV, React.js
  • Others: Git, GitHub, Docker, GNU/Linux, LaTeX, Shell Script, Azure, AWS, Buildkite, Problem Solving

Work Experience

  • 2025
    Software Engineer Intern | Control & Behavior Simulation Team
    Aurora Innovation, Pittsburgh, PA
    • Delivered test tooling adopted in production vehicle-level Verification & Validation pipelines for behavioral safety requirements.
    • Developed a Synthetic Actor Injection Tool with C++ and Typescript which enables safe, repeatable simulation of perception outputs with kinetic and geometric consistency, directly unblocking a critical path for planner/controller validation.
    • Built operator UI and backend modules via gRPC to simulate signals without physical actors, reducing test risk and complexity.
    • Collaborated independently and cross-functionally with Controls, Perception, Planning, Simulation, and Test Engineering teams.
  • 2022-2024
    Research & Development Intern | Bing Maps Direction Services Team
    Microsoft Research, Redmond, Washington, US (Remote from Taipei, Taiwan)
    • Standardized global map storing schema, enhancing data processing efficiency using AWS Athena and PySpark in collaboration with international colleagues in Overture Maps foundation (Github, Website)
    • Engineered and maintained full-stack internal debugging tools, optimizing troubleshooting pipeline in routing services utilized by 10+ employees and managing thousands of weekly queries
  • 2022
    Research Engineer Intern
    MobileDrive, Foxconn Technology Group, New Taipei, Taiwan
    • Engineered a full-stack annotation platform to support multi-tasking with multi-sensor datasets, improving data annotation efficiency from minutes to average 30 seconds per bounding box
    • Implemented SOTA auto-labeling framework 3DAL for 3D object detection on Taiwanese road datasets

Honors and Awards

  • 2020
    • Dean's List Award
  • 2025
    • 2nd Place, Best Use of Computer Vision Award @ TartanHacks 2025!

Interests

  • Hobbies: Badminton, aviation, movies, photography, gaming, etc.