Zirui ZHANG  

Education

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
BEng

Hong Kong, China
Sep. 2024 - Jun. 2028

Guangzhou No.2 High School
Senior Secondary School

Guangzhou, China
Sep. 2021 - Jun. 2024

Experience

Next Innovation STEM Center
Robotics Engineer

Guangzhou, China
Sep. 2024 - Present

Rhino-Bird Middle School Science Research Training Program
Research Intern

Remote
Jun. 2023 - Oct. 2023

• Supervised by Professor Chuan Shi from BUPT
• Developed an intelligent book recommendation system to improve the accuracy of public library services
• Won the Excellent Award in 2023 Rhino-Bird Middle School Science Research Training Program

Guangzhou Yingcai Middle School Science Research Training Camp
Research Trainee

Guangzhou, China
Jan. 2022 - Aug. 2022

• Supervised by Professor Yi Cai from SCUT
• Focused on the construction of knowledge graph

Involvement

FIRST Robotics Competition Team 8214
Program Mentor

Guangzhou, China
Sep. 2024 - Present

• Responsible for the development of the FRC robotics control system

FIRST Robotics Competition Team 6399
Program Mentor

Jinan, China
Jul. 2024 - Aug. 2024

• Responsible for the development of the FRC robotics control system and provided programming instruction to the team
• Led the team to Engineering Inspiration Award in the WRCC 2024 - Beijing FRC Program China Off-season Event

FIRST Robotics Competition Team 8811
Founder, Youth Mentor, Team Captain

Guangzhou, China
Sep. 2021 - Aug. 2023

• Established the team in my senior high school and raised over $14,000 in the first year
• Conducted over 60 weekly studies and 3 holiday training programs for our team in 2 years
• Led the team to the 3rd Prize in 2023 FRC Off-season China

FIRST Robotics Competition Team 8011
Team Captain, Program Leader

Guangzhou, China
Sep. 2019 - Jun. 2023

• Led the team to the Champion in the 2020 We RoboStar Robotics League as the Program Leader
• Steered the team to Rookie Game Changer Award in the 2021 INFINITE RECHARGE At Home Challenge as team captain
• Won the Excellence in Engineering Award with my teamates in 2022 Hangzhou Regional

Honors and Awards

• Engineering Inspiration Award; World Robot Contest Championships 2024 - Beijing FRC Program China Offseason Event
• Excellent Award; 2023 Tencent Rhino-Bird Middle School Science Research Training Program
• 3rd Prize; 2023 Indiemicro Robotics Competition Exchange Event
• Excellence in Engineering Award; 2022 FIRST Robotics Competition Hangzhou Regional
• 2nd Prize; The 8th National Youth Science Popularization Innovation Experiment and Works Competition (2022)
• Excellent Award; The 8th China International College Students' "Internet+" Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition, Seed Track, Guangdong Division (2022)
• Rookie Game Changer Award; INFINITE RECHARGE At Home Challenge 2021
• Champion; 2020 WE RoboStar Robotics League