About

Greetings! My name is Alan Ding, and I’m a student by trade. Currently, I happen to study computer science at Princeton University. Given that I’m not grinding out problem sets and coding assignments, with p > 0.9, I’m running, doing something related to classical or jazz music, or speedsolving twisty puzzles.

Awards

  • American Mathematics Competition (AMC) Distinguished Honor Roll (2017)
  • USA Physics Olympiad Silver Medalist (2018)
  • National Finalist for the US National Chemistry Olympiad (2015)
  • National Merit Finalist (2018)
  • AP National Scholar (2017 - 2018)

Timeline

  • Technology Intern at CAS | Jun 2019 - Aug 2019 | Columbus, OH

    • Worked with a team of three other interns under Agile project management on a big data analytics platform built from scratch. It supports complex ad-hoc data dives which can capture numerous dimensions of how CAS’s customers are using CAS’s products

    • Use of Scala, Apache Spark enables the platform to scale seamlessly

    • The highly anticipated platform would give top-level leadership and emerging data analytics teams at CAS fresh insights on how to better tailor products to their customers’ needs

  • Started school at Princeton University | Sep 2018 - May 2021 (expected) | Princeton, NJ

    • Dean’s List

    • GPA: 4.0 / 4.0

  • Technical Writer at Sycamore Growth Group | Apr 2018 - Aug 2018 | Dublin, OH

    • Performed technical writing of over 100 project summaries for two client companies in manufacturing and software

    • Performed financial modeling and prepared tax credit reports for a client using Excel and LATEXto demonstrate the potential of claiming a couple million dollars in research and development tax credits

    • Partook in meetings with client company representatives to identify points of research and development in their operations

  • Floor Faculty Facilitator Volunteer at Columbus Center of Science and Industry (COSI) | Nov 2016 - Mar 2018 | Columbus, OH

    • Shared my passion for science to thousands of museum goers through giving various science demonstrations

    • Guided guests through activities and interactive exhibits

    • Assisted guests with questions about the museum’s offerings, directions, recommendations, among other inquiries

Skills

Programming Languages

  • Java
  • C
  • Python
  • Scala
  • MATLAB
  • x86-64 Assembly
  • LaTeX

Technologies

  • Git
  • Apache Spark
  • Jenkins
  • Hadoop
  • Maven
  • Docker
  • Jupyter Notebook

Human Languages

  • English
  • Chinese
  • Latin