Hi!
I'm CHAD LOH,
a creative
Creative Machine Learning Scientist with extensive experience across all stages of product development, from ideation to deployment. Skilled in combining data science and ML expertise with strong product sense to build impactful, end-to-end solutions. Passionate about developing innovative data-driven products that solve complex business problems.
ABOUT ME
Professional Experience
Oct 25-Current
Blackstone
AVP, Data Scientist
New York, NY
- Just started!
Sep 22-Oct 25
Arena
Machine Learning Scientist
New York, NY
- Demonstrated expertise in data, machine learning, software engineering, design, and product in forward-deployed consulting projects with Fortune 500 CPG companies.
- Led end-to-end product development encompassing product ideation, UI/UX, data pipeline construction, model development, and API developments.
- Built and improved a transformer model to forecast inventory and prevent out-of-stocks.
- Created a model explainability pipeline to estimate the revenue impact of various business KPI.
- Leveraged LLMs to enrich embedding space and add explainability to the model results.
Apr 22-Jun 22
NYC Data Science Academy
Data Science Fellow
New York, NY
- Designed ML solutions that accurately estimate device locations with satellite data (reduced GPS error by 42.0%). Developed an advanced Kalman filter technique that combines Weighted Least Squares optimization, Kalman filter, and boosting.
Python Google Decimeter Challenge: Advanced Kalman Filter - Performed exploratory data analysis of NYC building data using SQL and Python.
SQL Python New York City: Booms and Blooms - Applied statistical analysis and ML techniques to investigate the effects of competition and monopoly on airfare.
R Competition and Monopoly in the US Airline Industry - Constructed price prediction models and developed an interactive dashboard (R shiny).
Python R Improving Client Experience with Machine Learning
Apr 21-Mar 22
Black Buffalo 3D
Research Scientist
New York, NY
- Developed and optimized 3D printing SW and reduced the preparation time by 95% and the print time by 13%.
- Analyzed material test data and developed new 3D printing materials that meet international standards.
Education
Sep 16-Aug 21
MIT
Ph.D., CEE
Cambridge, MA
GPA 5.0/5.0
Merits
MIT Schoettler Graduate Fellowship, Top National Scholarship, WiTec Paper Award 2022 GOLD 🥇
- Analyzed high-dimensional chemical data with MATLAB and Python (PCA · n-point correlation function · signal processing · curve fitting).
Key Publication Time-Space-Resolved Chemical Deconvolution of Cementitious Systems using Raman
Key Publication Nacre Toughening due to Cooperative Deformation of Aragonite Platelets - Applied ML, signal processing, and image processing techniques to analyze high-dimensional chemical data.
- Co-founded the Communication Lab; coached peers on effective data communication and data story-telling skills.
- Published 9 journal papers through collabs with interdisciplinary research groups at MIT, Harvard, and Cornell.
Feb 10-Aug 15
KAIST
B.S., summa cum laude, CEE
Daejeon, Korea
GPA 3.95/4.0
Merits
Dean's List, Honor Student, Merit Scholarship, Korean National Scholarship, Top National Scholarship
Skills
Computer Science
Python Machine Learning SQL AWS R MATLAB
Visualization & Design
Illustrator Photoshop Figma Data Storytelling AutoCAD Rhinoceros 3D
Domain Knowledge
Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) Civil Engineering Material Science 3D Printing
Languages
Korean Native Mandarin Intermediate
- Biomineralogical signatures of breast microcalcifications
J. A. M. R. Kunitake, D. Sudilovsky, L. M. Johnson, H.-C. Loh, S. Choi, P. G. Morris, M. S. Jochelson, N. M. Iyengar, M. Morrow, A. Masic, C. Fischbach, L. A. Estroff
Science Advances 2023 9(8), 1-20 - Black Drum Fish Teeth: Built for Crushing Mollusk Shells
Z. Deng, H.-C. Loh, Z. Jia, C. A. Stifler, A. Masic, P. U. P. A. Gilbert, R. Shahar, L. Li
Acta Biomaterialia 2022 137, 147-161 - Time-Space-Resolved Chemical Deconvolution of Cementitious Colloidal Systems Using Raman Spectroscopy
H.-C. Loh, H.J. Kim, F.-J. Ulm, A. Masic
Langmuir 2021 37(23), 7019-7031 - Nacre Toughening due to Cooperative Plastic Deformation of Stacks of Co-oriented Aragonite Platelets
