Gary Yang

Gary Yang

APPLIED MATHEMATICS & DATA SCIENCE

About

Applied Mathematics student at UC Santa Cruz with a passion for data science and AI research. Published in ICML 2025 Workshop on cross-model semantic communication. Experienced in full-stack development, mathematical modeling, and cybersecurity. I leverage analytical thinking and programming expertise to build innovative solutions—from award-winning hackathon projects to research bridging theoretical AI concepts with practical applications.

EDUCATION

University of California, Santa Cruz

B.S. in Applied Mathematics (2024-2028 planned)

Affiliated Senior High School of NKNU

Kaohsiung, TW (2021-2024)

Publications

ICML Workshop 2025

Direct Semantic Communication Between Large Language Models via Vector Translation

FuChun Yang, Jason Eshraghian

Forwarding the semantics of the first model to a second model

View Publication on ArXiv

LANGUAGES

Mandarin Chinese - Native

Taiwanese - Native

EN

English - Advanced (IELTS 6.5)

Japanese - Intermediate

Technical Skills

Programming

Python (NumPy/Pandas)JavaScript/Node.jsSQL/NoSQLMongoDB

Certifications

CompTIA Security+APCS Level IVCEH v12Python 3 Professional Designer (TQC)

Competitions

CruzHacks

Winner

2025 | UC Santa Cruz Hackathon

Developed a Python backend server using Gemini API, FastAPI, and MongoDB. Awarded Best MongoDB Use.

Best MongoDB Use

Kaohsiung Science Fair - Mathematical Modeling

City 3rd Place

2023 | Pandemic Isolation Policy Analysis

Built SEIR model with Python/Numpy for 9-grid isolation policy

Data AnalystTeamwork Award
View Award List →

ICDL IT Security Competition

National Top 5%

2022 | Computer Skills Foundation

Mastered network security protocols and ranked among top 5% of 1,500+ participants

Solo Participant

Achievements

  • 2023 National Music Competition Choir Category - Excellence Award
  • 2023 Rotary Youth Leadership Awards Seminar
  • 2022 National Folk Song Competition Choir Category - Excellence Award
  • 2022 FUN AI Winter Camp (NCKU, Tsing Hua University)
  • 2025 CruzHacks - Best Use of MongoDB
  • Published research in 2025 ICML Workshop and accepted

Inventions

  • USB desktop fan (4th Grade)
  • Robot mop with automatic water spray (5th-6th Grade)
  • Insulin injection box (8th Grade)
  • Cloud Wi-Fi sensor portable device (6th & 11th Grade)

GitHub Activity

Projects