Yuen Hern Yu
Data Science Developer

Yuen Hern Yu

Data Scientist / AI Research Engineer at Xpress AI Sdn Bhd
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About

Yu Yuen Hern is a Data Scientist and research engineer at Xpress AI, He actively researches, develops and translates AI and Data Science methods into software products. Currently pursuing a Master of Data Science at the University of Malaya to gain a deeper understanding of Data Science methods. He occasionally consults and train teams to embrace data science, contributes to open-source projects on GitHub and answers questions on StackOverflow.

Employment

3 roles
Jun 2022 - Present 3 years 11 months
Data Scientist / AI Research Engineer
Xpress AI Sdn Bhd
  • Led and conducted 6 research initiatives for new search and recommendation feature implementation feasibility.
  • Translated 3 research ideas into sales proofs-of-concept (recommendations-related).
  • Developed and tested automated REST API testing in Python (Pytest).
  • Extended RPA features for open source visual programming toolkit (Xircuits).
  • Ensured coding best practices by developing and maintaining docstrings and user docs.
  • Participated in frequent PR reviews and feature tests.
  • Scrum master for ensuring Agile practices was adhered to.
Jul 2020 - May 2022 1 year 10 months
Sr. AI Content Engineer
Skymind Education Group Sdn Bhd
  • Led a team of 4 engineers for the end-to-end course and content planning, development and curation.
  • Conducted analysis on certification data and proposed training interventions, resulting in a 5x passing rate increase in the following batch
  • Managed 3 national AI training and upskilling programs end-to-end.
  • Designed and executed a marketing campaign to promote upskilling offerings, resulting in 6x revenue increase in the subsequent month.
  • Trained and coached 60 fresh graduates in AI (machine learning and deep learning in computer vision), data analytics (Microsoft Excel), data science (Python) and company AI software products
  • Led engagements on product-related partnerships and managed 8 university stakeholders related to curriculum, content and training.
  • Translated and reviewed official government letters (EN-MY) and marketing copywriting (CN-EN) and vice versa
Mar 2020 - Jun 2020 3 months
Research Assistant & Programmer
Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS
  • Sole-developed MATLAB code for validation and application of simulation method.
  • Performed continuous code debugging and improvements.
  • Sole-developed a Windows executable MATLAB GUI for simulation code using MATLAB AppDesigner.
  • Led technical writing and documentation for journal submission.

Education

Feb 2017 - Jan 2020 2 years 11 months
Bachelor's Degree, Mechanical Engineering
Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia

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