Hi, I am Chengyin!
I am a Senior Data Scientist at Databricks. I most recently launched an edX course on Large Language Models: Application through Production.
You can most likely find me drinking chai (the only drink I order from a coffee shop), visiting outdoor markets, traveling, and taking/editing pictures.
Fun facts about me
Born and raised in Malaysia.
Fluent in Mandarin Chinese and Malay as well.
First generational college student.
Took a gap year after A-levels, during which I:
volunteered as an English teacher in Tianjin, China.
walked up to shopping mall patrons to sell treatments of hair loss and weight gain (you can probably imagine some awkward encounters).
taught and change diapers at a childcare center.
Studied at one of the Seven Sisters, Mount Holyoke College, in Massachusetts.
Almost studied music as my second major, but accidentally took enough Statistics classes to declare a major in it.
Studied microclimate changes on plantation in Bayreuth, Germany during a summer internship.