Wei Chen

About Wei Chen

Research expertise: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Multi-Agent Systems, Intelligent Agents, Automated planning scheduling and coordination, Extended Hierarchical Task Networks, Optimization, Collaborative Technologies and Systems, Distributed Collaborative Problem Solving, Human Computer Interaction, Team Performance Assessment, Ontology, Data Visualization.Computer skills/tools: Java, JavaScript, R, Python, MATLAB, C/C++, C#, SQL, Perl, PascalClearance & Certificate: PMP, Public Trust, DoD Cyber Awareness Challenge Certificate, Agile SD - ScrumAs a lead scientist with more than 10 years of experience, I have obtained advanced technical skills and extensive project/program management skills taking care of the entire project life cycles from the creation of winning innovation, the design and development of system architecture and underlying technical solutions (e.g, mathematical algorithms and modeling), the implementation of software codes in Java, C/C++ and Python, to the testing and verification of system performance, as well as 508-compliance testing (e.g, using Accessibility Management Platform - AMP), etc. I am very experienced in understanding customers\' needs and program requirements, managing project budgeting, developing technical reports, publishing papers and presentations at various research events, etc. I am very detail-oriented and self-motivated in technical work. A very strong technical skill set enables me to both work independently and collaborate with team members constructively.I have a deep understanding in software quality assurance. As a Software & Quality Assurance Engineer in Cisco Systems I programmed in Windows kernel to test software product functionalities at an API level, created scripts, tools, and automation software to facilitate the test effort, formulated test plans, analyzed results, implemented test products, setup/configured state of the art test environments in various operating systems, in a fast paced, user centered environment.

Experience

1. Data Scientist Sr Principal Project Manager

   SAIC

   Sep 2016 — Present · White Oak, MD, US

   For the past a few years (2016-Present), I have been both technical Subject Matter Expert (SME) and Project Manager (PM) under SAIC’s Scientific Computing Services (SCS) contract on numerous projects for US FDA Centers including CDER (Center for Drug Evaluation and Research), CTP (Center for Tobacco Product) and CBER (Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research), leveraging my expertise and experience in the research fields of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), Agent-based Modeling (ABM) and Natural Language Processing (NLP), as well as data analytics and software development. Recent work for the FDA includes COVID data mapping and harmonization, the National COVID Cohort Collaborative (N3C), FDA/CDER Common Data Model Harmonization (CDMH) project, FDA/CDER Opioid Usage Disorder for Women of Childbearing Ages, FDA/CTP Integrated Research Data Systems (CIRDS), FDA/CBER Clinical Language Engineering Workbench (CLEW), and many more. Please see details in the Projects section.

Education

• University of Delaware

  MS. and Ph.D., Computer Science

  1998 — 2005

• Tsinghua University

  B.E., Computer Science and Technology

  1993 — 1998

Skills

• Dynamic Sensor Tasking Algorithms
• Multi-Agent Systems
• Markov Decision Processes
• Algorithms
• Optimization
• Artificial Intelligence
• Machine Learning
• Java
• C++
• Human Computer Interaction
• Automated Planning
• Supervisory Control of Unmanned Systems
• Multi-Modal Interaction (Mmi)
• Xml
• Sql
• Software Engineering
• Distributed Systems
• Unix
• Tcl
• Lisp
• Pascal
• Linux
• Programming
• Software Development
• Databases
• Mysql
• Html
• Web Services
• Statistics
• Software Design
• Eclipse
• Architecture
• Information Retrieval
• Perl
• C
• Simulations
• Computer Science
• Architectures
• Python
• Data Mining