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General Information
| Name | Yen-Hsiang Chang |
| Interests | High-Performance Computing, Parallel Graph Algorithms, Scalable Sparse Solvers, Applied Numerical Linear Algebra |
| Skills | C/C++, Python, CUDA, OpenMP, MPI |
Education
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2023 - now Ph.D., EECS
University of California, Berkeley - Advisor: Prof. James Demmel
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2018 - 2022 B.S., Grainger Engineering
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign - Major: Computer Engineering, Minor: Mathematics
- Cumulative GPA: 3.99/4.00
- Major GPA: 4.00/4.00, Minor GPA: 4.00/4.00
- Graduated with Highest Honors, on completion of an undergraduate thesis of superior quality.
Experience
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2023 - now Graduate Researcher
Sparsitute, PASSION Lab and BeBOP at UC Berkeley and LBNL - Mentors: Prof. James Demmel, Dr. Aydın Buluc
- Focus: Scalable direct sparse solvers and fill-reduced ordering algorithms
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2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Researcher
Coordinated Science Laboratory (CSL) at UIUC - Mentors: Prof. Wen-mei Hwu, Prof. Rakesh Nagi, Prof. Jinjun Xiong
- Focus: Parallel graph mining on GPUs
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2019 - 2022 Undergraduate Researcher
IBM-Illinois Center for Cognitive Computing Systems Research (C3SR) - Mentors: Prof. Wen-mei Hwu, Prof. Jinjun Xiong
- Focus: Benchmarking methods for evaluating ML inference systems
Publications and Talks
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Awards
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2025 - Best Presentation Award in SIAM ACDA25
- Tong Leong Lim Pre-Doctoral Prize (Highest distinction in the pre-doctoral examination in EECS at UC Berkeley)
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2022 - 17th Place in 2022 Google Hash Code World Finals
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2021 - Bronze Medal in 2020 ICPC World Finals (11th place worldwide)
- ECE Alumni Association Scholarship (Outstanding scholastic record in ECE at UIUC)
- 163rd Place in 2021 Google Code Jam Round 3
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2020 - 6th Place in Microsoft Q# Summer Coding Contest
- Round 4 Qualifier in 2020 Topcoder Open Algorithm Competition (Top 110 contestants worldwide)
- Midwest Champion in 2020 ICPC North America Championship (10th place nationwide)
- 2nd Place in 2020 ICPC North America Championship Cyber Challeng
- 132nd Place in 2020 Google Code Jam Round 3
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2019 - 1st Place in 2019 ICPC North America Mid-Central Regional Contest
- 112th Place in 2019 Google Code Jam Round 3
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2018 - 2022 - Dean’s List in Grainger College of Engineering at UIUC