Yu-Wen Pu 蒲郁文

I enjoy interdisciplinary learning and have taken courses in computer science and social sciences. I have some experience in software development and user experience design. I am interested in designing digital services for communities and studying the relation between digital technology and civil society using empirical methods.

  Website:  http://ywpu.me/
  Email:  ywpu@cs.nctu.edu.tw
  Linkedin:  https://linkedin.com/in/ywpu
EXPERIENCE
Research Assistant
Mar. 2019  –  July 2019
National Center for High-performance Computing, National Applied Research Labs
Summer Intern
July 2018  –  Aug. 2018
National Center for High-performance Computing, National Applied Research Labs
Summer Student – IT Staff
July 2017  –  Aug. 2017
Tainan Manufacturing Center, Applied Materials Taiwan
Summer Intern
July 2016  –  Aug. 2016
Institute of Information Science, Academia Sinica
EDUCATION
Master of Science (M.S.) in Computer Science
Sept. 2018  –  Feb. 2021
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (formerly National Chiao Tung University)
Program of Cultural Studies (with a Focus on Sociology)
Sept. 2018  –  Feb. 2021
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (formerly National Chiao Tung University)
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Computer Science
Sept. 2014  –  June 2018
National Chiao Tung University, Class Rank: 5 out of 50
SKILLS
Web technologies: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, SQL
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User experience design/research: interview, prototype, usability test
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Data (text) analysis and visualization: Python, R
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Information society studies (using empirical methods)
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FEATURED
PROJECTS
Designing an Interactive Interface That Facilitates Public Deliberation
Based on Social Relations
Mar. 2021
  • Conducted interviews to identify design directions of public deliberation technologies
  • Developed an interactive prototype with HTML5, CSS3, RWD, Bootstrap, JavaScript, jQuery, Ajax, PHP, SQL, LAMP stack, Git, Google Cloud, SendGrid
  • Conducted an online discussion experiment to evaluate the efficacy and user experience of the proposed design (similar to an A/B test)
Designing Culture Weaver, a Mobile Application for Preserving and Curating
Local Culture and History, Through User-Centered Design Processes
Jan. 2020
  • Worked with teammates to define a design problem, conduct stakeholder interviews, identify design requirements, create personas and scenarios, create wireframes, create mockups and prototypes with Figma, and conduct usability tests for design iterations
Using Big Data to Analyze Gender Differences in Attitudes Toward
Air Pollution Issues
July 2019
  • Studied and practiced text mining methods with R and tidyverse; helped refine a text mining book while studying
  • Performed data collection, data cleaning, word segmentation, keyword extraction, topic extraction (document clustering), and sentiment analysis with Python, SciPy, R, and tidyverse
  • A project at National Applied Research Laboratories
  • Yu-Wen Pu (Principal investigator: Dr. Chia-Lee Yang)
Researching the User Experience of Gongqibubei, a Mobile Application
for Learning English
June 2019
  • Worked with teammates and Hopenglish (the company behind Gongqibubei) to create an interaction map of the product; conduct user interviews, comparative (competitive) analysis, a survey, heuristic evaluations, and usability tests for the product
Analysis of Political Activities on Social Networking Sites
Dec. 2017
  • Performed data collection, pre-processing, word segmentation, keyword/event extraction, document classification (positive or negative campaigning), and social network analysis with Python, Gephi, and PHP
  • Produced the report, poster, and slides using LaTeX
Designing and Developing a Web Client for a Production Monitoring System
Aug. 2017
  • Worked with manufacturing engineers and managers to build a web app that can visualize real-time fab status, query data, post announcements, and control access according to user’s privilege level
  • Languages/tools/methods used: HTML5, CSS3, RWD, Bootstrap, JavaScript (including Canvas API), jQuery, Ajax, PHP, Laravel, MVC design pattern, SQL, IIS, Composer, Git
  • A project at Applied Materials Manufacturing Center
  • Yu-Wen Pu
Designing and Developing a Biodiversity Analysis Application
Aug. 2016
  • Collaborated with Yun-Chih to build a GUI app that can import species occurrence datasets, visualize the spatial/temporal distribution of species, calculate the spatial/temporal relation between species, and find out the co-occurrences of species
  • Languages/tools/methods used: Python, SciPy, Qt (via PyQt), Leaflet (via Folium), MVC design pattern, RST & Sphinx for documentation, multithreading & multiprocessing for better performance, Git, Linux
* Collaborators are listed in alphabetical order.
