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Wenjun is a graduate student in Northwestern University’s M.S. in Artificial Intelligence program. She earned her B.S. in Data Science from NYU with minors in Computer Science and Mathematics, studying across campuses in Shanghai, Abu Dhabi, and New York. Her academic and research background spans natural language processing, computer vision, and cognitive modeling with large language models.  She is particularly interested in scalable machine learning systems, model optimization, and the intersection of AI with real-world applications. She has experience deploying services on Alibaba Cloud and working with HPC for large-model and CV workloads. Wenjun aims to become a data scientist or machine learning engineer, applying rigorous modeling and experiment design to deliver reliable, business-impactful AI solutions.