Jason Ma
P.O. Box 14783Stanford, CA 94309-4783
(814) 880-1439
Research Interests
My research focus is in artificial intelligence. In particular, I am currently working on computer vision and object detection.
Education
Stanford University, Stanford, CA: 9/2006 – present
Pursuing a degree in Computer Science, expected 6/2010 – Cumulative GPA: 3.7/4.0
Coursework includes Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Statistics, Biology,
Chemistry, Psychology, Music, and Humanities.
State College Area High School, State College, PA: 9/2002 – 6/2006
Class rank sixth of 694; Cumulative GPA: 3.975/4.0; High honors scholar, 2002 – 2006, and 2006 Faculty Scholar.
Experience
Undergraduate Research Assistant, Department of Computer Science, Stanford University, Stanford, CA: 1/2009 – present
Worked under the guidance of Prof. Andrew Ng on low-level computer vision algorithms, including a summer research project
focused on image alignment using a CUDA-based approach. Other work included feature detection in hyperspectral images and
an exploration of corner and edge detection algorithms.
Teaching Assistant–Section Leader, Department of Computer Science, Stanford University, Stanford, CA: 1/2008 – 3/2008,
9/2008 – present
Taught a small section of between eight and eleven students introductory Java and C++. Responsibilities
include teaching, holding office hours once a week, grading assignments and exams, and having one-on-one
interactive grading sessions with students.
Software Quality Assurance Intern, FileMaker Inc., Santa Clara, CA: 4/2008 – 9/2008
Supervised automated testing of FileMaker Pro 10 on Macintosh OS X, including writing a framework of
testing functions. Implemented dozens of test case scripts to automate testing of dialog, menu, and
toolbar behavior. Ensured execution of weekly and nightly automated tests and manually investigated
test case failures.
Humanities Computer Lab Assistant, Stanford Humanities Center, Stanford, CA: 10/2006 – 3/2008
Assisted Humanities Center fellows with video editing, website creation, and multimedia presentations.
Maintained the Humanities Center’s servers and workstations. Implemented MediaWiki for Stanford
Humanities Center knowledge base. Began implementation of Drupal and Wordpress for SHC website.
Undergraduate Research Assistant, College of Information Science and Technology, Pennsylvania State University,
University Park, PA: 6/2007 – 9/2007
Investigated open-source, Java-based Nutch and Lucene search engines; introduced a social-networking
aspect that examines co-occurrences of person names to determine strong collaborative relations.
Worked primarily with an index of nanotechnology web sites.
Research Assistant, Pennsylvania Governor’s School for the Sciences, Pittsburgh, PA: 6/2005 – 7/2005
Designed, under the guidance of Dr. Peter Lee, a computer program that could discern genres of music.
Summarized results in paper entitled Reinventing the Beatles.
Skills
Computer: Experienced with Microsoft Windows, Macintosh, and Linux. Significant experience with Java, C++, C, Python, and BASIC; some experience with Javascript, Scheme, and Perl. Familiarity with HTML, CSS, and web design. Frequently uses Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, as well as Adobe Acrobat and Photoshop.
Language: Fluent in English and Mandarin Chinese; working knowledge of Spanish.