Collin Chen

I'm a first-year studying computer science at UC Irvine
I enjoy learning new things and building helpful tools

Experience

Python, Docker, Machine Learning, Mechanistic Interpretability

Currently building EasyTransformer, a wrapper library for TransformerLens, which helps graduate students easily investigate the internal activations of LLMs.

Data Analyst, Kumon

Sep 2023 - Jan 2024

Google App Scripts, Data Analytics

Processed 19k entries of student achievement data into data visualizations for parent-conference meetings. Programmed and proposed new, more efficient data entry model using Google App Scripts.

Projects

May 2024 - Aug 2024

ExpressJS, MongoDB, Javascript, HTML/CSS

An easy-to-use full-stack web application that helps groups of people plan and schedule trip dates through a shared online calendar.

Note: the service is deployed on Render's free tier; please give a minute or two for the initial website launch to start up.

CS Tutorials

Dec 2022 - Present

Published over 32 videos on data structures and algorithms designed to help CS students and learners through simplified explanations. Acquired over 25k followers, 800k views, and 500k impressions.

Past Projects

Jan 2025

TailwindCSS, Javascript, HTML

A commissioned e-commerce distribution partnering website built for MOK Distributions.

TailwindCSS, Javascript, HTML

A commissioned e-commerce distribution partnering website built for Chubby Distribution LLC.

Aug 2023 - Sep 2023

Flutter, Dart, Firebase

Developed a mobile application intended to increase community service by centralizing campuswide opportunities. Awarded Best UI in the 2023 Congressional App Challenge. Built using Flutter and Firebase.