Information & Computer Science @ Cornell

HI, I'M COCO.

I love to code.
And bring ideas to life. ✦

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I'm Coco. I love coding and building things people can use.

I study Information Science at Cornell, with a Data Science concentration and an Artificial Intelligence minor. My interests span computer science, software development, and AI. I enjoy working with Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, and Java to turn ideas into working applications.

I'm focused on technical roles in software engineering, AI, and data. My projects include research tools, instrument dashboards, web applications, and LLM workflows. I enjoy solving problems, learning how systems work, and refining the details that make software useful.

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Experience

Research Assistant

Cornell University | Gao Lab
Aug 2026 - Present Ithaca, NY

Research constraint-aware LLM reasoning and build RAG and AI agent workflows for retrievable, executable, and verifiable question answering across open-domain knowledge, professional documents, and structured datasets.

LLM Reasoning RAG AI Agents Text-to-SQL

Software Engineering Intern

USTC | ARPES Lab
Jun 2026 - Aug 2026 Hefei, China

Build AI-assisted modeling workflows for ARPES and superconductivity research, linking materials, temperature features, literature evidence, and model-ready experiment records.

AI Modeling ARPES Python Research Data

Investment Banking - Fixed Income Intern

China Merchants Securities
China Jun 2026 - Aug 2026

Prepare issuer research, market comparables, and client-ready materials for fixed income banking workstreams. Analyze credit fundamentals, transaction precedents, and bond market conditions.

Fixed Income Credit Research Pitch Books Market Comps

AI Product Designer, Member

Claude Design Club
Feb 2026 - May 2026 Ithaca, NY

Built a roommate communication prototype by defining user flows, acceptance tests, edge cases, and guided communication workflows.

AI Product Design User Flows Prototyping Acceptance Testing

Venture Capital Intern

Venture Starters
Dec 2025 - Feb 2026 Remote

Conduct due diligence on early-stage healthtech and biotech companies, translating market sizing, unit economics, competitive analysis, and downside risks into investment memos.

Due Diligence Market Sizing Biotech Investment Memos

Business Analytics Intern

Tianjin Hotworld Technology Co., Ltd.
Tianjin / Remote Oct 2025 - Dec 2025

Built Excel models and dashboards across 10+ enterprise software firms to evaluate revenue drivers, cash flow sustainability, unit economics, and operating metrics.

Excel Dashboards Unit Economics Business Analytics

Content Creator (Data & Analytics)

Rednote (Xiaohongshu)
Sep 2023 - Sep 2025 Remote

Analyzed engagement patterns and tested content strategy adjustments, driving 468% engagement growth and 287% impression growth through data-informed iteration.

Analytics Content Strategy Reporting Growth

Projects

Selected and ongoing projects with the product surface, technical stack, and links visible at a glance.

ARPES Explorer

Research Data Product

2026

Searchable research site for ARPES and superconductivity literature, with materials, figures, keywords, and source records in one browser workflow.

Frontend: HTML, CSS, JavaScript

Data: Python extraction scripts, JSON datasets

LakeShore336

ARPES Temperature Control Dashboard

2026

Browser dashboard and EPICS IOC for Lake Shore 336 temperature control, with live channel readbacks, ramp/setpoint controls, safety limits, bilingual UI, and CSV logging.

Frontend: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Canvas charts

Control: Python serial dashboard, EPICS IOC, StreamDevice

Porch

Neighborhood Civic Dashboard

2026

Mobile-first civic dashboard that connects residents to local officials, permits, public spending, neighborhood data, and ways to get involved.

Frontend: Next.js, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, Framer Motion

Data: Open States, Census, USASpending, Mapbox, NYC Open Data

Cornell HAMA

Student Organization Website

2026

Cornell HAMA site for the chapter mission, people, events, alumni network, employers, and member-facing resources.

Frontend: HTML, CSS, JavaScript

Hosting: GitHub Pages, custom domain

Cornell Wall Street Club

Student Organization Website

2026

Cornell Wall Street Club website for member profiles, finance career paths, recruitment resources, club programming, and community information.

Frontend: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Bootstrap

Hosting: Vercel, custom domain

Ongoing Projects

Save a Bite

Behavioral Savings & Food Discovery Prototype

2026

A takeout-style experience that lets users browse realistic meals, skip the purchase, and redirect the same amount toward a personal peace-of-mind fund.

Product: Behavior design, local savings history, nutrition estimates

Frontend: React, TypeScript, responsive multilingual UI

Portfolio

In my free time, I like to take pictures and collect small visual stories from daily life, travel, food, and the places I spend time in.

Skills

Finance

Financial modeling, forecasting, unit economics, scenario analysis, sensitivity analysis, and valuation.

Technical

Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML/CSS, R, Java; statistical modeling, data cleaning, KPI design, A/B testing, financial analysis, LLM workflows, GitHub, Excel, and APIs.

Languages & Interests

English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Spanish, tennis, and golf.

Contact

I'd love to connect about software engineering, AI, developer projects, and technical opportunities. I'm excited to keep learning, write code with a team, and build useful products.