Jingcheng Yang

B.S. Computer Science + Philosophy

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Class of 2028

jy95 [at] illinois [dot] edu

I am currently a freshman student studying Computer Science and Philosophy at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

I am interested in the philosophy of ethics and minds, AI, game development, digital media, and the intersections between these fields. Currently working on LLMs.

Portfolio[s]

Digital Media & Design Technical Art & Game Design Software Development

Awards

2023 | International Mathematical Modeling Challenge - Outstanding (Greater China) | Problem A, Problem D

2023 | S.-T. Yau High School Science Award - Global Bronze in CS - (Amodal Instance Segmentation)

2023 | Shortlisted (Philosophy) - John Locke Institute 2023 Global Essay Prize - Paper on Identity Continuity

2022 | USACO Platinum Division

Game Development & Interactive Systems

I am incredibly passionate about game design & engineering, I have more than 5 years of experience with Unity.

Full-Stack

I am experienced in database management, RESTful APIs, S3 storage and payment systems, as well as CSS/HTML, React and MAUI for front-end development.

My primary tech stack is ASP.NET + mySQL + React/Javascript + .NET MAUI/Xamarin.