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Basics

Name Manyi Yao
Email myao014@ucr.edu

Education

  • 2023 - Present
    Ph.D. in Computer Science
    University of California, Riverside
    Vision-Language Models, Efficient Transformer
  • 2021 - 2023
    M.S. in Computer Engineering
    University of California, Riverside
    Hawkes Processes

Experience

  • 2024.06 - 2024.09
    Research Intern
    NEC Labs America
    Enhanced video reasoning for autonomous driving by leveraging LLMs, VLMs, and other computer vision models.
  • 2023 - Present
    Teaching Assistant
    University of California, Riverside
    • CS 224 (Foundations of Machine Learning): Winter 2023, Fall 2024
    • CS/EE 228 (Deep Learning): Spring 2023
  • 2016 - 2018
    Software Engineer
    iFLYTEK Co., Ltd
    Designed and built the visual interface for machine learning platforms, prioritizing user-friendly elements for enhanced accessibility and usability.

Volunteer

  • 2022 - 2023
    Peer Mentor
    University of California, Riverside
    Enhanced international students' first-year experience by facilitating communication, gathering resources, and guiding to campus services.

Awards

  • 2023 - PRESENT
    Member, 𝚻𝚩𝚷
  • 2023
    Dean's Distinguished Fellowship Award
  • 2022
    Data Science Pathway Fellowship (NSF)

Projects

  • 2022 - 2023
    Hawkes Processes for Social Network Analytics
    Investigate the predictive capabilities of Hawkes processes in capturing temporal dynamics and dependencies within communication events.
  • 2022 - 2022
    Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic on Well-being and Cognitive Abilities
    Study social connectivity during physical distancing and predicted its impact on well-being with Time-Varying Effect Models.

Certificates

Certified Personal Trainer (CPT)
National Academy of Sports Medicine 2023-12
Deep Learning Specialization
Coursera 2023-04

Languages

Mandarin
Native Speaker
English
Fluent