Jiafeng Qiu

• Technologies Used: Python, C++
• Intro: Developed a series of strategic and logic-based games, focusing on AI-driven opponents and efficient game state evaluation.
• Process overview: The development process was centered around crafting AI-driven opponents capable of strategic gameplay. This entailed:
  
  Analyzing Game Mechanics: Understanding the fundamental rules and strategies of each game to inform AI development.
  Building Game Frameworks: Using Python and C++ to construct scalable game architectures that support complex AI logic.
  Designing AI Logic: Implementing advanced algorithms for AI to simulate competitive adversaries, focusing on strategic decision-making and efficient game state evaluation.

Implemented a simplified version of the JPEG compression pipeline, demonstrating an in-depth understanding of digital image processing.

• Introduction: Focused on reducing data required to represent an image while minimizing perceptual quality loss.
• Process Overview: Implemented a JPEG pipeline by transforming RGB images to YCbCr, segmenting them into 8x8 blocks for DCT, and quantizing coefficients for compression. Utilized Huffman encoding for data minimization, followed by decoding and inverse DCT to reconstruct images, converting them back to RGB..
  
• This project showcased my capability to handle complex algorithms and deepened my understanding of key concepts in digital image processing.

• Intro: Studied database principles, covering relational database design, implementation, and management. Gained practical experience with SQL databases, including database creation, querying, and manipulation.
• Process overview: Completed a final project that involved analyzing requirements, designing schemas, normalizing data, and implementing a database system to solve a practical problem. Gained proficiency in data modeling, database design patterns, transaction management, and data security best practices.
• Collaborated with classmates on a group project to develop a web application that interfaced with a relational database backend, enhancing teamwork and technical communication skills.