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I am a fifth-year PhD candidate in Electrical Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis (WashU), advised by Dr. Xuan ‘Silvia’ Zhang. Our lab is recently moved to Northeastern University.

Academic Background

• Aug 2019 - Aug 2024    Washington University in St. Louis (Ph.D.)
• Aug 2019 - May 2023    Washington University in St. Louis (M.S.)
• Sep 2015 - Jun 2019      Beihang University (B.Eng., Hons)

Industrial Background

• Jul 2023 - Oct 2023    OmniVision Technologies (Analog Circuit Design, Research Intern)

Research Interests

My research focuses on systematic design and architectural optimization of CMOS image sensor-based vision systems. It covers multiple topics in:

• Mixed-Signal VLSI
• Electronic Design Automation
• Computer Architecture
• Computer Vision Algorithms