lucas@homelab:~$ man lucas
Lucas Liona
Computer Science and Applied Mathematics student and U.S. Department of State Gilman Scholar. Seeking machine learning, software, or infrastructure engineering roles.
lucas.s.liona@gmail.com ·linkedin.com/in/lucas-liona ·github.com/Lucas-Liona ·NY / PA / NJ
skills
- Languages
- Python, C++, C, TypeScript, JavaScript, Rust, Go, R, SQL
- ML / Data
- PyTorch, PyTorch Geometric, Scikit-learn, Pandas, NumPy, PySpark, PyMC, LLMs / Generative AI
- Infrastructure
- Docker, Terraform, Ansible, Linux, Proxmox, Git, FastAPI, React, PostgreSQL
education
Rutgers University, CamdenSep 2022 – Expected Jan 2027
B.S. Computer Science, B.S. Applied MathematicsCamden Honors College
- Gilman Scholar — U.S. Dept. of State competitive federal scholarship2026
- Chancellor's Student Research Grant — $8,000 competitive award for independent research2025
- Dean's List — Rutgers University, Camden (5 semesters)2023–2026
- Pi Mu Epsilon — national mathematics honor society, unanimous faculty vote2025
- Distinguished Achievement Scholarship — $7,500 annually for academic excellence2022–2026
experience
Machine Learning InternMay – Jul 2026
U.S. Dept. of State Gilman Scholar placement · production generative-AI systemPrague, Czech Republic
- Employer and project details are under NDA and appear in the version I send to employers directly.
Aramark — Industry CapstoneApr – May 2026
Recommendation Systems · presented to company executivesCamden, NJ
- Built a hybrid collaborative-filtering recommender (SVD, log-SVD, Implicit ALS), reaching 87× the recall of a random baseline.
- Recovered brand structure with no labels in training, showing the latent space captured real relationships.
President, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)Feb 2024 – May 2026
Rutgers UniversityCamden, NJ
- Directed HackRUC, an MLH-sanctioned hackathon for 100+ participants (MLH, Google Gemini).
- Grew membership 30%, ran a $5,500 budget and an 8-person organizing team.
Peer TutorAug 2023 – May 2026
Rutgers Center for Learning and Student SuccessCamden, NJ
- Tutored 120+ students in CS, mathematics, and physics; 99% satisfaction in evaluations.
Resident AssistantAug 2023 – May 2026
Office of Housing and Residence LifeCamden, NJ
- Managed a community of 30+ residents: on-call response, conflict mediation, and hall programming.
projects
MindMate: Multimodal Alzheimer's DetectionNov 2025
FastAPI, Supabase, LLM tool-calling, RAGHackPrinceton Finalist
- Built the cognitive-analysis integration and a tool-calling LLM agent for natural-language patient queries.
- Multimodal platform across speech, conversation, and MRI; built with a team of 4 in 36 hours.
Self-Hosted ML Infrastructure (Homelab)Mar 2025 – Present
Proxmox, Terraform, Ansible, Docker, CUDA, Ollamaprojects/homelab
- Provisioned 15+ services and a GPU-passthrough VM as declarative Terraform/Ansible infrastructure with remote state and CI-driven deploys on merge.
- Serves local LLM inference (Ollama), Prometheus/Grafana monitoring, and a sandboxed automation agent.
Financial Market Anomaly DetectionJan 2025 – Present
Python, R, Pandas, NumPy, SciPyFunded Research
- Applied Benford's Law to detect anomalies across 500+ companies and international markets; full write-up on request.