Yizhou Chen

Hello! I started on my academic journey in Computer Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where I graduated with honors. Currently, I am enriching my knowledge in the field of Information Networking at Carnegie Mellon University.

While at UW-Madison, I had the honor of being advised by Professor Ming Liu, whose guidance greatly influenced my research interests in computer networks. During my undergraduate studies, I also had the invaluable opportunity to conduct research in collaboration with Dr. Amrita Mazumdar from NVIDIA Research. These experiences allowed me to apply my academic knowledge to practical challenges in research and advanced my understanding of the field.

During the first summer of my studies at CMU, I interned with the AWS Distributed SQL team and contributed to a new large-scale database project using Rust. My responsibilities encompassed low-level design, implementation, and coding within the infrastructure, as well as deploying a critical account-related service. I consistently met and exceeded stretch goals, significantly accelerating the development of this service.

My technical ambitions lie in building innovative and efficient full-stack applications aimed at making people’s lives happier and easier.

Outside of work, you might find me enjoying developing interesting applications, listening to music, watching anime, or reading literatures.