Junxing Chen

Doctoral Researcher & Software Developer

University of Toronto•  August 2018 - November 2023•  Toronto, Canada

Developed DIFFUSUP (website link, paper link), a thermodynamic modeling software cited in academic papers and featuring a user-friendly Graphic-User-Interface (GUI) utilizing FDMs like Crank-Nicolson method for solving Partial Differential Equations (PDEs). Published research work in top scientific journals, including prestigious one in Nature Communications, and presented findings at top-tier science conferences such as AGU. Applied computational skills and Earth & planetary knowledge to physically model Venus and Earth tectonic evolution. Conducted geochemical data analysis and utilized MCMC method for model calibration, resulting in publications in the Journal of Petrology. Educated 500+ graduate and undergraduate students in various environmental, earth science, and numerical modeling courses.

Data Scientist Intern

IBM•  September 2022 - June 2023•  Markham, Canada

! Led development of 100+ machine learning projects, enhancing model efficiency using TensorFlow, PyTorch, and platforms like Hugging Face and IBM Watson. ! Orchestrated the creation of AI-embedded application, integrated into the IBM Watson ecosystem, including fine-tunning and deployment of Large-Language-Models (LLMs) (e.g. Llama 2, GPT-4) for AI assistant applications. ! Utilized Watson NLP to analyze sentiment from various sources, including product reviews, Twitter comments, and user audio recordings. ! Managed a 10-person team and produced top-rated (4.7 stars) data science content for the Skills Network, reaching over 7 million individual users and 150+ companies worldwide.

Data Analyst Intern

University of New Mexico•  June 2017 - September 2017•  Albuquerque, USA

Processed Brillouin laser experiments data, published in Scientific Reports.

Data Analyst Intern

CNPC logging, Southwest•  June 2016 - September 2016•  Chongqing, China

Analyzed and visualized electrode resistivity and Gamma-ray logging data for several multi-million natural gas projects.