Experience

  1. Graduate Teaching Assistant – Linear System Theory

    University of Pennsylvania

    Graduate Course (ESE 5000: Linear System Theory)

    • Designed homework assignments for ~125 students, ensuring alignment with course learning objectives.
    • Held weekly office hours to provide academic support and address student questions.
    • Conducted recitations to reinforce lecture material, facilitate problem-solving, and guide students in a large-class setting.

  2. Teaching Assistant – Game Theory

    Jinan University

    Undergraduate Course

    • Assisted in teaching Game Theory, focusing on foundational concepts such as zero-sum and non-zero-sum games, Nash equilibrium, and Shapley value.
    • Conducted 8 recitation sessions to reinforce theoretical understanding and problem-solving skills.
    • Supported students through Q&A, example walkthroughs.

  3. Intern in Data Analytics

    JLL (Jones Lang LaSalle)

    Conducted in-depth data collection and analysis for commercial real estate.

    • Collected data from over 600 companies and 40+ Grade-A office buildings through on-site surveys, focusing on tenants, vacancy rates, and performance metrics.
    • Utilized SQL for data extraction and Excel for real-time database updates, ensuring accuracy and consistency.
    • Built a custom program to extract text from large image datasets and automate text file organization, significantly improving workflow efficiency.

  4. Class Representative

    Jinan University

    Class Size: 36

    • Organized over 20 class activities, including hiking, short trips, and experience-sharing sessions with seniors.
    • Coordinated a group graduation photo session for more than 260 students across the college.
    • Led a long-term volunteer activity at the school hospital, providing patient directions for 200 service hours.

Education

  1. MS in Electrical Engineering

    University of Pennsylvania, USA

    1. GPA: 4.0/4.0

    2. Relevant Courses:

    • Challenging Mathematics Courses: Modern Convex Optimization (A+), Linear System Theory (A)
    • Machine Learning Courses: Applied Machine Learning (A), Graph Neural Network (A)
    • Applied Courses: Autonomous Driving (A+), Estimation and Detection Theory (A+)

  2. Dual BSc in Applied Mathematics and Information Computing Science

    University of Birmingham, UK & Jinan University, China

    1. Honors: First Class Honors (University of Birmingham)

    2. GPA: 3.82/4.00 (Birmingham), 4.01/5.00 (Jinan)

    3. Relevant Courses:

    • Probability and Statistics (A)
    • Information Theory (A)
    • C Programming (A)
    • MATLAB Programming (A+)
    • Game Theory (A+)
    • Applied Statistics (A)

Awards

Academic Achievements

  • President Gutmann Leadership Award, University of Pennsylvania, 2025
  • Professional Student Travel Grant, University of Pennsylvania, 2025
  • Outstanding Undergraduate Thesis Award, Jinan University, 2024
  • Outstanding Undergraduate Achievement Award, Jinan University, 2024
  • First-class Scholarship, Jinan University, 2023 & 2024
  • China National Scholarship (Top 0.2%, highest national scholarship for Chinese undergraduates), 2022

Competitions

  • Kaggle: Google – Fast or Slow? Predict AI Model Runtime (Oct. 2023)
    Prize: Bronze Medal (Top 10%)
    Preprocessed data and built a Graph Convolutional Network (GCN) to predict runtime of graphs and configurations using ML models trained on runtime data.
  • 2022 China Undergraduate Mathematical Contest in Modeling (Sep. 2022)
    Prize: Provincial First Prize (Top 10%)
    Applied Logistic Regression, Fuzzy C, PCA, and K-Means Clustering to analyze and classify weathering of ancient glass artifacts.
  • 2022 Mathematical Contest in Modeling (Feb. 2022)
    Prize: Honorable Mention (Top 30%)
    Used Empirical Mode Decomposition (EMD) and LSTM neural networks to design a portfolio strategy for gold and bitcoin.
Skills & Hobbies
Technical Skills
Python, ROS2
R, C++, Matlab
Pyomo, Scikit-Learn, Pytorch
Hobbies
Sports(Running, ball, climbing)
Networking(Social!)
Learning(New knowledge!)