Derrick Luyen

derrickluyen.github.io

dluyen@hawaii.edu

derrickluyen

dluyen@hawaii.edu

Honolulu, Hawaii USA

808-256-2384

Interests

Software Development (C, C++, Java, JavaScript), Distributed Computing (Simulation, WRENCH/eduWRENCH, C++, JavaScript), HPC / Parallel Computing (Multithreading, Performance)

Skills

Languages: C, C++, Java, Javascript, HTML, CSS

Libraries & Frameworks: Meteor, Semantic UI, React, Plotly, D3

Toolsets/OS: MacOS, Windows, IntelliJ IDEA, Unity, Git / GitHub / GitHub Desktop, VSCode, XCode

Education

University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI

M.S., Computer Science (Expected Grad Date: Fall 2022)

2021 - Present

University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI

B.S., Computer Science (Grad Date: Fall 2020)

2017 - 2020

Work

Graduate Research Assistant, University of Hawaii at Manoa

eduwrench.ics.hawaii.edu/

NSF-funded Graduate Research Assistant under the eduWRENCH Project

  • Research and Development Activities as part of the NSF-funded Integrating Core CI Literacy and Skills into University Curricula via Simulation-driven Activities project
  • Create and use simulators for simulations in order to create modules for students for eduWRENCH

2021 - Present

Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Spring 2021 Graduate Teaching Assistant (ICS 311 & ICS 414)

  • Assist with curriculum development & instruction of classes
  • Answer questions relating to classes as well as grading classwork / homework materials
  • Serve as distance education support for the Information and Computer Sciences program

2021 - 2021

Information Technology Student Assistant, University of Hawaii at Manoa ITS

www.hawaii.edu/its/

UH Manoa Computer Labs and ITS Help Desk Student Assistant

  • Answer questions about ITS services and supported software from walk-in customers and assist students / faculty with tech-related problems
  • Troubleshoot customer problems using ITS supported utilities
  • Assist in maintaining the ITS lab computers

2019 - 2020

Technology Intern, Jordan & Cara Odo Scholarship Foundation Virtual Summer Internship Program

Virtual Internship Program based on COVID-19

  • Pitched a solution through a capstone project for a problem caused by COVID-19
  • Learned Go and implemented an improved search function to NativeStories repo on GitHub
  • Created a network traffic (flow sim) generator in Go

2020 - 2020

Clerk, Devens, Nakano, Saito, Lee, Wong & Ching

www.dnslwc.com/

Clerk

  • Organize files in storage area
  • remove unnecessary documents from previous cases
  • Scan and upload files to online file storage

2017 - 2017

Activities

McKinley High LEO Club

Arrange for volunteering events & volunteer for various events such as monthly beach clean ups, marathons, and festivals

  • Served under District 50 Lions Club
  • Member: 2014-2017
  • President: 2016-2017

Awards

Hannah Cochrane College Scholarship, Larissa Kick, 2018-Present

Given through Palama Settlement. $1500 - $2000/yr

EAH Housing Scholarship, EAH Housing, 2018-2020

Given to a tenant of EAH Housing who displays academic merit. $2500/yr

Hawaii B Plus State Scholarship, UH Manoa, 2017-2020

Given to students who have a high school GPA of at least a 3.0, meet certain academic criteria, eligible for the Federal Pell Grant, and a bonafide Hawaii resident. $2000/yr

Manoa Academic Merit Scholarship, UH Manoa, 2017-2020

Given to students who maintain a 3.5+ GPA. $2000/yr

Foundation Scholarship Honoring Eyvinne & Kay Lee, Eyvinne & Kay Lee, 5/14/2017

Given through McKinley Foundation. $4000