Yan Peng
Computer Science
415-802-4960 | loran1226@gmail.com | Daly City, CA
Professional Summary
Energetic and passionate Computer Science graduate with strong full-stack and AI development experience. Seeking opportunities to build real-world products and AI-driven applications. Skilled in React, Next.js, Express, JavaScript, SQL, Java, HTML/CSS, and database systems, with hands-on experience creating multiple AI projects using agentic AI techniques, RAG pipelines, and MCP. A clear and confident communicator fluent in English, Chinese, and Japanese.
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Projects
Agentic AI Cosmetic Ingredient Risk Analyzer
Python, LlamaIndex, ChromaDB, Ollama LLM, Tesseract OCR
A proactive AI assistant that evaluates cosmetic and skincare products, providing detailed ingredient risk analysis and product safety scoring. Features multiple input methods (image upload, URL scraping, manual input), OCR text extraction, local LLM analysis with risk categorization (High/Medium/Low), and automatic database updates for privacy-focused, fast processing without external APIs.
TravelWise
React, Node.js, Express, MySQL, Azure
Built a full-stack travel blogging platform with AI-powered features including a chatbot for recommendations, destination vision detection, and real-time weather updates. Developed REST APIs, system architecture, and project documentation, and implemented user-friendly UI with responsive design.
EventHub
Spring Boot, MyBatis, React, Material UI, MySQL
Developed a responsive event management web application supporting full CRUD for events, categories, and articles. Implemented user profile management including password, picture, and account updates. Integrated Spring Boot backend with a modern React + Material UI frontend.
Photo Gallery
Node.js, Express, JavaScript, MySQL, Handlebars
Created a full-stack image posting platform with authentication, image uploads, searching, and commenting. Implemented permission levels for guests and registered users, and built a dynamic, template-driven UI using Handlebars and custom CSS.
Movie Review App
Next.js, IMDB API
Developed a movie discovery web app using Next.js and IMDB API. Implemented search, trending, and top-rated movie sections, plus detailed movie pages. Added responsive design and a dark/light mode toggle for improved user experience.
Images Identify Mobile App
React Native, Expo, AI, Clerk
Built an AI-powered mobile app that identifies locations from photos using serverless functions. Added secure authentication with Clerk, interactive map views, and custom photo decoration with emojis. Designed for smooth user flow and device-friendly UI.
MovieMate Mobile App
React Native, Expo, TMDB
Created a mobile movie browsing app integrated with TMDB API. Implemented "Now Playing" and "Coming Soon" sections with detailed info and trailers. Delivered a clean interface optimized for mobile devices.
Handwritten Digit Recognition
PyTorch, CNN
Developed and trained a Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) on the MNIST dataset for digit classification. Evaluated accuracy and demonstrated expertise in deep-learning model implementation.
User Management System
Spring Boot, MySQL, React
Built a user CRUD management system with a Spring Boot backend and React frontend. Implemented creating, reading, updating, and deleting user accounts with a clean, responsive UI.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
San Francisco State University
GPA: 4.0 | Dean's List (2 semesters)
Technical Skills
- Java
- Node.js
- Express
- React
- Next.js
- React Native
- JavaScript
- HTML/CSS
- Python
- PyTorch
- C++
- Spring Boot
- MySQL
- MongoDB
- AI/ML
Languages & Certifications
Languages: English (Native), Chinese (Native), Japanese (Advanced)
Certifications:
- Meta Frontend Developer Certificate
- IBM RAG and Agentic AI Professional Certificate
- Japanese Language Proficiency Test N1
- Japanese Business Proficiency Test J2
Relevant Coursework
Software Engineering, Data Structures and Algorithms, Database Management Systems, Web Programming, Operating Systems, Object-Oriented Programming, Computer Architecture.
Interests
Coding, AI Projects, Tennis & Table Tennis, Photography, Traveling, Jazz