Computer Science · UC Irvine
Chase Phung
Student at UC Irvine studying Computer Science. Learning Assistant for ICS 6B and aspiring undergraduate ML researcher through UCI's UROP research discovery program. Hackathon Winner and AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner.
Featured Projects
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UCI AWS Cloud Hacks
DownStream
Won Best AI for Environmental Impact at UCI AWS Cloud Hacks 2026. A real-time chemical spill propagation simulator for emergency managers, using the Mississippi River as a geospatial case study. Features budget-constrained mitigation options with spill-type-aware effectiveness logic anchored to FEMA HMGP cost benchmarks from 597 federal projects. Deployed via AWS Amplify with Amazon Location Service for map infrastructure.
React · TypeScript · AWS
Current Technical Focus
ML Efficiency Research
Surveying ML efficiency literature with a PhD student mentor through UCI's Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP). Identifying open research problems and developing a project for lab outreach.