# Zoey Cao

> EECS graduate student at UC Berkeley |
SDE at Tiktok | We are hiring!

Location: Mountain View, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/zoeycao

• EECS graduate offering a strong foundation in applied mathematics, statistics, data science, and software principles; developed strong analytical-reasoning and problem-solving skills.
• Experienced in object-oriented programming, mobile application development, data analysis, and machine learning.
• Quickly learn and master new technologies; successful working in both teams and self-directed settings.

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ TikTok
Jan 2020 – Present | United States

### Software Engineer @ ByteDance
Jan 2020 – Present | United States

### Graduate Research Assistant @ Berkeley Artificial Intelligence Research
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | United States
Pixel Learning with Deep-RL for Mixed Autonomy Traffic (Advisor: Prof. Alexandre Bayen)
- Deploy the self-driving algorithm of FLOW, an open-source architecture integrating deep-RL with microsimulation tools, on both robotic vehicles and real vehicles.
- Utilize depth camera and web camera to realize 3D reconstruction of the 2D map.
- Use thresholding and K-means clustering to perform robotic vehicle detection in the 2D perspective. 
- Utilize OpenCV to do green ball detection and tracking to realize the perception and localization of robotic vehicles in the 3D perspective.

### Student Researcher @ University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | United States
The Mathematics of Poker-like Games (Advisor: Prof. A.J. Hildebrand)
- Implemented a 2v2 poker game prototype to demonstrate the McAdams Poker Model using Python.
- Developed the generalized McAdams Model, determined the best response strategy and the Nash Equilibrium Strategies, and investigated the best response iteration and its cycle length in this model.
- Presented the new model and results at UIC Undergraduate Mathematics Symposium.

### Course Assistant, CS125: Intro to Computer Science @ University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area
- Led discussion sections with 30 students and taught Java and concepts of object-oriented programming.
- A total of more than 60 hours to help students during office hours, review labs, and answer questions.


## Education
### Master of Engineering - MEng in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
University of California, Berkeley

### Bachelor of Science - BS in Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/zoey-cao-350307192

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Last updated: 2026-04-01