# Timothy Lien

> Computer Science + Math at Cornell University

Location: Livingston, New Jersey, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/timothylien

Welcome to my LinkedIn page! My name is Timothy Lien and I am a current freshman at Cornell University's School of Arts and Sciences. I am currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in computer science with interests in software engineering and data science. Please reach out to me at tcl66@cornell.edu.

## Work Experience
### Robotics Software Engineer Researcher @ Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science
Jan 2025 – Present | Ithaca, New York, United States
Developing a ROS2-based human–robot collaboration framework for the Stretch RE1 platform that integrates open-weight LLMs to construct and update task-graph mental models through natural-language dialogue dynamically, enabling adaptive strategy alignment between human and robot
Configured/Set up Kinova Gen3 Arm with ROS2 humble environment, ensuring stable ethernet connection and successful launch of Kinova packages, enabling development and deployment of AI robotic foundation models (π0)

### Systems Engineering Intern @ GAF
Jan 2025 – Jan 2025 | Parsippany, New Jersey, United States
Developed a full-stack predictive modeling tool (Python, Flask) with 98% accurate XGBoost models to assess roofing system moisture risk, which includes an optimization feature that generates superior alternative configurations
Reduced roof moisture risk assessment time from multi-day hygrothermal simulations (WUFI) to seconds, enabling contractors and internal teams to make significantly faster, data-driven decisions, benefiting sales and customers
Automated internal newsletter publishing workflows by integrating LLM capabilities with Google Drive APIs, streamlining monthly Systems Engineering newsletters and reducing manual preparation time
Conducted CAD comparison study of fastener plate designs using Keyence VL to assess plate manufacturing accuracy.

### IT Specialist @ Inteplast Group
Jan 2024 – Jan 2024 | United States
Designed Guided Conversation flows on ZohoDesk for customer/employee support.
Resolved customer tickets (i.e. fixed monitor issues, connected printers, connected VPNs).
Coded an application to automatically grant remote VPN access to employees traveling abroad using ZohoDesk API, Python, and SQL.

### Clarinet Instructor @ Unknown
Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 | Livingston, New Jersey, United States
Taught beginners to intermediate clarinet players.

### Academic Orchestra Clarinetist @ New Jersey Symphony
Jan 2019 – Jan 2024 | United States
Principal clarinetist of New Jersey Symphony Youth Orchestra.


## Education
### Bachelor's degree in Mathematics and Computer Science
Cornell University

### Livingston High School


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

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Last updated: 2026-04-13