Chester Chang

Chester Chang has a diverse work experience in the field of data science and research. Chester is currently working as the Director of Data Science at Pharus Diagnostics, where they lead a team in building prediction models for early detection of pan-cancer. Chester also oversees the development of web applications to support clinical trials and genetic testing report generation.

Prior to this, Chester worked at Taiwan AILabs as a Product Manager, where they designed and developed a website product for genome-wide association studies and polygenic risk score analyses. Chester also served as a Machine Learning Engineer, publishing research papers and delivering practical applications of their work to medical centers and hospitals.

Chester's experience also includes working as an Assistant Specialist at the University of California, San Francisco, where they designed a machine learning algorithm to detect genetic variants associated with drug response. Chester also worked as a Data Scientist and Software Engineer Intern at Meridigen Biotech Co., Ltd., implementing co-expression analysis on time series data.

Furthermore, Chester has experience as a Research Assistant at Tri-Service General Hospital, where they implemented image analysis techniques for MRI images of acute stroke patients. Chester also worked as a Research and Development Specialist at Phalanx Biotech Group, refactoring the pipeline for array comparative genomic hybridization analysis.

Additionally, Chester has had research assistant and internship roles at Min-Sheng General Hospital, Taiwan Centers for Disease Control, and Delta Electronics, where they led patent surveys, market investigations, and supported R&D teams.

Overall, Chester Chang has demonstrated expertise in data science, machine learning, and research throughout their career.

Chester Chang completed their education in a chronological order. Chester started their academic journey in 2005 at Chang Gung University, where they earned a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Information Engineering in 2009. Chester then pursued further studies at the same university, completing their Master's degree in Computer Science and Information Engineering from 2009 to 2011. Following this, Chester Chang continued their education at National Taiwan University, specializing in Biomedical Electronics and Bioinformatics, and obtained a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in 2018.