# Hongzhu Cui

> Staff Software Engineer at Thermo Fisher Scientific

Location: San Jose, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/hongzhu

• Substantial work experience in developing complex software systems that have successfully been delivered to customers; experienced in full-stack development of web and desktop applications
• Wide-ranging research experience in genomics, systems biology, machine learning and bioinformatics algorithm design, with a strong publication track record; skilled in developing large-scale Bioinformatics/NGS pipelines
• Familiar with architecting and deploying bioinformatics and machine learning applications in cloud environment

## Work Experience
### Staff Software Engineer @ Thermo Fisher Scientific
Jan 2022 – Present | San Jose, California, United States

### Bioinformatics Software Engineer @ Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 | New York, New York, United States

### Research Assistant @ Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Jan 2014 – Jan 2020
o Conceiving and conducting research projects pertaining to a variety of topics (listed in Projects) including, but not limited to: systems biology, machine learning and bioinformatics
o Provided assistance to biologists as well as mentorship to undergraduate students

### Teaching Assistant @ Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Jan 2015 – Jan 2018
o Working as a teaching assistant in Computer Science Department for both undergraduate and graduate courses, including Artificial Intelligence (CS534), Analysis of Algorithms (CS4120), Introduction to Programming (CS1004), etc.

### Software Engineer Intern @ Amadeus
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Waltham, MA
o Joined the Core Shared Service (CSS) R&D Department as a software engineer intern
o Worked on building a prototype of airport flight delay management system, which includes developing a risk model for flight delay prediction and assisting relevant web service development


## Education
### Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Bioinformatics
Worcester Polytechnic Institute

### Master of Science - MS in Computer Science
Worcester Polytechnic Institute

### Bachelor of Medicine
Sun Yat-sen University

### Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Mathematics
Sun Yat-sen University


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/hcui2

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Last updated: 2026-04-12