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2017 Rochester, NY |
Rochester Institute of Technology M.S., Human-Computer Interaction Masters Project: Augmented Reality Interface for Physically Designing Embedded Electronic Devices in 3D Space Advisor: Daniel Ashbrook, Ph.D. |
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2010 Philadelphia, PA |
University of Pennsylvania, School of Engineering and Applied Science B.S.E., Major in Bioengineering and Minor in Computer Science Senior Project: Design of a Semi-Automatic Segmentation Method for Measurement of the Hippocampal Volume in the Rat Brain from Magnetic Resonance Images Advisors/Clients: Lynnae Schwartz, M.D., James Gee, Ph.D. |
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Mar. 2018 – Present Cupertino, CA |
Apple Visual Experience Engineer Exploring new features and applications for novel display technologies using a mix of both software and hardware tools. Collaborating with hardware, software, and design teams at a cross-disciplinary level to develop prototypes, plan/run user studies, and investigate emerging research/engineering areas that can meaningfully contribute to the user experience. |
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Nov. 2010 – Mar. 2018 Rochester, NY |
University of Rochester, Center for Visual Science Senior Programmer/Analyst Brain and Vision Lab, Principal Investigator: Daphne Bavelier Vision and Action Lab, Principal Investigator: David Knill Kidd Lab (Rochester Baby Lab & Kid Lab), Principal Investigator: Celeste Kidd Created and tested new visual and cognitive experiments in various programming environments (web programming, Matlab, C++). Streamlined data analysis in Matlab/Python/R. Identified and solved hardware/software technical issues. |
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Feb. – Nov. 2010 Philadelphia, PA |
University of Pennsylvania, Hearing Sciences Center Programming Assistant Auditory Research Lab, Principal Investigator: Yale Cohen Improved usability of an in-house LabVIEW interface for running daily psychophysics experiments. Designed Python scripts for auditory stimuli creation and Matlab data processing methods for EEG research. |
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Jan. – Aug. 2009 Philadelphia, PA |
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Abramson Pediatric Research Center Student Researcher Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Principal Investigator: Lynnae Schwartz Optimized 3D image acquisition of cell and tissue samples using fluorescence microscopy. Developed a protein quantification protocol for immunostained cell differentiation with Volocity imaging software. |
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Jan. – May 2009 Philadelphia, PA |
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Technology Dependence Center Student Researcher Pulmonary Medicine, Preceptor: Howard Panitch Assessed the limitations of pediatric noninvasive ventilation systems through patient interaction and literary research. |
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July – Aug. 2007 June – Aug. 2008 Los Angeles, CA |
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Research Assistant Hematology/Oncology, Advisor: Tadayuki Akagi Principal Investigator: H. Phillip Koeffler Prepared protocols, performed multistep molecular biology assays, and measured/recorded daily results. |
Yung, A., Li, Z., & Ashbrook, D. (2018). Printy3D: in-situ tangible three-dimensional design for augmented fabrication. In Proceedings of the 17th ACM Conference on Interaction Design and Children. Trondheim, Norway: Association for Computing Machinery. [pdf]
Vedamurthy I., Knill D.C., Huang S.J., Yung A., Ding J., Kwon O.S., Bavelier D, & Levi D.M. (2016). Recovering stereo vision by squashing virtual bugs in a VR environment. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, (371), 1697. [pdf]
Partridge, E., McGovern, M.G., Yung, A., & Kidd, C. (2015). Young children’s self-directed information gathering on touchscreens. Paper presented at the 37th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, Pasadena, CA. [pdf]
Macias, C., Yung, A., Hemmer, P., & Kidd, C. (2015). Memory strategically encodes externally unavailable information. In Proceedings of the 37th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society. Pasadena, CA: Cognitive Science Society. [pdf]
Pelz, M., Yung, A., & Kidd, C. (2015). Quantifying Curiosity and Exploratory Play on Touchscreen Tablets. In Proceedings of the IDC 2015 Workshop on Digital Assessment and Promotion of Children's Curiosity. Boston, MA: Association for Computing Machinery. [pdf]
Yung, A., Cardoso-Leite, P., Dale, G., Bavelier, D., & Green, C. S. (2015). Methods to test visual attention online. Journal of Visualized Experiments, (96), e52470. [pdf]
DiFrancesco M., Wible E., & Yung A. (2010). Design of a semi-automatic segmentation method for measurement of the hippocampal volume in the rat brain from magnetic resonance images. Presentation at the SEAS Senior Design Project Competition, University of Pennsylvania. [poster]
| 2013 |
Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) East Omegathon Champion First female to win the Omegathon, a multi-round game tournament between 16 randomly selected pairs of attendees at the popular video/tabletop gaming convention in Boston. 12 previous Omegathons had been held before then (starting in 2004 in Seattle). |
| 2010 |
Bioengineering Senior Design Award Received for my team's senior design project. |
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Nov. 2013 – Dec. 2016 Rochester, NY |
ACM SIGCHI: Rochester Institute of Technology Student Chapter Communications Chair Coordinated and advertised events for increasing community and public interest in human-computer interaction. Included organizing social gatherings for those in the Rochester area as well as inviting guest speakers prominent in the field. |
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Aug. 2009 Philadelphia, PA |
InnoWorks Volunteer Mentor Organized a science education program for 50 local middle-school students with 20 undergraduate volunteers. Promoted interest, learning, and teamwork through group/one-on-one discussions and hands-on activities. |
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2006 – 2010 |
Biomedical Engineering Society |