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I'm Stephen.
Software developer
Neuroscience research trainee
Entrepreneur
About me
Last updated 26/12/2021
I am a 2nd generation Chinese-Canadian immigrant born and raised in Montreal. I am pursuing a degree in Computer Science and Biology at McGill University. I’ve been active in the health technology industry for the past 3 years as co-founder and lead frontend developer at Hero AI. I am passionate about brain-computer interfaces, genetic engineering, and personalized medicine.
Software
Beacon
In progress
Healthcare automation app with chat, nudges, alerts. Powered by Hero AI
https://heroai.ca/
MSU app
2020
Student life mobile app for Marianopolis College
https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/marianopolis-student-union/id1425343908
Humaine
2019
Conversational AI platform for medical training
https://devpost.com/software/virtualpatientbackend
Socialite
2019
Ditch the outdated facebook groups and plan your party like a boss
https://github.com/Socialite-com
Crime AI
2018
Use historical data to predict real time crime hotspots in Montreal
https://github.com/TheFloatingString/crime-prediction
Emergence AI
2018
Use historical flow data from the emergency room to predict wait-times, patient inflow, and optimize staffing
https://gitlab.com/emergence-ai
Research
The Bagot Lab @ McGill University
Nov 2021 - Now
Researching the transcriptional mediators of stress-induced circuit change in the nucleus acumbens
Data Science Intern @ SickKids Hospital
Dec 2017 - Dec 2018
- Nagaraj, S., Harish, V., McCoy, L.G. et al. From Clinic to Computer and Back Again: Practical Considerations When Designing and Implementing Machine Learning Solutions for Pediatrics. Curr Treat Options Peds 6, 336–349 (2020)
- Lu, S. Screening of Pneumonia and Urinary Tract Infection at Triage using TriNet. Unpublished (2020)
- Lu, S. Une approche statistique pour optimiser la salle d’urgence. Unpublished (2019)
Ferbeyre Lab @ University of Montreal
Apr 2017 - Sep 2017
Career
Hero AI
Co-founder & Lead Frontend Developer
Nov 2019 - Now
Lino AI
Full Stack Developer
Jun 2019 - Oct 2019
Education
McGill University
B.Sc. Joint Honors Computer Science and Biology
Sep 2021 - Mar 2024
Marianopolis College
DCS/DEC Pure and Applied Science
Aug 2019 - May 2021
Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf
Secondary School Diploma
Aug 2014 - Jun 2019
Awards
Schulich Leader Scholarship '21
Best Social Hack @ HackHarvard '20
Loran Scholarship Provincial Finalist '20
Youth Can Innovate Award '19
2nd Place @ Canada Wide Science Fair '19
1st Place @ Expo-Sciences Hydro-Quebec '19
How I built this site...
As a software developer, I’ve always wanted to build a personal website that would authentically portray my personality and journey. So, since I had some time during Christmas break, I got to work!
First, I needed a design. I enjoy a minimalistic look with soft colors and sans-serif font, so I went online and found inspiration in thalida.com, an awesome personal site made by Thalida Noel. Next, I went into Figma and produced my wireframes, which are now open source!
For the dev phase, I had solid experience with ReactJS, but I always wanted to try out Gatsby which was perfect for this simple static site. Plus, Gatsby offered a window into using GraphQL which was also on my bucket list!
Here are some useful resources that helped me along the way:
- Awwwards for design inspiration
- GatsbyJS Tutorial
- Useful tips on portfolio design and development workflow