Jason Hu
Applied Scientist at Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Seattle, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJason Hu is an applied scientist at Amazon Web Services in Seattle, bringing a decade of experience spanning academia and industry in formal methods, verification, and scalable systems. He is a PhD student at McGill University, focusing on computer science theory and its practical applications in verification and programming languages. At AWS, he has worked on distributed SAT/SMT services and used Isabelle/HOL to verify EC2-related hypervisor projects, reflecting a strong blend of theory and systems engineering. He is an active open-source contributor, notably as a back-end developer for the Agda standard library, where he formalizes concepts like permutations, lattice theory, and Heyting algebras to advance formal verification tooling. His earlier research and industry roles—ranging from Waterloo to Morgan Stanley and Nexsan—underscore a robust cross-domain foundation in programming languages, distributed systems, and performance optimization, all grounded in rigorous mathematical training. Based in Seattle, he combines deep theoretical insight with hands-on delivery to drive reliable AI and verification-powered technologies at scale.
10 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, 4/4, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, 4/4 at McGill UniversityBachelor of Science (BS), Electrical and Electronics Engineering, 3.35/4.0, Bachelor of Science (BS), Electrical and Electronics Engineering, 3.35/4.0 at Fudan UniversityMaster of Mathematics, Computer Science, 94.4/100, Master of Mathematics, Computer Science, 94.4/100 at University of Waterloo
English, Japanese, Chinese, Chinese
Github Skills (8)
c-library10
proof10
agda10
formal-verification10
common-library10
type-theory10
standard-library10
functional-programming8
Programming languages (24)
Github contributions (5)
agda/agda-stdlib
Jun 2018 - Jan 2022
The Agda standard library
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:19 reviews, 10 commits, 16 PRs in 3 years 7 months
Contributions summary:Jason contributed significantly to the Agda standard library, focusing on the formalization of mathematical concepts within the context of type theory. Their work involved implementing and refining definitions related to permutation, lattice theory, and Heyting algebras. They added theorems and properties related to these mathematical structures, demonstrating a deep understanding of the Agda language and its application in formal verification.
dependent-typesagdahomotopy-type-theorystandard-library
HuStmpHrrr/HuStmpHrrr.github.io
Nov 2015 - Dec 2024
Contributions:144 pushes, 1 branch in 9 years 1 month
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