Shide Qiu

Experience

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  University of Alberta

  Jan 2017 - Aug 2019

  Supervisor: Dr. Hyun-Joong Chung, Department of Chemical and Materials EngineeringJan. 2017 - Dec. 2018, Novel Nanomaterials and Their Applications in Smart Textile for Wearable Biosensors* Developed a stretchable silver nano-ink for wearable biosensors.* Fabricated surface electromyography (sEMG) and surface electroencephalography (sEEG) sensing systems with stretchable silver ink and nano-textile.Dec. 2016 – Dec. 2017, The Failure Mechanism for Piezo-resistive Sensors and Silver-based Traces * Developed a new test protocol for reliability test of piezo-sensors and silver-based traces from ISO standards.* Designed and fabricated 3D model for repeated bending and compression test.* Analyzed failure mechanism and wrote a final report for the company.Sep. 2016 – Sep. 2017, The Fabrication of Flexible Printed Circuit Boards for sEMG Sensors* Developed a simple and cost-effective wax-printing technique to fabricate flexible printed circuits boards.Sep. 2016 – Jul. 2017, Skin Impedance Testing and its Relationship to Hydration Status * Conducted comprehensive literature review for human hydration level measurement.* Wrote proposal, ethics approval and consent form for skin impedance testing.* Developed a human test protocol to study the relationship between impedance and actual hydration level, recruited volunteers for the test, performed the hydration test, and analyzed the data (SPSS). Show less

  • Research Engineer

    Jan 2019 - Aug 2019

  • Graduate Research Assistant

    Sept 2016 - Dec 2018

  • Graduate Teaching Assistant

    Jan 2017 - Apr 2018

  • Co-Supervisor of 4 undergraduate students

    Jan 2017 - Apr 2018
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  Young Engineers

  Jan 2018 - Dec 2018

  Program Instructor

  * Taught programs for preschool and elementary-aged children, in-school field trips, after-school programs, summer camps and birthday activities (10-15 children/shift).* Ran classes and taught concepts in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics through play using K'Nex pieces and motorized Lego.

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  True Angle

  Sept 2019 - Feb 2024

  Software Engineer | Data Scientist

  * Full Stack Development: Spearheaded the development and deployment of a full-stack web application on AWS which has managed over 280k data entries. This platform emphasized real-time data collection, analysis, and intuitive visual representation, resulting in a 50% increase in user engagement.* Data Integration: Engineered a robust data pipeline, aggregating information from disparate sources and transforming it into a unified format, paving the way for streamlined analysis, saving over 10 hours each week in manual data search.* Business Intelligence: Crafted a detailed business intelligence dashboard, delivering actionable insights, catered to the requirements of 100+ customers.* Machine Learning Implementation: Pioneered algorithms for swallow detection and breathing activity classification, achieving an impressive accuracy rate of over 95% and leading to filing of 2 US patents. Show less

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  Amazon Web Services (AWS)

  Mar 2024 - now

  Software Engineer II