Nathan Yu
Hello! I'm a rising Senior at Duke University pursuing a degree in Computer Science. I have a passion for learning and problem solving through computer science and I'm looking to pursue a career in software development.
If you'd like to contact me, my email is
nathan.yu@duke.edu
Education
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
August 2020 - May 2024
GPA: 3.9/4.0
Experience
Software Engineering Intern
May 2023 – Present
- TBD :)
CS 330 TA
January 2023 – May 2023
- Held office hours with queues up to 30 students, guiding students through proof and design of advanced algorithms
- Graded assignments and exams
Software Engineering Intern
May 2022 – August 2022
- Developed an investment rate comparison feature in Java Spring Boot as a part of a rate processing microservice that ensures the company does not lose money through incorrectly submitted rates
- Implemented a REST API for comparison report generation and distribution using Java which automatically compares rates then emails rate comparison results to business analysts
- Built out a jar to contain DB2 SQL database queries that enable insertion and loading of financial data for 8 different types of contracts
- Worked in an Agile scrum team and followed CI/CD practice, using Postman, unit tests, and WebSphere logging for continuous testing
- Received 2nd place recognition for presentation of mainframe modernization plan to over 60 department members including executives
Data Science Intern
May 2021 – January 2022
- Enhanced the accuracy of automated whale call detector by verifying calls for 400+ hours of audio data in PamGuard software
- Created confusion matrices and bar charts in R comparing the performance of 2 data analysts and an automated detector to discern differences in performance, efficiency, and accuracy when identifying whale calls
Projects
Proof of Stake Blockchain Security Simulator
A simulator in Go which uses socket connections and goroutines to simulate decentralized implementations of proof of stake blockchains. Can choose between standard proof of stake, reputation based, and slashing which are loosley based on Casper. Can simulate network partition and long range attacks on various blockchains to see how many malicious blocks are proposed and how long it takes to validate transactions.
- Go
Music Map: Roadtrip Music Tracker
MusicMap is a a mobile app that documents the songs played during road trips, allowing users to not only revisit a catalog of all the songs played during the trip, but also the specific locations associated with each song.
- React Native
- JavaScript
- MongoDB
- Express.js
- Node.js
- Spotify API
EcoEats: Meal Carbon Tracking App
Ecoeats is a hackathon android app that promotes sustainability through quickly calculating carbon costs of meals through your camera. It also offers sustainable recommendations and allows seeing carbon statistics for your friends too. Won Wolfram Alpha award at Hack Duke.
- Java
- Android Studio
- Firebase
Stream Index Calculator
This Stream Index Calculator is a java application that is designed for an environmental science class to quickly study and record macroinvertebrates and chemical levels in a stream to determine stream health/water quality. Allows user to upload map images with assignable markers to denote locations of interest. Digitilizes traditional paper indexing charts for calculating stream health
- Java
- Java Swing GUI