Hsiang-Chun Wang

Hsiang-Chun Wang

ML Researcher/Engineer

National Taiwan University.

About Me

Hi! I’m a machine learning engineer/researcher focused on building ML systems for real-world decision-making problems in product and enterprise settings. I am currently open to new opportunities to deepen my experience in designing ML-driven decision systems across domains such as fintech, insurance, supply chain optimization, and consumer products, where the key challenge lies in problem formulation and end-to-end system design rather than model optimization alone.

Previously, I worked at UC Capital as a machine learning researcher/engineer, where I built production-grade ML systems in a trading environment. I was involved in the full system stack, including data pipelines, multi-threaded infrastructure, interprocess communication, and latency-sensitive deployment. The role also required close collaboration with traders in a fast-moving and ambiguous environment, translating domain heuristics into machine learning systems under real-world constraints.

Prior to joining the industry, I led research in reinforcement learning and deep learning at National Taiwan University, resulting in publications at ICML and NeurIPS. My work was supported by the NSTC international travel grant., which enabled me to present my research in Vienna and Vancouver. My research spans reinforcement learning, imitation learning, diffusion models, and decision-making systems.

Outside of work, I enjoy building LEGO sets, snowboarding in winter, and recently started learning tennis, still early but enjoying the process.

Interests

  • Deep Learning
  • Computer Vision
  • Generative Models
  • Robotics
  • Reinforcement Learning
  • LLM

Education

  • M.S. in Communications Engineering, 2024

    National Taiwan University

  • B.Eng in Information Engineering, 2022

    Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Experience

 
 
 
 
 

Master Research

RLLab in NTU

Apr 2022 – Now Taipei, Taiwan

Responsibilities include:

  • Spearheaded research projects combining diffusion models with reinforcement learning, yielding top-tier conference publications such as ICML and NeurIPS.
  • Conducted cutting-edge research under the supervision of Prof. Shao-Hua Sun, focusing on leveraging generative models to enhance decision-making in sequential tasks.
 
 
 
 
 

Undergraduate Thesis

Department of EE at SJTU

Nov 2021 – Jun 2022 Shanghai, China

Responsibilities include:

  • Research ideas for identifying actions in tennis matches.
  • Develop software to extract essential moments from game footage.
 
 
 
 
 

Undergraduate Research Intern

Lab of Prof. Jiaxin Ding

Jun 2020 – Sep 2020 Shanghai, China

Responsibilities include:

  • Explored solutions to find embedding vectors in GPS trajectory data
 
 
 
 
 

Engineering

SJTU Autonomous Driving Team

Jun 2019 – Feb 2020 Shanghai, China

Responsibilities include:

  • Spearheaded the design and implementation of autonomous racing algorithms, enabling high-speed navigation and real-time obstacle avoidance in compliance with safety and competition rules.
  • Collaborated with hardware engineers to streamline system integration, reducing lap times by 30%.
  • Selected as team lead for technical excellence; supervised junior members and conducted iterative testing to optimize performance.

Tools include:

  • C++, Python, YOLO, SLAM, ROS
 
 
 
 
 

Engineering

SJTU Robomaster Team (云汉交龙)

Sep 2018 – Aug 2019 Shanghai, China

Responsibilities include:

  • Contributed to designing, building, and programming robots for tasks like projectile targeting, obstacle navigation, and combat.
  • Assisted in optimizing robot performance for greater task efficiency.

Tools include:

  • Python, Computer Vision, OpenCV

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