“This is my personal ‘long west journey.’ Much like Xuanzang’s legendary pilgrimage to the West, my trek through academia has been filled with trials, unexpected hurdles (mostly paper rejections and dead-end ideas), and a persistent quest for the sacred scrolls of knowledge (or at least, a PhD).”

Education

• (2023–2028 expected) Ph.D. Computer Science, Clemson University
• (Summer 2024) Visiting Student, Singapore University of Technology and Design
• (2021–2023) Ph.D. Computer Science, Cleveland State University (transferred out)
• (2019) M.S. Software Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University
• (2016) B.S. Information and Computing Science, Xi'an Jiaotong University

Work Experience

• Algorithm Engineer, Chengdu Hsintiao Medical and Technology Company (October 2020 – July 2021)
• R&D Engineer, Southeast Research Institute, China Unicom (August 2019 – September 2020)