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Evan Becker

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Computer Science PhD Student at UCLA

  • Education

    • Ucla

      2020 - 2025
      Doctor of philosophy - phd computer science

    • University of pittsburgh swanson school of engineering

      2016 - 2020
      Bachelor of science in electrical engineering electrical engineering

      GPA: 3.98/4.000

  • Experience

    • Stamps scholars program

      May 2016 - Aug 2020
      Stamps scholar

      o Top five students entering University of Pittsburgh awarded the nationally recognized, full tuition scholarship and stipend (valued at $150,000+ in total)

    • University of pittsburgh swanson school of engineering

      Jan 2018 - Aug 2020
      Undergraduate research assistant

      o Developed and implemented algorithms (C++ and Python) for assembling graph-based causal networks to efficiently simulate dynamics of biological and geopolitical systemso Automated translation of machine reading output from scientific paperso Becker, E., Bocan, K.N., Miskov-Zivanov, N. “Nested Event Representation for Automated Assembly of Cell Signaling Network Models”. Proc. of the 10th Intl. Workshop on Static Analysis in Systems Biology (LNCS). Porto, Portugal. 2019

    • Igem competition

      Mar 2018 - May 2019
      Student researcher (modeling and simulation lead)

      o Utilized statistical filtering techniques (EKF, particle filter) to estimate biological rate constantso Designed and simulated (ODE system) a genetic logic circuit implemented in bacteria

    • Ucla

      Aug 2020 - now
      Ph.d. student | computer science

    • Amazon

      Jun 2022 - Sept 2022
      Applied science intern

  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Evan Becker
      NSF Graduate Student Research Fellowship Honorable Mention National Science Foundation Mar 2020
    • Awarded to Evan Becker
      Swanson School of Engineering Summer Research Fellowship Swanson School of Engineering Apr 2019 o Received $4,000 stipend for a 12-week research program under the guidance of Professor Natasa Miskov-Zivanov
    • Awarded to Evan Becker
      University of Pittsburgh Honors College ACT Fellow Pitt Honors College Aug 2018 o Awarded a community-research fellowship to study the Pittsburgh Data Jam’s impact and expand its reach to underprivileged high schools (5-10 hrs./week)
    • Awarded to Evan Becker
      University of Pittsburgh Stamps Leadership Scholar University of Pittsburgh; The Stamps Foundation Aug 2016 Nationally recognized, full tuition scholarship and stipend, awarded for "demonstrated leadership, scholarship, service, perseverance, and innovation."
    • Awarded to Evan Becker
      Nomination for Presidential Scholars Award United States Department of Education Jun 2016 1 of 2600 students nationwide selected for exceptional scholarship

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Mentor

      Issued by Pittsburgh Dataworks on Sept 2016
      Pittsburgh DataworksAssociated with Evan Becker