# Yang-Jung Chen

> 🏫 M.S. in Computer Science @ Columbia University 

💼 Research Assistant @ CP Lab, NYCU | ex-SWE Intern @ ShopBack | ex-SWE Intern @ Dcard 

💻 Full-Stack Development | Computer Vision | Deep Learning

Location: New York, New York, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/yangjung

MSCS student at Columbia University with experience building scalable backend and distributed systems. Previously a Software Engineer Intern at ShopBack, working on AI-powered customer support and cloud infrastructure across multiple regions. Co-first author of a CVPR 2025 paper. Interested in large-scale systems with real-world impact.

## Work Experience
### Research Assistant @ National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Jan 2023 – Jan 2025
Computational Photography Lab, advised by Prof. Yu-Lun Liu.
◦ Co-first authored AuraFusion360, published at CVPR 2025 in collaboration with NVIDIA Research team and Prof. Yu-Lun Liu.
◦ Developed a state-of-the-art 3D object removal method for 360° unbounded scenes, ensuring multi-view consistency and geometric plausibility.
◦ Leveraged depth-aware diffusion models with iterative fine-tuning, achieving +2 dB PSNR and –0.15 LPIPS improvement over prior state-of-the-art.

### Software Engineer @ ShopBack
Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 | Taipei City, Taiwan
◦ Integrated AI chatbot workflow into customer service workflows, reducing human assistance by 55% and saving $500K annually.
◦ Migrated 20+ AWS Lambda functions to Kubernetes Jobs, lowering infrastructure costs and database expenses across 10+ countries.
◦ Reduced 45% cashback service incidents by identifying outdated Kafka data streams and introducing a distributed Redis lock to prevent incorrect updates.

### Software Engineer @ Dcard
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Taipei City, Taiwan
◦ Built a B2B web application enabling partners to manage product portfolios and execute targeted
campaigns.
◦ Integrated third-party BNPL service, driving a 20% revenue increase within the first month.
◦ Collaborated with product managers, designers, and merchants to redesign shopping flow, improving usability and conversion rates.

### Teen Diplomatic Envoy @ Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Taipei City, Taiwan
• Team finished as the champion among 120+ teams in a nationwide foreign affairs competition (on impromptu speaking, drama, and live international affairs Q&A sessions)
• Served as an official diplomatic envoy representing Taiwan in overseas missions to Singapore and Australia
• Initiated dialogues with local advocacy groups on Taiwanese government diplomatic policies


## Education
### Master of Science - MS in Computer Science
Columbia University

### Bachelor of Science - BS in Computer Science
National Chiao Tung University


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

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Last updated: 2026-03-29