Charles Y
- Research Program Mentor

MS at University of California Berkeley (UC Berkeley)

Expertise

artificial intelligence, deep learning, climate change, public policy, tech regulation

Bio

Hi there! I'm Charles - a recent UC Berkeley alum. I've worked extensively on building artificial intelligence models for various scientific fields. My past academic work has included disciplines like mechanical engineering, 3d printing, optics simulations, and more! Recently, I've been doing a lot of work on tech policy and regulations, which is something I'd also be excited to mentor about! In my free time, I enjoy reading (one of the oldest ways to travel to different times and places) and jogging. Also picked up spikeball recently!

Project ideas

Project ideas are meant to help inspire student thinking about their own project. Students are in the driver seat of their research and are free to use any or none of the ideas shared by their mentors.

Unravelling Recurrent Neural Networks

Discover the power of neural networks for untangling complex data hidden in time series data! Prototype simple neural networks for a variety of time series datasets and visualize the "guts" of the model to better understand how these models work.

Exploring privacy in tech policy

Research how privacy is constructed in different industries. Understand how to legally define a "social media company" and how advertising technology works. Propose a new form of regulation for data and privacy

Open Data Analysis and Visualization

Create a website that takes census housing data and provides easy-to-use visualization.

Coding skills

python, Matlab

Languages I know

Chinese - Intermediate

Teaching experience

I have worked extensively with younger students in both an academic setting (for classwork and on research projects) and in more informal settings (mentorship/coaching).

Credentials

Work experience

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (2019 - 2021)

Student Researcher

Education

University of California Berkeley (UC Berkeley)

BS Bachelor of Science (2020)

Electrical Engineering and Computer Science