Christopher Ta

Experience

Cal State University Fullerton, Fullerton, CA — Associate Instructor

January 2022 – May 2022

Instructed the Compilers and Languages course to 28 students as a lecturer/professor, accommodating all students in a hybrid setting.

• Developed and implemented a comprehensive course plan covering lexical and syntax analysis, finite state machines, and the implementation of three top-down parsers.
• Conducted weekly office hours and facilitated ongoing communication channels for student queries.
• Designed and evaluated assignments, projects, and exams that used various C++ and Python syntax and pseudocode.
• Leveraged Canvas for seamless distribution of course materials and real-time updates of student grades.

Conference Paper Publication, Fullerton, CA — Data Scientist / Author

March 2023 - June 2023

Authored Exploring Machine Learning Techniques for Fall Risk Prediction using the Berg Balance Scale, focusing on the clinical assessment test, the Berg Balance Scale (BBS). Employed various machine learning models to determine the feasibility of BBS subsets in real-world scenarios.

• Utilized Anaconda, Jupyter Notebooks, Scikit-learn, Matplotlib, Pandas, Seaborn, Plotly, and Cufflink for machine learning, data processing, and visualization.
• Collected data from real-world cases with licensed physical therapists and from an international physiotherapy institution's dataset.
• Awarded Best Paper in “Data Mining and Machine Learning Tools”, presented at 2023 IEEE World AI IoT Congress. Published at IEEE Xplore® digital library.

Software Design, Fullerton, CA — Student Software Engineer

August 2020 - December 2020

Co-developed Money Trail CRM—a console-based client relationship management system in C++, following the model-view-controller design pattern. Developed over five months using the agile unified process.

• Created design models for both dynamic and static views.
• Co-authored vision and business case, risk list and risk management, use case models, domain model, software architecture document, implementation model, etc.