Kris Stern

Kowloon · Hong Kong SAR · kastern@seas.upenn.edu

Academically trained as an observational astrophysicist with a PhD in physics, I work professionally as a Senior Consultant in Video Analytics specialising in Artificial Intelligence and Computer Vision at the NCS Group (or NCSI (HK) Ltd as the company is registered in Hong Kong), using mostly Python and C++. I spend my free time volunteering and contributing for the Jenkins Project as well as playing the guitar.

Experience

Senior Consultant in Video Analytics

NCS Group

A member of the NEXT team's Video Analytics Division

August 2022 - Present

Java Programmer

Dah Sing Financial Group

A member of the Open Platform Department under the Information Technology (ITD) Division

February 2022 - August 2022

Senior Consultant in Video Analytics

NCS Group

A member of the NEXT team's Video Analytics Division

August 2021 - February 2022

AI Credit Risk Researcher

FinMonster

Leveraged machine learning to build default risk prediction model using proxy tabular data

March 2021 - July 2021

Education

University of Pennsylvania

Master of Computer & Information Technology (MCIT)

GPA: N/A

August 2022 - July 2027

University of Hong Kong

PhD in Physics (Observational Astrophysics)

GPA: Pass

October 2016 - March 2021

Hong Kong University of Science & Technology

MPhil in Physics (Particle Theory)

GPA: 3.667

September 2013 - January 2016

Chinese University of Hong Kong

BSc in Physics

GPA: 3.573

August 2008 - July 2012

Skills

Programming Languages & Tools
Workflow
  • Computer Vision & Artificial Intelligence
  • Fullstack Web Development
  • Edge Computing, IoT, & Networked Systems
  • Open-source Software Development

Interests

Apart from being a software engineer, I enjoy listening to public radio like CBC and WBUR, going to the gym, and learn to play the acoustic guitar. I like enjoying all sort of good music, be it modern or classical.

On the open-source software development side, I volunteer for the Jenkins Project. Currently, I focus mostly on helping organize the Google Summer of Code effort.