Hi, I'm

Clara Zeng

Data Scientist & AI Engineer

I’m passionate about building intelligent systems that solve real-world problems. Currently pursuing my Master’s in Analytics at UC Berkeley, with a background in Computer Science and Applied Mathematics from USC.

Resume

About Me

I’m an early-career Data Scientist and AI Engineer with a strong foundation in machine learning, natural language processing, and full-stack development. I recently graduated from USC with a degree in Computer Science and Applied Mathematics (GPA: 3.94/4.0), and I’m currently pursuing my Master’s in Analytics at UC Berkeley.

I’m passionate about leveraging AI and data to create impactful solutions—from building ML microservices for financial predictions to developing privacy-preserving techniques for large language models.

Technical Skills
  • Python, SQL, Java, R
  • TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-learn
  • XGBoost, BERT, GPT APIs, LLMs
  • React.js, Node.js, Streamlit
  • AWS, Oracle Cloud, MLflow
  • Differential Privacy, NLP

Experience & Projects

Associate Data Scientist @ Cmind AI
Work Experience MLOps
Associate Data Scientist @ Cmind AI

ML microservices for financial predictions with 90% forecast accuracy.

Data Analyst Intern @ Bluebono
Work Experience Real Estate Analytics
Data Analyst Intern @ Bluebono

Loan-to-value pipeline processing 11.3M property records.

Research Assistant @ USC
Work Experience Privacy ML
Research Assistant @ USC

Privacy-preserving knowledge distillation for large language models.

Quantitative Analyst Intern @ Guangfa Futures
Work Experience Quant Finance
Quantitative Analyst Intern @ Guangfa Futures

Time-series forecasting models for futures market predictions.

Tesla Global Sourcing Strategy Competition
Project Supply Chain
Tesla Global Sourcing Strategy Competition

Cost-optimization model analyzing $200M+ sourcing decisions.

AI-Based Career Advisor
Project LLMs
AI-Based Career Advisor

GPT-powered career recommendations with 1.3M+ dataset entries.

Meridio – AI Educational Gaming Platform
Project OpenAI API
Meridio – AI Educational Gaming Platform

AI tutoring system helping students learn math interactively.

Hate Speech Detection
Project BERT
Hate Speech Detection

Fine-tuned BERT achieving 79.5% accuracy on 40K+ samples.

USC Study Room Rating App
Project React.js
USC Study Room Rating App

Full-stack app serving 5,000+ students for study space reviews.

Education

2025 - 2026
Master of Analytics
University of California, Berkeley
Focusing on advanced analytics, machine learning, and data-driven decision making.
2021 - 2025
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science & Applied Mathematics
University of Southern California
GPA: 3.94 / 4.0

Activities and Societies:

  • Teaching Assistant for undergraduate courses
  • Research Assistant in Privacy-Preserving ML

Get In Touch

I’m currently open to 2026 new-grad roles in Data Science, AI/ML Engineering, and Data Engineering. Feel free to reach out!
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