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Amy(Eunkyung) PARK

Randwick,Australia

Summary

PhD in Computer Science and Engineering – UNSW Sydney 5 years experience as an infrastructure system engineer (MS SQL Server) Data analytics (7+ years), programming (+7years), database (+5 years) Publications in Machine Learning Deep Learning /NLG (Natural Language Generation)/Generative AI - LLMs, Prompt Engineering, Text-to-Image, Statistical Learning/NLP University teaching experiences in Business Analytic and Database (Relational Database, Data Warehouse), programming (Python, R) courses Strong ability to learn and adapt new knowledge Experience with containers and Kubernetes

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Data Scientist

Byte and Brew
09.2024 - Current
  • Streamlined data collection methods to minimize analysis errors with market data.
  • Automated repetitive tasks using scripting languages such as Python or R, saving time during the analytical process significantly.
  • Evaluated emerging technologies to assess potential applications within the organization''s existing infrastructure or future projects.
  • Conducted feature engineering using Cloud base AI API to enhance model performance by creating new relevant variables from raw input data sources.
  • Implemented recommendation systems using Python for marketing strategy of new products.

Casual Academic

UNSW Sydney, Australia
06.2020 - Current
  • Data Analytics

COMM1190 Data Insights and Decisions (R),

COMM5007 Coding for Business (Python, Pandas, Scikit-Lean, Scipy, Numpy, Regression, Classification),

INFS5720 Business Analytics Methods (SAS)

  • AI applications

MARK5826 Product Analytics Chatbot (IBM Cloud, IBM Watson Assistant, DB2, A/B test, /Recommendation/Machine Learning, supervision of term project of Chatbot implementation with companies

MARK5828 Advertising Analytics - Google Vision API, Azure AI Video Indexer, OpenCV API, Data scraping and cleaning (PhantomBuster)

  • Database

INFS2608 DB Management and Big Data Infrastructures, INFS5710 IT Infrastructure for Analytic - Relational Database, Data Warehouse (Oracle, SAS), design and implementation

Data Scientist

UNSW Sydney, Australia
02.2022 - 06.2022
  • Joined UNOVA project
  • Conducted Deep Learning models using IOT (sensor) data with H2O packages.
  • Conducted feature engineering efforts to enhance model performance by creating new relevant variables from IOT (1Million, Sydney transport system real data) data sources.
  • Conducted thorough exploratory data analyses for robust model building on High Performance Computing (GPU, Shell scripting).
  • Assessed accuracy and effectiveness of new and existing data sources and data analysis techniques.
  • Applied statistical and algebraic techniques to interpret key points from gathered data.
  • Compiled, cleaned and manipulated data for proper handling using R, Python.
  • Enhanced data visualization effectiveness by designing and implementing Tableau, PowerBI.

Data Scientist

UNSW Sydney, Australia
11.2019 - 04.2020
  • UNSW PVCESE Education research project
  • Conducted feature engineering efforts to enhance model performance by creating new relevant variables from raw input data sources with R
  • Conducted Exploratory factor analysis, Dimensionality reduction, and data cleaning, survey data.
  • Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to develop innovative research methodologies and strategies.

Software Engineer

York University
08.2016 - 08.2017
  • Implemented Keyword search platform (web page) with JavaScript
  • Improved application performance with optimization of database queries, ensuring smooth and efficient data retrieval using Clustering method
  • Developed robust, scalable, modular and API-centric infrastructures with Athens people data
  • Collaborated with management, internal and development partners regarding software application design status and project progress with Department of Classics, University of Toronto

SAP ERP Basis Consultant/DBA

LG CNS
01.2007 - 04.2010
  • SAP ERP system upgrade project Maintained LG Life Sciences (Windows clustering, MS SQL, SAP R/3), Eugene Investment & Securities, Monami (Oracle, SAP R/3) SAP ERP systems
  • Conducted a system copy and data migration and implemented support packages and SAP notes
  • Analyzed ABAP dumps and monitored system logs
  • Enhanced system performance by optimizing SAP parameters and fine-tuning system settings.
  • Implemented successful SAP upgrades with seamless integration into existing systems, minimizing disruption to business operations.
  • Resolved complex technical issues through root cause analysis, implementing long-term solutions that prevented recurring problems.
  • Optimized system resources by analyzing usage patterns and reallocating resources as needed, enhancing overall performance.
  • Implemented data archiving strategies to improve overall system performance, ensuring timely access to critical information while reducing storage costs.

