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● Communicated weekly with Prof Jiang to discuss the tasks to further research regarding AI-related patents, Wikipedia bot information, and metadata, as well as data consolidation of multiple datasets● Initiated and coordinated email exchanges with developers from PatentsView and Xtools to clarify the retrieval of specific information crucial to our work on patents and bots● Developed scripts using Python, Pandas, and BeautifulSoup, as well as sample code from MediaWiki's API to retrieve, format, and store information related to patents and bots● Formulated and devised proper API queries, POST and GET request content across the necessary endpoints for each patent and bot● Invested significant effort in developing and composing comprehensive documentation, which includes the reasoning for data structure selection and instructions for limitations on data extraction from the current API endpoint

• Analyzed GitHub repository data through combinations of business and data analysis techniques including cross plots, trend analysis, cross tabulation, time series analysis and regression analysis to better understand growth drivers, retention, and participation rates within the developer community.• Researched and delivered comprehensive presentations on participation drivers, growth and retention trends, cost efficiency and the critical role of the open-source software and community in generating data driven business, engineering, and guiding marketing decisions.• Facilitated cross departmental communication between engineering, marketing, and legal teams through quarterly meetings regarding open-source software.• Developed recommendations for the marketing department to implement into their marketing strategy to customers and developers.• Assisted marketing team with miscellaneous tasks like organization, note taking, insight gathering and data cleaning.• Communicated weekly with DigitalOcean Senior Community Relations Manager and Senior Manager of Developer Relations to learn about the Organization’s structure, goals, commitments to developers and to assess strengths and weaknesses in DigitalOcean’s customer and engagement management with different data driven storytelling approaches.

Communicated weekly with the head Researcher through online correspondence and in person meetings to discuss progress, updates,changes, and ideas on 3D printing designs resulting from previously drafted designs and research data● Engaged other research assistants through brainstorming meetings to plan and draft (CAD) designs for microfluidic devices in the microscale● Tested, measured, and compared multiple samples of printed microfluidic devices against theoretical designs and clearance postproductionby comparing with industry research, previously attained models, using a microscope for measuring the clearance● Researched and reviewed literature on microfluidic devices, 3D printing techniques, troubleshooting solutions to specific printconfigurations, top of the line advancements in 3D printing materials and use cases by investigating through the School’s Academic database

• Manufacture and calibration of different rheology measurement like viscosity, lubricity and friction coefficient under atmospheric and HPHT conditions.• Analysis and optimization of lab data used to test accuracy of the different instruments along with using scientific laws as our principle to satisfy the necessary testing conditions.• Sales and marketing assistant, made excel sheets of inventory count, look for requested or in-demand equipment for future sales, contact with distribution agents and basic accounting operations.• Webmaster assistant, worked with the site author in order to improve bugs, visuals and features that ease user interface.