Zirui ZHANG

Education

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
BEng

Hong Kong, China
Sep. 2024 - Jun. 2028

• CGA: --/4.3 [Details]
• Core Courses:

  
  Mathematics

  1. Numerical Optimization in Robotics^*
  

  Robotics

  1. System Model, Analysis and Control (-)
  2. Introduction to Mobile Robotics (au²)
  3. Robotics Grasping and Manipulation^*
  4. Unmanned Autonomous Vehicles^*
  5. Advanced Visual SLAM^*
  

  Algorithms

  1. Image-based 3D Modeling^*
  2. Design and Analysis of Algorithm (AU¹)
  

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  1. audit
  2. audit without enrolling via system
  *. shenlan xueyuan course [details]
  

Guangzhou No.2 High School
Senior Secondary School

Guangzhou, China
Sep. 2021 - Jun. 2024

Professional Experience

Next Innovation
Part Time; Robotics Engineer, Program Mentor

Guangzhou, China
Sep. 2024 - Present

Rhino-Bird Middle School Science Research Training Program
Research;

Guangzhou, China
Jun. 2023 - Oct. 2023

• Mainly took part in model training and backend database developing, and my project "Intelligent Book Recommendation and User Interest Analysis System Based on Factorization Machines" won the 2023 Excellent Award.

Community Involvement

FIRST Robotics Competition Team 8214
Program Mentor

Guangzhou, China
Sep. 2024 - Present

FIRST Robotics Competition Team 6399
Program Mentor

Jinan, China
Jul. 2024 - Aug. 2024

• Responsible for the development of the FRC robotics control system, provided programming instruction to the team, and successfully led the team to Engineering Inspiration Award in the World Robot Contest Championships 2024 - Beijing FRC Program China Offseason Event. (Off-Season Demo Team Number: 9975)

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

Guangzhou, China
Sep. 2021 - Aug. 2023

• Established the team in my senior high school, raised over $14,000 by contacting FIRST, my senior high school, and five technological companies.
• Conducted over 60 weekly studies and 3 holiday training programs for our team and finally won 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 Championship in the 2020 We RoboStar League as the Program Leader and simultaneously managed the team's Engineering Journal.
• As team captain, steered the team to Rookie Game Changer Award in the 2021 INFINITE RECHARGE At Home Challenge and Rank 18 in the 2021 Robotics Championship China.
• Won 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 Youth Robotics League