Open to EDA / Systems Software Opportunities

Ching-Yu Yang

MS in Computer Science & Information Engineering @ NTUST

Specializing in Electronic Design Automation (EDA), VLSI Physical Design Optimization, and Machine Learning acceleration. Combining rigorous algorithmic problem-solving in C++ with an interdisciplinary background in clinical operations and data integrity.

m11415069@mail.ntust.edu.tw github.com/cyyang2025 Taipei, Taiwan 0975-295-800

Education

National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

Master of Science in Computer Science and Information Engineering

Sept 2025 – Expected June 2027

GPA: 4.10 / 4.30

Research Focus: Electronic Design Automation (EDA), ML-based Acceleration for Physical Design Optimization

Core Coursework:

CAD for VLSI (A+) Data Mining (A+) Digital Image Processing (A-) Physical Design Social Network Analysis & Practice Emerging Storage Devices & Systems

National Taiwan University

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Sept 2015 – June 2019

GPA: 3.78 / 4.30

Built strong foundation in rigorous analytical methodology, scientific research protocols, and precision data governance.

Technical Projects

EDA / Physical Design May 2026

Analytical Global Placement

C++

Designed an analytical global placer using an object-oriented inheritance architecture to decouple database management, objective function values, and gradient computation.
Implemented the Weighted Average (WA) wirelength model with forward/backward pass caching and a bin-based force-directed density penalty smoothed via a 3 × 3 grid landscape.
Introduced dynamic gamma decay schedule and shrinking target density mechanism to mitigate gradient explosion, achieving a 15% reduction in final HPWL and early convergence.

Graph & Network May 2026

Community Detection via Consensus Clustering

Python • igraph

Developed an ensemble community detection pipeline utilizing the Leiden algorithm on a large-scale social network of 188k nodes and 398k edges.
Maximized network modularity scores and resolved disconnected component errors commonly found in baseline Louvain methods.
Executed a consensus clustering scheme with 10 independent randomized iterations and a majority vote strategy to increase classification robustness.

EDA / Physical Design Apr 2026

Fixed-Outline Floorplanner

C++ • Simulated Annealing

Developed a fixed-outline floorplanner combining a B*-Tree topological layout representation with a Simulated Annealing (SA) optimization engine.
Created an O(1) memory swap mechanism for active contour structures and cached static terminal bounding boxes, eliminating hundreds of millions of heap allocations.
Designed an adaptive penalty mechanism using out-of-bounds metrics and aspect ratio guiding alongside problem-size iteration scaling to ensure full constraint compliance.

Machine Learning Apr 2026

Social Network Link Prediction

Python • XGBoost • NetworkX • Node2Vec

Built a directed link prediction machine learning pipeline deploying a Dynamic Sub-graph Ensemble Strategy across 30 randomized XGBoost classifiers.
Extracted 45-dimensional feature vectors blending topological heuristics with 64-dimensional Node2Vec latent embeddings.
Implemented sub-graph splitting for target leakage prevention and handled severe class imbalance via hard negative sampling, achieving Kaggle Public Score of 0.89336.

Circuit Optimization Mar 2026

2-Way F-M Circuit Partitioning

C++ • Algorithms

Implemented the Fiduccia-Mattheyses (F-M) heuristic using a custom O(1) doubly linked bucket list array and flat indexing mapping to scale up to 400,000 cells.
Integrated Breadth-First Search (BFS) graph initialization and a Recursive Multilevel Partitioning framework.
Leveraged Modified Heavy-Edge Matching (MHEM) with pin-count inverse-proportional weighting, slashing execution time by 2.5× and minimizing cut size.

Hardware Scheduling Nov 2025

Resource-Constrained Scheduling

C++ • Gurobi Optimizer • ILP

Implemented List Scheduling and Integer Linear Programming (ILP) models to minimize latency under strict hardware resource constraints.
Leveraged Gurobi Optimizer to solve complex mathematical formulations, achieving exact scheduling optimization.
Analyzed and verified solver performance against standard BLIF benchmarks across different circuit sizes.

Data Mining Oct 2025

K-means Clustering & Tree-based Classification

Python • Scikit-Learn

Analyzed high-dimensional datasets using K-means clustering to extract structural and group-based components.
Developed tree-based multi-class classification models optimized for predictive accuracy and computational efficiency.
Applied advanced feature engineering and hyperparameter tuning to prevent model overfitting.

Physical Design Oct 2025

Standard Cell Placement Legalization

C++

Implemented a standard cell placement legalizer based on the diffusion equation to simulate smooth cell migration.
Preserved the global placement physical landscape while achieving zero cell overlap across row-based layout structures.
Developed macro-cell handling and row-bounded refinement techniques to minimize total displacement during detailed placement.

Clock Tree Synthesis Sept 2025

Clock Buffer Insertion

C++

Implemented the Deferred Merge Embedding (DME) algorithm to construct a zero-skew clock tree topology.
Integrated adaptive buffer insertion logic based on wirelength and fanout constraints to maintain optimal signal integrity.
Optimized transient response and minimized clock delay variations across multi-level clock distribution networks.

Professional Experience

Clinical Research Associate

Formosa Biomedical Technology Corp.

Jan 2022 – Mar 2024

Monitored clinical trial protocols and data collection workflows in strict compliance with GCP guidelines, ensuring rigorous data governance.
Managed essential trial documentation and tracked cross-functional operational metrics to maintain data integrity across multi-center studies.

Medical Device Sales Representative

MedFirst Healthcare Services

Nov 2019 – Mar 2021

Liaised with manufacturers and established robust communication channels with hospital wards and nursing stations to coordinate device logistics.
Managed storefront warehouse inventory and tracked retail operations.

Research Assistant

National Taiwan University College of Medicine

Sep 2017 – Jul 2019

Performed data collection, multi-source database preprocessing, and statistical analysis for core clinical research metrics.
Structured clinical subject tracking records and handled large-scale enrollment data while maintaining high standards of data integrity.

Skills & Certifications

Programming Languages

C / C++ Python

EDA & Systems Algorithms

VLSI Placement & Routing Floorplanning (B*-Tree, SA) Circuit Partitioning (F-M) Clock Tree Synthesis (DME)

Tools, Libraries & Optimization

Gurobi Optimizer XGBoost NetworkX Node2Vec igraph Git & GitHub Linux (Ubuntu)

Licenses & Credentials

Registered Nurse (Taiwan)