Engineering Accelerator Scholar
The University of Sydney
Continuing C++ research on efficient degeneracy sorting for large graph datasets.
Feb 2026 — Present
NGUYEN SINH TRAN
COMPUTER SCIENCE · SOFTWARE ENGINEERING · RESEARCH
I'm a final-year Advanced Computing (Honours) student at the University of Sydney, working across Python and Django data systems, C++ graph algorithms, and systems software.
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Education
Bachelor of Advanced Computing (Honours)
Computer Science and Software Development
The University of Sydney
- High Distinction average
- Academic Merit Prize
- Dean's List 2023 & 2025
- Computer Science High Honour Roll 2024 & 2026
- Engineering Accelerator Scholarship 2026
- 117th of 30,000+ teams — IMC Prosperity 2026
Feb 2023 — Expected Nov 2026
High School Diploma
Computer Science
VNU - High School for the Gifted
Graduated 2022
Experience
Research Intern — Efficient Degeneracy Sorting
The University of Sydney
Developed and evaluated performance-aware C++ implementations under the supervision of A/Prof Lijun Chang.
Nov 2025 — Feb 2026
Junior Software Developer
InSite Monitoring
Built Python and Django pipelines for Primavera XER data, SQL-backed models, and searchable tools that reduced manual review time by at least 90%.
Jun 2025 — Jan 2026
Casual Academic — PASS Facilitator
The University of Sydney
Facilitated Peer Assisted Study Sessions for MATH1061 (Mathematics 1A).
Feb 2024 — Nov 2025
Research Intern — Large-Scale Graph Analysis
The University of Sydney
Implemented C++ algorithms for maximal 2-diameter k-cores, using early pruning to reduce unnecessary computation by 98%.
Jun 2025 — Aug 2025
Software Engineer Intern
Lyra Technologies
Jan 2025 — Feb 2025
Discover Citadel
Citadel Securities
Explored how software engineering, market data, and trading systems interact through technical sessions and trading simulations.
Aug 2024
SEE — Software Engineer
Jane Street
Used Python and market data in ADR and ETF trading simulations while learning about Jane Street's technology and infrastructure.
Jul 2024
Teaching Assistant
Code Camp
Apr 2023 — Dec 2023
After-School Facilitator
Code Camp
Jun 2023 — Nov 2023