CV
Basics
Name | Jiwoong (Gio) Choi |
giochoi@uchicago.edu | |
Url | https://gio-choi.github.io |
https://www.linkedin.com/in/giochoi22 |
Education
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2024 - 2026 Masters in Computational Social Science
The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, US -
2022 Visiting Scholar, Department of Computer & IT
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, US -
Feb 2024 Bachelor of Economics
Bachelor of Engineering in Software Engineering (Data Science Track)Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea
Work
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03.24-08.24 Seoul
Sustainability & Climate Research Intern
MSCI Inc.- Led a pilot project to automate the ratings system through data crawling, API utilization, SVM, and LLM fine- tuning in Python, successfully transitioning the project into one of the initiatives within the APAC Research team
- Developed a Python-based document search tool using OOP principles (3000+ lines of code) to streamline retrieval of sentences with specified keywords from internal databases (e.g., 10-K and corporate reports), significantly reducing manual review time for dozens of senior analysts
- Co-authored a Korea market report on ‘Korea Discount’ & Corporate Governance (client access only)
- Automated due diligence, web scrapping, corporate report translation, GIS & asset mapping using Python
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08.23-02.24 Seoul
Research & Data Intern
United Nations- Co-authored a publication with statisticians, leading the 4th, 9th, 16th, and 17th SDGs. Responsibilities included hypothesis testing, dataset collection, data analysis in R and Python, and data visualization. (To be published Sep.)
- Prepared statistics for international conferences and internal reports using household survey microdata (DHS & MICS)
- Delivered statistics training for 20+ government officials across 10 ASEAN countries, providing instruction in the R programming language from basic syntax to fundamental statistics and logistic regressions
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06.23 - 08.23 Seoul
Technical Engineer Intern
Cisco Systems- Leveraged Computer Networking/Cloud knowledge to effectively communicate and demonstrate the value proposition of solutions/products to clients with Engineering/Sales team across APAC
- Taught computer networking fundamentals and guided topology implementation for students at a CSR event
- Facilitated the development of a Chatbot using Cisco Webex during a training session for stakeholders
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04.22 - 08.22 Indiana, US
Visiting Scholar, Department of Computer & IT
Purdue University, West Lafayette- Developed the perception system for Autonomous Vehicles using ROS and Linux with C++
- Selected as a national scholar in Computer Science to conduct research with a full scholarship and stipend.
- Co-authored a research paper, published at IEEE International Conference on Robotic Computing (IRC), Italy, 2022
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01.22 - 02.22 Seoul
IT Audit Intern
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) SAMIL- Cleansed and preprocessed large-scale ledger data from 60 Korean companies, using SQL, VBA, and Excel
- Assisted auditors and gained proficiency in interpreting Financial Statements
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2018 - 2020 Seoul
Police Sergent
National Police Agency / ROK Conscripted Military Service
Publications
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2024 - Korea discount and corporate governance, SK Kim, Ye Jun Kim, Gio (Jiwoong) Choi, MSCI Inc.
- ASEAN Gender Outlook 2024- Achieving the SDGs for all and leaving no women or girl behind, United Nations
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2022 - Outdoor visual SLAM and Path Planning for Mobile-Robot, S. Heo, J. Mun, J. Choi, J. Park and E. T. Matson, 2022 Sixth IEEE International Conference on Robotic Computing (IRC), Italy, 2022, pp. 296-301
Technical Skills
Language | Python3, C++, R, SQL |
OS & Infra | Linux, Docker, ROS, Git |
ML & DL | Sci-kit learn, PyTorch, Keras |
NLP | BERT, NLTK, LangChain |
Fellowships and Honors
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2023 - Bright Society Fellowship, Kyung Hee University
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2022 - SW Festival Grand Prize, Kyung Hee University
- Advanced Data Analytics Semi-Professional Certificate, Ministry of Science and ICT
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2021 - Bright Society Fellowship, Kyung Hee University
- Software-Membership Fellowship, Kyung Hee University
- Public Data Analysis Certificate, National IT Industry Promotion Agency
- Big Data, AI education Certificate & Top Prize (160 hours), Seoul Business Agency
Relevant Coursework
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Math & Statistics
- Calculus 1, Calculus 2, Linear Algebra, Differential Equations, Data Science, Data Mining, Statistics of Big Data, Probability and Random Variables, Applied Statistics, Financial Data Analysis
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Economics
- Principle of Economics, Mathematics for Economics, Principle of Economics 2, Economic Statistics, Econometrics, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Theory of Financial Systems, Principles of Market Economy, Start-Ups and Capital Market, Economics of Money, Banking & Financial Markets, Capstone Design (Economics), Global Market and Business, Special Topics on Finance
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Computer Science & Engineering
- Object-oriented Programming, Data Structures, Algorithm Analysis, Machine Learning, Data Analysis Capstone Design, Web and Python Programming, Design Thinking, Software coding for creative thinking, Capstone Design in Software Convergence Engineering, Software Development Methods and Tools
Teaching
Statistics of Big Data | Teaching Assistant · Spring 2023 & Fall 2021 |
Language
English | Full professional proficiency |
Korean | Native |