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Zhen ZHAO

This is Zhen ZHAO (赵振), currently a SKA Software Engineer at the Center for Radio Astronomical Research and Technology Innovation (CRATIV ) of Shanghai Astronomical Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences. I am working on machine-learning based (especially deepNet) algorithms to solve SKA related problems such as pulsar searching, gravitational wave detection, star/galaxy classification and radio interference removal. Besides, I also get involved in the DALiuGE project, which is a novel data-activated and distributed large-scale data processing framework designated for SKA Phase 1. Also, I am a programming enthusiast!

I am passionate for machine learning, signal processing, advanced algorithms and software development. From Spring 2018, I was taking the Master of Science in Computer Science - Online Program at the Georgia Institute of Technology (GaTech), and studying the specialization on machine learning and computer vision. In 2017, I obtained my Master degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Manitoba (UofM), Canada under the supervision of Prof. Jun Cai. I completed my B.Sc. degree in Telecommunication Engineering from Guilin University of Electronic Technology (GUET), China in 2013. My resume: CV

Selected Awards

• Invited paper, IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC) - Fall, 2017
• Graduate Student Travel Award, 2016, @UofM
• International Graduate Student Scholarship (IGSS), 2014 - 2015 @UofM.
• First class scholarship of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Scholarship(中国航天科技集团公司一等奖学金), 2013.
• The National Scholarship(国家奖学金), 2012, @GUET
• National First Prize in the Mathematical Contest in Modeling(高教杯全国大学生数学建模竞赛一等奖), 2012, China
• First Prize in Math Model Competition in Guangxi, 2011, Guangxi
• Third Prize in Equipment Operation Competition, 2011, @GUET.
• Second Prize in Mathematics Contest, 2010, 2011, @GUET.
• Third Prize in program-designing competitions, 2011, @GUET.
• Provincial Third Prize in Electronic Design Competition, 2010, Guangxi.
• First class Scholarship in University, 2010 - 2013, @GUET.

Project Experiences

• VLBI simulation and evaluation platform, Shanghai Astronomical Observatory, 2018. working
• Weighing management software, Weihui tianranziyuan Ltd, 2017.
• Medical Signal Processing & Features Extraction, Getwell Co. Ltd, 2016-2017.
• Research Assistant (RA), UofM, from Fall 2014 to 2016.
• Sensor Monitoring Android&IOS APP through BLE, UofM, 2016.
• Air War Sensing Game based on Kinect (C++ project), UofM, 2016.
• Chronic Disease Health Monitor Software(XTR3D_SDK), UofM&7Oaks, 2015. 
• Chronic Disease Health Monitor Software(Kinect sensor), UofM&7Oaks, 2015.
• Cloud Storage (Hadoop), Guilin TengYuan Techonlogy Information Co Ltd, 2014.
• Aerospace UV Analysis Software, Guilin TengYuan Techonlogy Information Co Ltd, 2014.
• OMNeT++ Simulation for Network Coding, GUET, 2013.

Publications

• Z. Zhao, H. Zhang, T. An, X. Liu, B. Lao, “Pulsar Candidate Selection by An Ensemble Learning Method”, submitted to Astronomy and Computing.
• Z. Zhao, T. An, B. Lao, “VLBI Network SIMulator: An Integrated Simulation Tool for Radio Astronomers”, arXiv:1808.06726, (accepted in Journal of The Korean Astronomical Society), 2018
• Z. Zhao, S. Huang, J. Cai, “An analytical framework for IEEE 802.15.6 based wireless body area networks with instantaneous delay constraints and shadowing interruptions,” IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 67, no. 7, pp. 6355-6369, 2018
• Z. Zhao, S. Huang, J. Cai, “(Invited Paper) Energy efficient packet transmission strategies for wireless body area networks with rechargeable sensors,” IEEE VTC 2017-Fall, Toronto, Canada, Sept. 2017.
• Z. Zhao, C. Yi, J. Cai, and H. Cao, “Queueing analysis for medical packet transmission with delay-dependant packet priorities in WBANs”, WCSP’16, Oct. 13-15, 2016.
• H. Zhang, Z. Zhao, T. An, et. al., “Pulsar candidate recognition with deep learning”, Computers and Electrical Engineering, vol. 73, pp. 1-8, January 2019.
• C. Yi, Z. Zhao, J. Cai, R.L. Faria, “Priority-aware pricing-based capacity sharing scheme for beyond-wireless body area networks”, Computer Networks, vol. 98, pp. 29-43, Apr. 2016.
• H. Cao, J. Cai, A. S. Alfa, Z. Zhao, “Efficient resource allocation scheduling for MIMO-OFDMA-CR downlink systems”, WCSP’16, Oct. 13-15, 2016.
• X. Chen, J. Wang, Z. Zhao, “基于网络编码和多速率组播的网络性能优化综述”, Journal of Guilin University of Electronic Technology, vol. 2, 2014.

Professional Skills

• Current Focus
  • python3 (numpy, scipy, pandas, matplotlib, seaborn)
  • Sk-learn, Tensorflow, Keras, Pytorch, OpenCV
• Communication related
  • Simple Circuit Design: Protel 99/DXP, MCU 8051, Arduino, RFduino, Quartus.
  • Communication Simulation: iXia, Matlab, Simulink, NS2, OMNeT.
• Programming related
  • Web Dev: (front) HTML,CSS, Javascript;Bootstrap ; (back)PHP,MySql.
  • Mobile App: (lang)Java, C#, Sqlite; (IDE/Engine) Android Studio, Eclipse, Xcode, Unity.
  • Desktop App: C++ Win32, MFC; C# Winform; JSE Swing; Unity UGUI; python tkinter,Qt.
  • Other Skills: Git, NSIS, Axure, OpenCV

Contact Me.

• SocialMedia: Explore the sidebar to access my info.
• Location: 3765 Shenzhuan Road, Songjiang District, Shanghai 201600, China
• Email: zhen.zhao@outlook.com and zhen.zhao@gatech.edu