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Thihan Moe KyawHE / HIM / HIS

Research Software Engineer at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications. Incoming MDiv / MPP at the University of Chicago. Engineering, public life, and creativity, held together.

§ 01 Experience အတွေ့အကြုံ
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National Center for
Supercomputing Applications
Jan 2024 — Present Urbana, IL · Full-time

Research Software Engineer

Data Analytics · Research Consulting Directorate

Building novel engineering solutions with researchers and industry partners across high-performance computing, ML/AI, Databricks, and advanced geospatial data processing.

  • Inference pipelines for the ARPA-H MarginDx™ project — intra-operative cancer detection during surgery.
  • Backend engineering for chat.illinois.edu — AI data ingestion and product deployment.
  • Data engineering for satellite-data AI training and predictive analytics for an NCSA industry partner.
HPCML / AIGeospatialDatabricksPython
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PeafowlAI 2024 — Present Co-Founder

Co-Founder

PeafowlAI

TBD

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Independent 2025 — Present [ ]

[INDEPENDENT]

COMING SOON
// self-directed work · details under wraps · stay tuned...
STUDENT JOB APPOINTMENTS eight appointments · 2018 — 2023
Research Assistant 2023
National Center for Supercomputing Applications Biostatistical data-processing pipelines and improved data visualization for genomic research.
Teaching Assistant · Data Storytelling 2022 — 23
University of Illinois · Gies College of Business Co-built a graduate analytics curriculum; led Tableau and SQL training sessions.
Teaching Assistant · Deep Learning 2022
University of Illinois · Grainger College of Engineering Supported Dr. Sowers (CS 547); assisted Dr. Etesami with Integer Programming (IE 532).
Data Analyst 2022
National Center for Supercomputing Applications Budget analytics for the Healthcare Innovation Program Office.
Teaching Assistant · Mathematics 2018 — 21
University of Illinois Chicago · Dept of Math, Stat, & Comp Sci Raised calculus success by 40%+ ; peer-tutored ~120 students each semester.
Research Assistant 2020
University of Illinois Chicago · HiMER Lab One of three undergraduate RAs for the Human-in-Mind Engineering Research (HiMER) Lab; human-subjects data collection and analysis.
Orientation Leader 2019
University of Illinois Chicago · UIC Global Welcomed 400+ new international students into university life.
Teaching Assistant · Computer Science 2019
University of Illinois Chicago · College of Engineering Taught C++ and MATLAB fundamentals to first-time programmers.
§ 02 Education ပညာရေး
University of ChicagoThe Divinity School
Master of Divinity
Joint degree with the Harris School of Public Policy
Scholarship
Joseph M. Kitagawa Scholarship
Focus
Comparative study of religion, Buddhist ethics, and multireligious formation
University of ChicagoHarris School of Public Policy
Master of Public Policy
Joint degree with the Divinity School
Scholarship
Harris School Merit Scholarship
Focus
Global Conflict and AI policy
University of Illinois
Urbana-ChampaignGrainger College of Engineering
M.S., Industrial Engineering
Concentration in Advanced Analytics & Operations Research
Scholarship
USACBI Merit Scholarship — $5,000
Teaching
Data Storytelling (BDI 531) · Deep Learning (CS 547) · Integer Programming (IE 532)
Assistantship
National Center for Supercomputing Applications
University of Illinois
ChicagoCollege of Engineering
B.S., Industrial Engineering
Operations Research & Ergonomics — Honors
Scholarship
Merit Scholarship — $60,000
Advisors
Dr. Quintin Williams (MIE) · Dr. Heejin Jeong (HiMER Lab)
Teaching
Calculus (Math 180) · Precalculus (Math 121) · C/C++ with MATLAB (CS 109)