CHERYL CHEN

Fourth-year Computer Science student at University of California, Irvine with a passion for developing compelling interactive systems

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Projects

DNA Alignment

DNA Alignment

Spring 2024

Application built with JavaScript, React, and HTML/CSS for computing similarities between two DNA sequences using dynamic programming algorithms with a user interface to facilitate streamlined data input

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Plant specimen

Classifying Plant Images

Winter 2024

Machine learning project using Tensorflow and deep neural networks to classify plant specimen images for New York Botanical Garden. Achieved 87% accuracy. Project for Break Through Tech AI program.

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Fabflix

Fabflix

Fall 2023

Movie database web app built with Java, Tomcat, MySQL, JDBC, JavaScript. Composed of ~20 features with movie catalog and cart checkout. Developed ETL pipeline to parse large XML files. Deployed on AWS.

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RNA Folding

Predicting Reactivities of RNA Structures

Fall 2023

Machine learning project using Tensorflow and deep neural networks to predict reactivities of RNA sequences

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Citations Finder

Summer 2022

Python project used to locate citations in literature for a single natural history museum. I wrote a program that used APIs to find relevant journal titles and ISSNs, identified and fixed bugs, and resolved design issues in the scan and validator process.

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Zotciety

Zotciety

Winter 2022

Web application built with HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, React, and Firebase that aims to foster the development of social connections through answering stimulating questions and completing challenges. Collaborated with a team and was awarded "Best Beginner Hack" at HackUCI, the largest collegiate hackathon in Orange County, CA.

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Text Editor

Text Editor

Spring 2022

C++ text editor program, similar to vim, with key features including cursor movements, inserting text, and deleting text.

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MoneyCap

MoneyCap

Summer 2021

Budget and savings calculator and financial literacy education GUI using Python and libraries including Tkinter and Matplotlib.

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