**Ling Zhang**
Los Angeles, 90024
530-760-9261
zly1128@g.ucla.edu
www.linkedin.com/in/lingyi-zhang

### **Education**
**University of California, Los Angeles**
Aug 2021 – Jun 2024
B.S. in Cognitive Science (Computer Science Specialization) | GPA: 3.9/4.0
Minor in Data Science Engineering
**Relevant Courses:** Machine Learning, AI, Algorithms & Complexity, Data Science, Probability & Statistics

### **Experience**
**Product Manager Intern, Digital IT | L'Oréal**
May 2022 – Sept 2023
- Led cross-functional collaboration with Engineering (6), EC (4), and DMI (2) teams to enhance Lancôme’s Metaverse in a 2-month sprint using **Agile** and **Jira**
- Spearheaded **Client-Server Architecture** integration, improving user engagement via unified customer profiles in **MongoDB**, increasing daily active users by **35%** and session duration by **25%**
- Conducted A/B testing for AI content management in China Content Hub (CCH) using **Google Analytics**, launching to **200+ users** across **8 brand teams**
- Coordinated CCH’s major upgrade with the global NEO Team, overseeing requirements, system architecture, and testing

**Software Development Engineer | SaveMySchoolWork (Hybrid)**
Jun 2023 – Dec 2023
- Designed an **iOS app** to organize children’s schoolwork and artwork using **SwiftUI** and **UIKit**
- Implemented **Core Data** for local storage and retrieval

**Software Development Engineer | ACM TeachLA, CA**
Apr 2023 – Jun 2023
- Developed **Pen Pals**, an open-source **Python** teaching web app with **React.js** for interactive learning
- Integrated **Figma** designs to streamline UI/UX implementation

### **Research**
**Visual Intelligence Lab | UCLA College of Letters & Science**
Oct 2023 – Present
- Built an **AI model** integrating **NeuroSymbolic computing** for image recognition and NLP using **PyTorch**
- Designed a **Data Loader** to optimize input pipelines and accelerate training

**HCI Lab | UCLA Samueli School of Engineering**
Feb 2023 – Mar 2024
- **Espresso**: Developed a **GenAI-powered writing tool** for mental health, analyzing **3,000+ user interactions** with **Python** and **Tableau**
- Created an **educational web app** for visually impaired children using **JavaScript, HTML/CSS, and GPT models** for audio conversion

### **Skills**
**Programming:** C++, Python (PyTorch, TensorFlow, pandas), Java (React), HTML/CSS
**Tools:** Figma, Tableau, MongoDB, Jira, Linux, Adobe, WordPress
**Languages:** Mandarin (Native), English (Professional)

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