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Basics

Name Olivia Cheng
Summary Machine Learning Engineering

Education

  • 2025 - Present

    Pittsburgh, PA

    Master of Science
    Carnegie Mellon University
    Machine Learning, School of Computer Science
  • 2018 - 2022

    Philadelphia, PA

    Bachelor of Arts
    University of Pennsylvania
    Interdisciplinary Philosophy & Science; Minors in Mathematics & Computer Science
    • Graduated with 4.0/4 GPA, summa cum laude
    • Teaching Assistant for CIS 160: Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science, 2020-2021
    • Tutor for ECON 001: Microeconomics and Math 114: Multivariable and Vector Calculus
    • Co-president of Association for Women in Mathematics

Work

  • 2025.05 - Present

    New York, NY

    Software Engineer Intern
    Datadog
    • Applied AI Streaming Engineering Team
  • 2024 - 2025

    Pittsburgh, PA

    Software Engineer
    Daedalus, Inc.
    • Pioneered novel integrated stereo depth perception & object detection algorithm by implementing and adapting academic research paper with no available source code, including custom optimizations for real-time performance on NVIDIA Jetson platform
    • Managed technical oversight of medical device firmware development for surgical systems, conducting code reviews and executing rigorous unit testing protocols for FDA-regulated software
    • Led software standup meeting and organize biweekly Learn & Share sessions for software team
  • 2022 - 2023

    New York, NY

    Software Engineer
    Meta Platforms, Inc.
    • Deployed and optimized low-latency ML models for EMG/IMU signal processing in wearable non-invasive brain-computer interfaces as part of Augmented Reality division
    • Architected cross-platform signal processing library for multiple MCU/DSP targets using Python & C++
  • 2021 - 2021

    Remote (Redwood City)

    Software Engineer Intern
    Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
    • Built proof of concept for differential data privacy system in Python to protect sensitive user data
  • 2021 - 2021

    Remote (Menlo Park)

    Software Engineer Intern
    Facebook, Inc.
    • Built cross-platform mobile UI components for Facebook Marketplace, designed for accessibility

Publications

Interests

Technical Interests
machine learning
reliable ML
information retrieval
monitorability
Applied Domains
operations/devOps
automation
finance
science
Theory & Philosophy
learning theory and epistemology
technology ethics
causality

Certificates

Skills

Machine Learning & Computer Vision
PyTorch
OpenAI API
OpenCV
MMDetection
YOLO
FiftyOne
stereo vision
depth estimation
object detection
real-time inference optimization
unsupervised learning
automated data curation
Programming & Software Engineering
Python
C++
C
Java
embedded systems
NVIDIA Jetson
React/React Native
performance optimization
Git
CI/CD
unit testing
code review
Linux
Docker
Data Science & MLOps
Pandas
NumPy
scikit-learn
Jupyter
model validation pipelines
experiment tracking
ML model evaluation
Weights & Biases
Mathematical Foundations
statistics
linear algebra
probability theory
3D geometry
graph theory
calculus
logic
Open Source
PyTorch contributor
OpenCV contributor
FiftyOne contributor
Hugging Face Spaces

Volunteer

  • 2025 - Present
    PyTorch Vision - Open Source Contributor
    Contributing to computer vision transformations and model architectures
    • pytorch/vision#9114 - Improved image transformation utilities
  • 2025 - Present
    FiftyOne - Open Source Contributor
    Contributing to visual AI data management and model evaluation platform
    • voxel51/fiftyone#5910 - Enhanced dataset management capabilities
  • 2025 - Present
    OpenCV - Open Source Contributor
    Contributing to the world's biggest computer vision library
    • opencv/opencv#27305 - Math optimization improvements
    • Addressed performance issues in core mathematical operations

Music

  • 2023.08 - 2025.09

    Pittsburgh, PA

    Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh
    Alto I/Soprano II in mixed professional-volunteer symphonic choir, partner of Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. All performances in Heinz Hall unless otherwise noted.
    • Joe Hisaishi Conducts the PSO | September 13-14, 2025 | Cond. by Joe Hisaishi | US Premiere of 'The End of the World' by Hisaishi
    • Highmark Holiday Pops | December 13-21, 2024
    • Brahms' Schicksalied and Faure's Requiem | December 6-8, 2024 | Cond. by Manfred Honeck
    • Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 | April 26-28, 2024 | Cond. by Manfred Honeck
    • Liszt's Dante Symphony | April 19-21, 2024 | Cond. by Manfred Honeck
    • Highmark Holiday Pops | December 15-23, 2023
    • Brahms’ Requiem | December 1-3, 2023 | Cond. by Manfred Honeck
  • 2023.01 - 2023.06

    New York, NY

    Florilegium Chamber Choir
    Alto I in 25-person SATB chamber choir. All performances in Trinity Lutheran Church of Manhattan and conducted by James Knox Sutterfield.
    • Jauchzet dem Herrn | March 5, 2023
    • Ye Shall Have a Song | May 21, 2023
  • 2022.08 - 2023.06

    New York, NY

    New York Choral Society
    Alto I in 100+ person symphonic choir. Conducted by David Hayes unless otherwise noted.
    • A Knee on the Neck | June 13, 2023 | David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center | New York Premiere
    • Bernstein's Chichester Psalms | May 28, 2023 | Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, Carnegie Hall | Cond. by Michael Repper
    • A Very Merry Brooklyn Holiday Concert | December 16, 2022 | St. Ann and the Holy Trinity Church, Brooklyn | Cond. by Philip Nuzzo
    • Duke Ellington's Sacred Concerts | November 18-19, 2022 | Tishman Auditorium, The New School
  • 2022.01 - 2022.05

    Philadelphia, PA

    Penn Collegium Musicum
    Alto I in 12-person a cappella chamber choir at the University of Pennsylvania, specializing in music from the Medieval, Renaissance, and early Baroque period.
    • Music for Spirit and Soul | April 11, 2022 | St. Mary's Church, Hamilton Village | Solo in 'Ave Mater Pia' by Antoine Boesset