Jason Liao

Master of Software Engineering - Carnegie Mellon University

WikiGraph

wikigraph.jasonliao.me

September 2023 - May 2024

Developed a Web App using Vis.js to explore Wikipedia through interactive displays of relevant entries and interconnections.

  • Deployed high-performance data storage and access using AWS DynamoDB to save user sessions.
  • Utilized NetworkX to store graph networks, including updates to edges and nodes with additional attributes.
  • Leveraged the Wikipedia API to retrieve search candidates and entry content, using Beautiful Soup to parse HTML for analysis.
  • Succeeded in building a well-functioning platform and achieved high marks as an Honours Year Computer Science Project.

Low-Code Data Analysis Platform (LCDA)

lcda.jasonliao.me

February 2023 - June 2023

Developed a low-code data analysis platform to simplify complex data analysis processes with Python and Flask.

  • Led a six-member group project as a core developer and debriefer and designed a cohesive frontend-backend system.
  • Integrated AWS RDS and deployed on Google Cloud Run using Docker, with Git-based automation for continuous deployment.
  • Established a robust email system using Flask-Mail for user verification, and managed Google Cloud Storage for dataset uploads.
  • Applied JSON for formatted report presentations and boosted data processing and analysis by integrating the OpenAI API.
  • Provided terms and conditions, a privacy policy and included an open-source statement page to meet compliance.
  • Designed an intuitive frontend with a clean user interface and a custom-designed project logo, enhancing overall user engagement and visual appeal.