Contact: marcus.chuong@gmail.com
Phone: 416-828-7855
Location: Toronto, ON, Canada
Resume
A determined and motivated Computer Science, Mathematics, and Physics student at the University of Toronto. Equipped with a strong foundation in numerical simulations, data analysis, and software development. Proficient in Python, TypeScript and C++, and passionate in solving real-world issues in a team environment.
Work Experience
Technical Lead
Hack04 • March 2023 - Present
Leading a team to develop web applications.
- Led a team to design a frontend application using Next.js for a future-themed hackathon, attracting over 300+ applicants in one month.
- Architected a back-end database using PostgreSQL, and user authentication with OAuth to create a secure and responsive web application.
Machine Learning Researcher
University Of Toronto Machine Learning Team • Nov 2024 - April 2025
Researching ML techniques for image processing.
- Trained custom models using MF images using ImageNet, and COCO to improve AI-driven classification accuracy by 30 percent.
- Developed perceptual loss and adversarial loss to improve colorization quality on over 300,000 objects.
Lead Fullstack Developer
Power Unit Youth Organization • Feb 2022 - Present
Developing web applications for charity events.
- Developed a frontend application using React.js for a food festival, attracting 100,000+ attendees and raising $143,000+ for charity.
- Architected a backend database with MongoDB, enabling 700+ vendors to register for the event, achieving $200,000+ in profits.
Education
BSc. Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics
University of Toronto
GPA: 4.0/4.0
Skills
Languages
English
Native Proficiency
Korean
Working Proficiency
Projects
N-Body Simulation
C++, OpenGL
- Designed and implemented the Barnes-Hut recursive algorithm in C++ with OpenGL to render over 10,000 bodies of varying mass in a vacuum.
- Integrated multithreading to parallelize force calculation, significantly improving runtime scaling with multi-core CPUs.
Ant-Pathing Simulation
C++, TensorFlow
- Implemented parallelization in C++ with TensorFlow to simulate the growth and learning process of ant colonies.
- Utilized Amdahl's law to reach processing speed up to 96% of the theoretical maximum speed of the 8-core cpu.
Used Uniform Marketplace
TypeScript, React.js
Developed a web application using TypeScript and React.js to allow 300+ high school students to sell and reuse old uniforms.
Awards
UofTCTF 2025 Top 3 Finalist Award
University of Toronto • Jan 2025
Collaborated with a team of 5 to achieve third place out of 300+ competitors in the University of Toronto's yearly cybersecurity competition.
2024 VEX V5 Robotics National Champion
Team Robotics • May 2024
Contributed to team 8285J's victory at the 2024 VEX Robotics National Championship, qualifying for the 2024 World Championships.