Brian Zheng

Software Engineer

Massachusetts Institute of Technology - MIT•  May 2023 - September 2023

● Optimized backend Pubmed parser by reducing load from 200+ GB to 1 GB and runtime from hours to seconds. ● Leveraged Prisma for efficient frontend data access, reducing loading times from seconds to milliseconds. ● Created cluster labels using OpenAI API and improved frontend speeds by caching label positions on the backend. ● Revamped user experience by incorporating a loading screen for seamless page transitions, implementing intuitive line drawing features, and introducing effective data filtering based on years for enhanced visualization.