Hilal Morrar

Bay Area,
California

hamorrar@ucsc.edu

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Education

B.S. in Computer Science

University of California, Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA

Undergraduate: 3.43 GPA, 2x Dean's Honor.
Coursework: Data Structures and Algorithms, Applied Machine Learning, Artifical Intelligence, Analysis of Algorithms, Applied Bayesian Statistics (Graduate), Operating Systems, Distributed Systems, Parallel Programming, Software Eningeering, Numerical Analysis.

Research

Current Interests: Machine Learning and Distributed/Operating Systems

Applied Machine Learning Lab Student Researcher

University of California, Santa Cruz

Helped a Ph.D student on their projects on cognitve electrophysiology and time series analyis to make machine models predict anxiety and direction of movements with various model architectures such as Deep Recurrent and Convolutional Neural Networks. Gained experience in university level research, reading literature, Python jupyter notebooks, and Kubernetes.

Young Scholars Program (YSP) Research Intern

University of California, Davis

Six week residential research program at UC Davis for high school students. Conducted and led a plant biology research project about plant pathogen localization and microscopy for a professor with the advisement of a graduate student. Wrote a formal research paper adhering to journal publication standards and presented project findings.

Waksman Student Scholars Program (WSSP) Student Researcher, Principal Investigator

Tracy High School, Tracy, CA

One year long molecular biology and bioinformatics research program with Lawrence Livermore National Lab and Rutgers University about Duckweed (Landoltia Punctata). Student researcher for my first year and recieved training to became a PI for my following two years. Taught molecular biology & bioinformatics concepts and lab skills. Published 9 scientific works into a national biotechnology database, while mentoring 35 students through their own projects and publications each year.

Employment

Applied Machine Learning & Artifical Intelligence Course Reader

Baskin School of Engineering Computer Science Department, UCSC

Worked closely with the Professor, Teaching Assistants, tutors, and readers to collaboratively contribute to making fair course assignments. Created rubrics, solution manuals, and grading Python programming assignments and conceptual quizzes.

Computer Systems and Assembly Language Lab Tutor

Baskin School of Engineering Computer Science Department, UCSC

Tutored over 200 students in MIPS Assembly language assignments in group and individual environments. Produced video lab demonstrations to help students understand prerequisite conceptual knowledge for each assignment. Worked closely with new tutors to train and assist them begin their own tutoring sesisons.

Applied Discrete Mathematics Tutor

Learning Support Services, UCSC

Tutored over 100 students in Applied Discrete Math in 4 academic terms. Led tutoring sessions for peers to comprehend concepts and practice mathematical proof solving skills. Worked closely with supervisors to continually implement optimal tutoring practices. Completed a CRLA-certified tutor training program through the Level 1 certification program.

Baskin Engineering Excellence Scholars Summer Program Tutor

Baskin School of Engineering, UCSC

Tutored and mentored incoming freshman students in Calculus I and II as a part of a 2 week summer program to prepare them for their first year and provide a preview of univeristy from a student perspective. Addressed student concerns about college life, academics, and student employment. Cultivated a fun environment where students are comfortable to ask questions, participate, and make friends.

Frontend Software Engineering Intern

Baskin School of Engineering Computer Science Department, UCSC

Developed the frontend of a UCSC research lab (Resilient Renewable Efficient Energy Systems) website. Worked in an Agile team environment to build a device to monitor energy data in a residential network. Used React and JavaScript for UI/UX design.

Skills

Programming Languages

  Go, Python, C, Assembly, MATLAB, R & HTML/CSS

Frameworks & Libraries

  Hugo, Gin, PyTorch, TensorFlow, NumPy, Pandas, Keras & scikit-learn

Technologies

  LaTeX, Docker, Command Line, Google Colabs, Jupyter Notebooks, Git, Linux/Unix & Kubernetes