Sean Pan

Experience

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  DESRLab

  Jul 2021 - Aug 2021

  Laboratory Assistant

  - Utilized point-viz for visualization of point cloud data and strategically fine-tuned the PointPillars model, enhancing the accuracy of 3D object detection and classification within point cloud domains.

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  The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

  Jul 2021 - Aug 2021

  Undergraduate Researcher

  - Developed a ticket-buying iOS mobile application that interacts with a smart contract written in Solidity, which is deployed on the Ethereum blockchain using the web3.swift library.- Optimized gas usage by 15% and conducted comprehensive security audits to ensure smart contract integrity.

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  Measurable AI

  Dec 2021 - May 2022

  Software Engineer Intern

  - Implemented generic parsers for data extractions from 2,000,000+ of e-receipts and order confirmation emails.- Performed analysis and visualization of data sets, and made revenue predictions of publicly traded companies.

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  DataFarm Limited

  Jun 2022 - Aug 2022

  Software Engineer Intern

  - Built an end-to-end image processing pipeline using maskRCNN for auto-grading the conditions of trading cards, enabling efficient assessment that is at least 1,000% faster than manual grading.- Performed preprocessing, postprocessing, and maskRCNN modifications to train on our custom datasets.

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  New York University

  Jan 2024 - Sept 2024

  Graduate Researcher

  - Refined a predictive trading model using recurrent reinforcement learning, incorporating PCA and DWT for feature preprocessing to maximize Sharpe ratio via gradient ascent.- Enhanced model efficacy through Bayesian optimization for hyperparameter tuning with the Optuna library.

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  Capital One

  Feb 2025 - now

  Software Engineer