Infrastructure System Engineer

LG CNS
01.2005 - 12.2006
  • LG Electronics data centre relocation project Managed LG Electricity system (AIX, Solaris, HP-UX, Windows, Oracle, MS SQL)
  • Simplified troubleshooting processes by creating detailed documentation for system configurations, procedures, and best practices.
  • Provisioned new software and hardware for use, following established security policies.
  • Managed user access rights to maintain a high level of information security while ensuring appropriate levels of accessibility for authorized personnel.
  • Maintained a high level of customer satisfaction by providing rapid, accurate response to inquiries and concerns regarding system performance or functionality.
  • Supported the implementation of new technologies by providing technical expertise and training to colleagues as needed.
  • Installed important security and functionality patches to maintain optimal protections against intrusion and system reliability.
  • Worked with users to determine areas of technology in need of improved usability.
  • Reduced downtime by proactively identifying and resolving potential issues through thorough system monitoring.

Education

Ph.D. - Computer Science Engineering

UNSW
Sydney, NSW
08.2024

Master of Philosophy - Computer Science Engineering

UNSW
Sydney, NSW
01.2021

Graduate Certificate - Database Application Developer

Seneca College
Toronto, Canada
08.2014

Bachelor of Engineering - Information And Computer Engineering

Ajou University
Suwon, South Korea
02.2005

Skills

  • Python, R, Java, C, C Programming
  • Machine Learning
  • SQL Databases
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Natural Language Processing, Large Language Models
  • Large dataset management
  • Cloud AI Platforms (Google, Azure, AWS, IBM)
  • AI Applications - Chatbot, recommendations
  • Generative AI

Technicalstrength

Python (+7years), R (+7years), Matlab (+3years), SPSS, SAS (+3years), Java (+5years), C/C++ (+3years), Oracle (+5years), MS-SQL Server (+5years), MySQL (+2years), SAS PL/SQL (+3years), Hadoop (+2years), Tableau (+3years), Power BI (+2years), Tensorflow (+3years), Keras (+2years), PyTorch (+3years), AWS (+3years), Google GCP (+3years), IBM Cloud (+3years), Microsoft Azure (+3years), LLMs (+2years), Prompt Engineering (+1year), Midjourney, DALL E, Stable Diffusion (+1year), Linux (+3years), Shell scripting (+5years), IBM Watson (+3years), VMware (+2years)

Publications

  • Eunkyung Park, Raymond K. Wong, Victor W. Chu, Story Ending Generation Using Common-sense Causal Reasoning and Graph Convolutional Networks, The 26th European Conference on Artificial Intelligence, 2023, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/374313043_Story_Ending_Generation_Using_Commonsense_Casual_Reasoning_and_Graph_Convolutional_Networks,

      Leading the research project Used text data, PyTorch, GPU, shell scripting. Generative AI model for story generation, Graph Convolutional      Networks

  • Eunkyung Park, Raymond K. Wong, Junbum Kwon, Victor W. Chu, A Stable Model for Maximizing the Number of Significant Features, International Journal of Data Science and Analytics, 2024,

     https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s41060-023-00494-6, 

     Leading the research project Used Azure AI Video Indexer for World Vision YouTube video data. Used GCP API, Data scraping and cleaning (Phantom Buster) for Social media image and text data of Starbucks, Corona Nike, Apple, AWS, Google, Microsoft Instagram data High dimension text data processing Statistical model - Lasso

