YAHAN LIU

A third-year student at the University of Canterbury, study in Computer Science and Mathematics qualification. Have basic knowledge of programming syntax, algorithms and concepts, be passionate about coding and logical works. Have strong sense of responsibility for work.

Double majoring means a greater challenge compared to the peers who are only majoring in Computer Science. However, I also believe that greater effort will yield higher rewards. A strong background in advanced mathematics provides an excellent foundation for specialized studies and research, facilitating work in cutting-edge areas of computer science and applied mathematics.

• 2023SummerProject on GitHub:
• The project aim to build a public data centre web application with data storage, management and demonstrate the collected data that may affect the real estate market in Christchurch using Python, JavaScript and Django.
• One challenge is to build a chatbot that automatically answers website users' questions about data in a database, assists with data searching, and performs data analysis based on the questions. It is implemented using the Langchain library, which helps convert natural language into raw SQL queries. These queries are then sent to the OpenAI API for data analysis, and the analysis results are displayed on the website in natural language.
• Chart.js is used for rendering the data as charts on the dashboard page. Some buttons/checkbox are implemented to allow people to filter the data by date, type, and other attributes, which make the data exploration much easier.
• Independently completing both frontend and backend work has given me a thorough understanding of how communication between frontend and backend functions.
• Understand how the HTTP requests/responses passing data between frontend/backend, and how to use the different types of HTTP request. Can design views which are HTTP request handlers and convert it to database query, reformatting the data and send it back to frontend.
• Knowing how to design the frontend webpage layout by using HTML template with CSS and JS code.
• Can do frontend debugging on browser by opening inspector sidebar and use console to do troubleshooting.
• Understand why/how to use ".env" and ".gitignore" files to avoid exposition of credentials in public places while pushing code to GitHub.
• Project's software implementation on my GitHub: http://github.com/yli431/2023SummerProject
• Project's report: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gDpqpwgYnTxEiEEJt-L_6_5-6gh9ZWVt/view?usp=drive_link

• 2024Petition web client:
• Using REACT and JavaScript to build a web client that satisfies eighteen user stories such as login, register, logout, filter, search by keywords and some other basic functions could be used on.
• Implemented secure login, registration, and logout functionalities, ensuring user data privacy and protection.
• Created reusable and modular components encapsulating both logic and UI, promoting maintainability and scalability.
• Utilized JSX to write HTML within JavaScript, streamlining the development process and improving efficiency compared to traditional templating systems.
• Leveraged props to pass information between parent and child components, facilitating dynamic and flexible UI updates.
• Integrated event listeners into components, enabling responsive and interactive user interfaces.
• Employed React DevTools to inspect and debug component hierarchies and state, ensuring optimal performance and troubleshooting.
• Project's software implementation on my GitHub: http://github.com/yli431/2024Petition-REACT