OTHER
PROJECTS
Exploring the Design Possibilities in Extended Reality
June 2020
  • Created a 360° interactive film and a VR rhythm game with programmers, a 2D/3D artist, and a sound designer
  • I participated in screenwriting (360° film only) and Unity programming (using C# and HTC Vive)
  • http://ywpu.me/d/vr360 (360° film)
  • Chun-Yu Huang, Hsiang-Chin Li, Kuan-Chun Hung (VR game only), Pei-Wen Yeh (360° film only), Wen-Yin Chang (VR game only), Yu-Wen Pu
Automatic Topic Analysis of Facebook Posts
Jan. 2018
  • Collaborated with teammates to analyze the posts on a Facebook Page that functioned as a student complaint platform
  • Performed data collection, pre-processing, word segmentation, topic extraction (document clustering), and visualization with Python, SciPy, and scikit-learn
Generating Movie Titles from Subtitles Automatically
Jan. 2018
  • Collaborated with teammates to experiment with movie title generation and evaluation methods (for movie titles and subtitles in Chinese)
  • Languages/tools used: Python, natural language processing (NLP) toolkits
Building an LED Cube with a Microcontroller
Jan. 2017
  • Made a 5x5x5 LED cube that can display 3D animations and adjust animation speed according to audience’s distance
  • We used an ARM-based microcontroller, an ultrasonic sensor, shift registers, and several other electronic components
  • I was in charge of the software part; I studied datasheets and wrote C programs to control the electronics
Parallelizing Video Processing Programs
Jan. 2016
  • In charge of an FPGA heterogeneous computing experiment that evaluated the speed-up of CPU multithreading, GPGPU computing, and FPGA computing
  • Languages/tools used: Verilog (for FPGA), C++ (including C++11 thread library), OpenMP, Linux; CUDA programs were written by Jasmine
Developing Websites for a High School Computer Club
July 2015
  • Designed and developed the official website of Chienkuo High School Electronic Industrial Study Club and websites of camps organized by the Club
  • Functions I have implemented: create, read, update, and delete contents; upload, download, list, and remove files; log in and log out; send emails
  • Applications: announcement platforms, web forums, learning materials management systems, event registration platforms, contact forms
  • Languages/tools/methods used: HTML5, CSS3, RWD, Semantic UI, JavaScript, jQuery, PHP, MVC design pattern, SQL, LAMP stack, Git
Developing a Calendar Application
June 2015
  • Built a GUI app that can manage events, show monthly/daily schedules, and import events from Google Calendar
  • Languages/tools/methods used: Java, Gradle, Javadoc, MySQL, Google Calendar API, MVC design pattern, Git
Giving Tutorials on Web Development
Jan. 2015
  • Served as Vice President and Web Development Tutor at Chienkuo High School Electronic Industrial Study Club from 2012 to 2013
  • Also wrote handouts on web development during that time; created an online version of my handouts in 2015 (see the link below)
Designing and Developing a Graduation Ceremony Website
May 2014
  • Collaborated with Chia-Sheng and coordinated with other Organizing Committee members to build the official website of our high school commencement
  • Languages/tools used: HTML5, CSS3, RWD, Bootstrap, JavaScript, jQuery, SVG SMIL, Google Maps API, Closure Compiler, Git, Linux
* Collaborators are listed in alphabetical order.
AWARDS
Undergraduate Research Competition, Honorable Mention
Dec. 2017
  • My research project “Analysis of Political Activities on Social Networking Sites” received an honorable mention; see Featured Projects for more details
  • Department of Computer Science, National Chiao Tung University
  • Yu-Wen Pu (Advisor: Prof. Chuen-Tsai Sun)
Application Design Contest, 2nd Place
Sept. 2015
  • A full-stack web development contest that required teams to design and implement a web application according to a given specification within a limited time
  • Information Technology Services Center, National Chiao Tung University
  • Chia-An Li, Chih-Peng Chang, Ying-Hsiang Chang, Yu-Wen Pu
Academic Achievement Award
Apr. 2015
  • I ranked first in a class of 48 in the Fall 2014 semester
  • National Chiao Tung University
  • Yu-Wen Pu
Application Design Contest, 3rd Place
Sept. 2014
  • A full-stack web development contest that required teams to design and implement a web application according to a given specification within a limited time
  • Information Technology Services Center, National Chiao Tung University
  • Chun-Kai Chen, Feng-Chin Wu, Tsung-En Hsiao, Yu-Wen Pu
* Collaborators are listed in alphabetical order.