  • Eunkyung Park, Raymond K. Wong, Junbum Kwon, Victor W. Chu, Anchoring-and-Adjustment to Improve the Quality of Significant Features, The 22nd International Conference on Web Information Systems Engineering, 2021,

      https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-90888-1_15

      Leading the research project Used Azure AI Video Indexer for World Vision YouTube video data. Used GCP API, Data scraping and cleaning (Phantom Buster) for social media image and text data of Starbucks, Corona Nike, Apple, AWS, Google, Microsoft Instagram data High dimension text data processing Statistical model - Lasso

  • Eunkyung Park, Raymond K. Wong, Junbum Kwon, Victor W. Chu, Maximizing Explainability with SF-Lasso for Video and Picture Ads, The 25th Pacific-Asia Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining, 2021,

     https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-75762-5_45, Leading the research project Used Azure AI Video Indexer for World     Vision YouTube video data. Used GCP API, Data scraping and cleaning (Phantom Buster) for social media image and text data of Starbucks,   Corona Nike, Apple, AWS, Google, Microsoft Instagram data High dimension text data processing Statistical model - Lasso

  • Eunkyung Park, Raymond K. Wong, Victor W. Chu, Classifier Learning from Imbalanced Corpus by Autoencoded Over-Sampling, The 16th Pacific Rim International Conference On Artificial Intelligence, 2019

      https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-29908-8_2

      Leading the research project High dimension text data processing, imbalanced data processing Python, Sentiment text classification model

Papersunderreview

  • Eunkyung Park, Raymond K. Wong, Junbum Kwon, Prompt-for-Prompt: Prompt Augmentation by Large Language Models, Under review of Conference on Empirical Methods in Natural Language Processing (EMNLP 2024), https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.00018, Leading the research project Used Instagram Image and text data of global brand such as Apple, Coca-Cola, Google, Tesla, Louis Vuitton, Mercedes-Benz, Nike. Used Prompt Engineering to generate social media images using Midjourney, DALL E, Stable Diffusion LLMs such as GPT-4, Llama 2, BARD to generate prompts for social media image generation.
  • Eunkyung Park, Raymond K. Wong, Victor W. Chu, Story Ending Generation by GPT with Commonsense Causal Reasoning, Under review of ACM Transactions on Knowledge Discovery from Data

Personal Information

  • Australian Permanent Resident
  • DBLP: https://dblp.org/pid/84/8057-4.html

Awards

  • Postdoctoral Writing Fellowship, CSE, UNSW Sydney, June-Aug 2024
  • HDR Completion Scholarship, UNSW Sydney, 2023
  • Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship (RTP), 2020 - 2023
  • Academic excellence scholarship from Ajou University, 2004
  • Fellowship as a chief editor of Ajou University Newspaper from Ajou University, 2002

Extracurricular Activities

  • Editor in Chief, Ajou University Newspaper, Suwon, South Korea, , 02/2002 - 08/2003
  • Student Reporter, Ajou University Newspaper, Suwon, South Korea, , 03/2000 - 01/2002

Certification

Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Scientist Associate (DP-100), 2024

Timeline

Data Scientist

Byte and Brew
09.2024 - Current

Data Scientist

UNSW Sydney, Australia
02.2022 - 06.2022

Casual Academic

UNSW Sydney, Australia
06.2020 - Current

Data Scientist

UNSW Sydney, Australia
11.2019 - 04.2020

Software Engineer

York University
08.2016 - 08.2017

SAP ERP Basis Consultant/DBA

LG CNS
01.2007 - 04.2010

Infrastructure System Engineer

LG CNS
01.2005 - 12.2006

Ph.D. - Computer Science Engineering

UNSW

Master of Philosophy - Computer Science Engineering

UNSW

Graduate Certificate - Database Application Developer

Seneca College

Bachelor of Engineering - Information And Computer Engineering

Ajou University
Amy(Eunkyung) PARK