Zixuan
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Research and Internship

The Hengen Lab
Jan 2024 - Present
Data Analysis and Classification of Animals in Complex Settings
  • Developed behavioral classification models with pre-existing location tracking models (such as DeepLabCut and Yolo) and post-processing classification models.
  • Evaluated and optimized different post-processing models for the task.
  • Presented a poster at the NEXTEN conference and deployed a website for presentation.
  • Built neuron recording equipment.
WashU Research
Sep 2024 - Dec 2024
Surgery and Neuron Activity Recordings
  • Used surgical operations on animals and made electrodes for neuron activities
  • Analyzed neuron activities and the impact of external variables on neuron activities
Tencent Beijing
Jul 2023 - Aug 2023
T-Spark Program Teaching Assistance
  • Delivered lectures on machine learning algorithms, linear algebra, and quantum computing fundamentals; designed instructional material and assignments
  • Facilitated the deployment of quantum algorithms on physical quantum machines.
Tencent Quantum Lab
Dec 2022 - Aug 2023
Tencent Quantum Lab Research Intern
  • Researched current machine learning models and translated them into quantum ML models (such as ensemble)
  • Debugged code and ported the code for MacOS computers and Metal (Apple Silicon API) support
  • Researched error mitigation algorithm of raw physical quantum machines (such as HAMMER)
Tsinglan Bio-Adv Lab
Oct 2022 - Aug 2023
Synthesis and Evaluation of Melanin-Combine Photo-sensitizers
  • Researched melanin-combined photosensitizers and synthesized melanin-combined photosensitizers
  • Applied on Chinese herbal medicines and evaluated anti-bacterial effects with analysis of SOSG test
  • Used techniques such as DNA sequencing, cell culture growing, PCR, and synthesis of melanin-combined photosensitizers

Courses

Fall 2023

  • Chem 111A
  • Chem 151
  • ELit 315
  • Math 233
  • Biol 2970
  • CWP 1001
  • General Chemistry I
  • General Chemistry Lab I
  • Topics in Literature
  • Calculus III
  • Principles of Biology II
  • Academic Writing
  • B+
  • A
  • Cr
  • A-
  • A-
  • A

Spring 2024

  • CSE 247
  • Chem 112A
  • Chem 152
  • Math 310
  • Biol 2960
  • CWP 113
  • Data Struct. and Algo.
  • General Chemistry II
  • General Chemistry Lab II
  • Found. for Higher Math
  • Principles of Biology I
  • Academic Writing
  • A+
  • B
  • A
  • A-
  • A-
  • B+

Summer 2024

  • Chem 261
  • Chem 262
  • Math 3211
  • Organic Chem. I with Lab
  • Organic Chem. II with Lab
  • Statistics for Data Science
  • A-
  • B+
  • A

Fall 2024

  • Biol 404
  • Biol 3411
  • Biol 2651
  • CSE 217A
  • Chi 341
  • Fre 101D
  • Neurophysiology Lab
  • Principle of Nervous System
  • MedPrep I
  • Intro. to Data Science I
  • Early and Imperial Chinese
  • Essential French 1
  • A-
  • A+
  • Cr
  • A
  • A-
  • A

Spring 2025 (Expected)

  • Biol 3057
  • Biol 4030
  • CSE 347
  • Fre 102D
  • Math 493
  • Math 495
  • Biol 2651
  • Principles of Control Systems.
  • Biological Clocks
  • Analysis of Algorithm
  • Essential French 2
  • Probability
  • Stochastic Processes
  • MedPrep II

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