Haotian Wang

Haotian Wang has a diverse range of work experience in various roles and industries. Most recently, they worked as a Software Engineer at Duolingo starting in 2021. In this role, they are responsible for developing software and programming solutions.

Prior to that, Haotian was a Software Engineer Intern at Duolingo in 2020, where they worked on enabling more complex user-grouping strategies and redesigning the user's "streak" interface. They gained experience with technologies such as SQLAlchemy, PostgresSQL, Flask, and the Android framework.

They also worked as a Research Assistant at the Department of Computer Science, Duke University from 2019 to 2020, where they benchmarked and analyzed ORAM algorithms on hard disks and potentially optimized run time without sacrificing memory access patterns.

In 2019, Haotian had a Software Engineer Internship at SiFive, where they developed a reusable PCI endpoint function for virtual Ethernet over PCI buses and brought up a VCU118 board as a PCIe Root Complex.

In addition, Haotian has experience as a Research Assistant at the Polarization Lab, Duke University, where they proposed and implemented a model for style transfer in NLP. They also worked as a Java Software Developer at the Software Design and Implementation department at Duke University, contributing to a game authoring environment and developing a recursive descent compiler.

Furthermore, Haotian has worked as a Development Intern at the Crag Law Center, where they redesigned sections of the organization's website and analyzed website and social media traffic. They also served as a Teaching Assistant in a Linear Algebra course at the Department of Mathematics, Duke University.

Lastly, they gained research experience as a Researcher in the Photonics Group at Hwa Chong Institution, where they established a gyroscope to study the Sagnac Effect using single-mode fibers and stepper motors.

Overall, Haotian Wang has a diverse background in software development, research, and teaching across various industries and academic institutions.

Haotian Wang attended Hwa Chong Institution from 2015 to 2016 where they pursued their A Levels. After completing their education at Hwa Chong Institution, Wang enrolled at Duke University from 2017 to 2020. At Duke, they obtained a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Mathematics and Computer Science.