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Lim Ying Ying

Lim Ying Ying

Summary

Highly motivated recent graduate from NUS School of Computing with a strong passion for the application of AI and data analytics across sectors. Aspiring to leverage cutting-edge technology and technical knowledge to contribute to the success of forward-thinking and dynamic companies, and unlock valuable insights through data-driven solutions.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

AI Engineer (Research)

AI Singapore
07.2023 - Current
  • Successfully conducted full research on innovative AI solutions to promote online safety, conceptualized, developed and implemented the systems to execute research experiments.
  • Collaborated with subject matter expert from academic researchers and/or industry partners to strategize and validate technical findings.
  • Successfully launched Online Safety Prize Challenge (OSPC), which is now ongoing: https://ospc.aisingapore.org
  • First author of the challenge paper set to be published in ACM Web Conference 2024
  • Experience with state-of-the-art NLP algorithms like HuggingFace, LLMs, prompt engineering, multimodals, etc.

Data Science Dissertation Project

GIC Private Limited
08.2022 - 04.2023
  • Conducted extensive research to identify innovative business applications that enhance cybersecurity industry.
  • Developed and implemented data-driven technology risk profile and insights using machine learning and natural language processing, to create data-driven risk profiles and generate valuable insights.
  • Utilized Python libraries such as NLTK, Gensim, Spacy, Hugging Face, and Scikit-learn

Data Science Capstone Project

GIC Private Limited
08.2022 - 11.2022
  • Developed custom scrapers using Beautiful Soup and Scrapy Python libraries to extract valuable text data from central bank websites, and used version-controlled software like GitLab
  • Implemented aspect-based sentiment analysis of central bank speeches using Transformer Models . Achieved high accuracy rate of over 80% F1-Score, providing valuable insights into key stakeholders' sentiment towards monetary policy decisions.
  • Built interactive dashboard using Plotly and Dash Python libraries to showcase analysis results, facilitating data-driven decisions to improve business performance.

Artificial Intelligence & Data Intern

Deloitte Consulting
06.2022 - 08.2022
  • Assisted in developing insight-driven strategies for organizations by recommending improvements in people, technology, and process, etc.
  • Researched and identified opportunities for applying artificial intelligence to deliver value-added services to clients across various industries.
  • Collaborated on implementation of Power BI dashboard to enable client to track production life cycle, providing actionable insights and improving decision-making capabilities.

Information and Technology Risk Management Intern

GIC Private Limited
01.2022 - 06.2022
  • Evaluated business and technology risks, assessed internal controls, and identified and recommended control improvement opportunities and framework to streamline risk assessment process.
  • Collaborated with stakeholders from multi-functional team for risk assessment and Proof-Of-Concept projects
  • Debugged and developed analytical dashboards with Tableau Dashboard to analyze data and identify key risk metrics, facilitating IT risk management.
  • Implemented compliance checks in Python , and assisted in the planning of workflow to automate IT risk assessment.
  • Developed machine learning models in Scikit-learn and TensorFlow to predict IT assets that are susceptible to operational risk events and attained 90% prediction accuracy.

Finance & Data Intern

ClearSK Healthcare Group
05.2021 - 07.2021
  • Utilized Microsoft Excel to analyze and visualize data, including pivot tables, VLOOKUP, to identify product categories with the highest repurchase rates for informed decision-making.
  • Prepared bank reconciliation statements and identified potential fraudulent activities to safeguard business against financial losses.

Digital Advocate

United Overseas Bank
12.2018 - 05.2019
  • Delivered exceptional customer service to every customer by leveraging extensive knowledge of digital banking products and services and creating welcoming, positive experiences.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Business Analytics, Second Major in Economics

NUS School of Computing
Singapore
05.2023

A-Levels -

Hwa Chong Institution
Singapore
12.2018

Skills

  • Proficient in applying AI and machine learning algorithms
  • Skilled in utilizing data visualization tools to present analytical findings in clear and actionable manner
  • Strong programming skills in Python and SQL to manipulate and analyze large datasets efficiently
  • Solid foundation in statistical modeling, econometrics, and quantitative analysis to support data-driven decision-making
  • Excellent communication skills, enabling effective collaboration with cross-functional teams and stakeholders
  • Exceptional problem-solving abilities, with keen eye for detail and drive for continuous improvement

School Project

January 2023 - April 2023 Cryptocurrency Price Prediction Model

  • Extracted and processed qualitative and quantitative data via API and stored in Google Big Query.
  • Conducted feature selection using Random Forest and cross-validation to evaluate a Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) Price Prediction model, generating highly accurate predictions. Loaded predicted scores on PowerBI dashboard to provide actionable insights.
  • Implemented a data pipeline for batch and stream processing using Apache Airflow to enable real-time data analysis.

Co-Curricular Activities

August 2020 — October 2020 Seeds of Good Programme, NUS

  • Planned and executed case study competition to raise awareness and promote prevalent social issues among juniors, attracted over 50 participants and invited external community partners to form long-term partnerships

Aug 2019 — Dec 2019 AIESEC, NUS

  • Solicited and secured for partnerships and sponsorships from other student groups and local businesses for Global Village Project, advocating cultural understanding


Timeline

AI Engineer (Research)

AI Singapore
07.2023 - Current

Data Science Dissertation Project

GIC Private Limited
08.2022 - 04.2023

Data Science Capstone Project

GIC Private Limited
08.2022 - 11.2022

Artificial Intelligence & Data Intern

Deloitte Consulting
06.2022 - 08.2022

Information and Technology Risk Management Intern

GIC Private Limited
01.2022 - 06.2022

Finance & Data Intern

ClearSK Healthcare Group
05.2021 - 07.2021

Digital Advocate

United Overseas Bank
12.2018 - 05.2019

Bachelor of Science - Business Analytics, Second Major in Economics

NUS School of Computing

A-Levels -

Hwa Chong Institution
Lim Ying Ying