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dreamxia329/README.md

Meng (Dream) Xia

Graduate Research Assistant | M.S. Computer Science (AI)
Expected Graduation: May 2026


Profile

Graduate Research Assistant and recent B.S. in Computer Science (GPA 3.75) with hands-on experience in data analytics, machine learning, and AI-driven software tools. Currently building an LLM-powered code summarization system that integrates program structure into Transformer models to improve program comprehension and software maintenance. Strong interest in translating research ideas into practical, reproducible developer tools.


Research Experience

Graduate Research Assistant

Department of Computer Science, College of IS&T
Aug 2024 – Present

  • Developing an LLM-based application for automatic source code summarization
  • Integrating program structure into Transformer self-attention using ASTs, data-flow graphs, and control-flow graphs
  • Implementing the full research pipeline: dataset curation, structure extraction, feature encoding, model training, and evaluation
  • Benchmarking against CodeT5 and UniXcoder baselines and conducting ablation studies
  • Evaluating generation quality using BLEU, ROUGE-L, METEOR, and CodeBLEU
  • Running reproducible experiments with PyTorch, Hugging Face, Docker, Kubernetes, and Git

Projects

  • ButterflyNET
    Transfer learning with EfficientNetB1 for butterfly and moth species classification

  • International Women Club Calendar (Web Application)
    AWS-based web application using MySQL and Apache Tomcat; team collaboration via GitHub

  • Bookstore Management System (Java)
    Object-oriented design for inventory and order management using JDBC

  • Oracle SQL & Database Design
    Schema modeling and advanced SQL queries for reporting


Competitions and Achievements

  • 1st Place, UNO & FNBO Datathon (2022)
  • 3rd Place, Machine Learning Competition (MATH/STAT 4450/8456)
  • Dakota State University Data Analytics Competition (2023)
  • Dean’s List (5 semesters)
  • Member, FBLA Collegiate

Technical Skills

  • Languages: Python, Java, JavaScript, SQL
  • Machine Learning & Data: PyTorch, Pandas, Jupyter Notebook, Hugging Face
  • Program Analysis: tree-sitter, ASTs, data-flow and control-flow graphs
  • Web Technologies: HTML, CSS, Servlet, Apache Tomcat
  • Databases: Oracle, MySQL
  • Tools: Git, GitHub, Docker, Kubernetes, VS Code

Education

University of Nebraska at Omaha
Master of Science in Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence)
Summer 2024 – May 2026 (in progress)

University of Nebraska at Omaha
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Winter 2021 - May 2024


Contact

Email: dreamxia329@gmail.com GitHub: https://github.com/dreamxia329 Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dream-xia/

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