Bo Wen
Summary | I am passionate about solving complex problems using data. I have built data-driven software using statistical and machine learning models in Python, R and C# to investigate research questions and address business needs. In my spare time, I enjoy hiking and building websites on my Raspberry Pi. |
Location | Vancouver, BC, Canada |
Languages | English, Mandarin |
Experience
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06/2020 - now
Senior Modeler
TransLink (South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority)
- development of an activity-based travel demand model
- evaluated the impacts of the pandemic on the transportation network
- estimated linear regression and discrete choice models for travel demand
- won the Grand prize at TransLink's 2020 hackathon for a passenger load prediction system
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06/2018 - 06/2020
Modeler
TransLink (South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority)
- evaluated consumer benefit and cost of infrastructural investments
- processed travel survey data to reduce sampling bias
- created analytics tools to report findings to stakeholders
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07/2017 - 06/2018
Data Scientist
IBI Group Inc. (now Arcadis)
- built a data mining application in Python that aggregated land use data to inform development proposals
- produced statistical and machine learning models using SQL and Python to evaluate industrial control systems
Appointments
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05/2020 - now
Committee Member of AI and Advanced Computing Committee (AED50)
Transportation Research Board NASEM
- assisted with subcommittee activities such as development of the Machine Learning Primer
- conducted peer review of over a dozen papers, and coordinated the review of paper submission for the annual meetings
Education
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09/2015 - 07/2017
Master of Applied Science
University of Toronto, Canada
- Thesis - Data-driven mesoscopic simulation of large-scale surface transit networks
- Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarship (NSERC CGS-M)
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09/2010 - 07/2015
Bachelor of Applied Science
University of Toronto, Canada
- Thesis - Reinforcement learning-based adaptive traffic signal control system for transit
Skills & Interests
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Programming Skills:
- Advanced - Python, R, SQL, Git;
- Intermediate - Docker, C#, Ruby on Rails
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Certifications:
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Interests:
- self-hosted server, hiking, traveling