H.-C. Loh, T. Divoux, B. Gludovatz, P. U. P. A. Gilbert, R. O. Ritchie, F.-J. Ulm, A. Masic
Communication Materials 2020 1(77), 1-10 - Probing the Role of Bone Lamellar Patterns Through Collagen Micro‐Architecture Mapping, Numerical Modeling, and 3D-Printing
G. Grezzana, H.-C. Loh, Z. Qin, M. J. Buehler, A. Masic, F. Libonati
Advanced Engineering Materials 2020 22 (2000387), 1-9 - Exploration of Biomass-derived Activated Carbons for Use in Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries
C. T.-C. Wan, D. L. Barreiro, A. Forner-Cuenca, J.-W. Barotta, M. Hawker, G. Han, H.-C. Loh, A. Masic, D. L. Kaplan, Y.-M. Chiang, F. R. Brushett, F. J. Martin-Martinez, M. J. Buehler
ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 2020 8 (25), 9472-9482 - Mapping and Profiling Lipid Distribution in a 3D Model of Breast Cancer Progression
N. Vidavsky, J. A. M. R. Kunitake, M. E. Diaz-Rubio, A. E. Chiou, H.-C. Loh, S. Zhang, A. Masic, C. Fischbach, L. A. Estroff
ACS Central Science 2019 5 (5), 768-780 - Anti-fatigue-fracture Hydrogels
S. Lin, X. Liu, J. Liu, H. Yuk, H.-C. Loh, G. A. Parada, C. Settens, J. Song, A. Masic, G. H. McKinley, X. Zhao
Science Advances 2019 5 (1) - Multiscale Characterization of the Mineral Phase at Skeletal Sites of Breast Cancer Metastasis
F. He, A. E. Chiou, H.-C. Loh, M. Lynch, B. R. Seo, Y. H. Song, M. J. Lee, R. Hoerth, E. L. Bortel, B. M. Willie, G. N. Duda, L. A. Estroff, A. Masic, W. Wagermaier, P. Fratzl, C. Fischbach
PNAS 2017 114 (40) 10542-10547
- In-situ Raman spectroscopy of sulfate phases in early-stage OPC hydration
H.J. Kim*, H.-C. Loh, A. Masic
Materials Research Society (MRS) Spring Meeting 2021 - Designing Modern Concrete using CFBC Ash By-Products
H.J. Kim*, H.-C. Loh, A. Masic
Gordon Research Conference: Advanced Materials for Sustainable Infrastructure Development 2020 - Contribution of Aragonite Columns to the Mechanical Performance of Nacre
H.-C. Loh, T. Divoux, F.-J. Ulm, A. Masic*
Mechanics of Biomaterials and Tissue 2019 - Tree Growth Simulation using Iterative Optimization for Maximized Sunlight Exposure
H.-C. Loh*, J. V. Carstensen C. T. Mueller
IASS Annual Symposium 2019 - In-situ Submicron Raman Tracking of the Ordinary Portland Cement Hydration Process
H.-C. Loh*, A. Masic
Engineering Mechanics Institute Conference 2019 - In-situ Raman Imaging of Early Stage Cement Hydration
H.-C. Loh*, A. Masic
Gordon Research Conference: Advanced Materials for Sustainable Infrastructure Development 2018 - In-vivo Raman Tracking of Cement Deposition in Barnacles
H.-C. Loh*, S. Kolle, J. Aizenberg, A. Masic
International Materials Research Congress 2017
PROJECTS
Hobby ∙ Data Science
Inforgraphics as a hobby
NERD ALERT! These are some inforgraphics that I made as a hobby.
Hobby ∙ Drawing
My food is alive
"Please don't eat me!" This is a food doodle series I drew with an iPad.
Cement ∙ MATLAB
Cement Hydration Monitoring
Despite its ubiquity, we still do not fully understand how concrete sets and gains its strength. This real-time visualization of the setting process gives us new insights.
Concrete ∙ Engineering ∙ Rhino
3D Concrete Printing
3DCP is an emerging technology that offers the potential to transform the construction industry and contribute to the sustainability of the industry.
R ∙ Illustrator
Competition and Monopoly in the US Airline Industry
Airline sector is a competitive industry. A pricing model is tested through multiple linear regression with three parameters: customers, routes, and hubs.
Python ∙ Illustrator
A geographic approach to housing price prediction
The neighborhood is an important factor when you look for a house. How can we evaluate the geographic value?
Python ∙ Kaggle
Google Decimeter Challenge: Advanced Kalman Filter
Can we enhance the accuracy of the GPS on our phones? Maybe down to a decimeter accuracy?
Biological Materials ∙ MATLAB
Nacre characterization
How are seashells so strong? This research reveals a new strengthening mechanism of seashells.
SQL ∙ Python ∙ Illustrator
New York City: Booms and Blooms
New York City neighborhoods bloomed through five construction booms. How did each neighborhood develop, and what is the new trend in NYC construction?
