About Me

Education

JHU Johns Hopkins University
Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science
Jan 2021 - present
JHU Johns Hopkins University
Master of Science in Computer Science
2025
JHU Johns Hopkins University
Master of Science in Engineering in Robotics
Sept 2019 - Dec 2021
ubc The University of British Columbia
Bachelor of Applied Science in Electrical Engineering with Distinction
minor in Computer Science
Sept 2015 - Jul 2019

Research

jhh Johns Hopkins Medicine Department of Neurology
Trainee
Sep 2020 - present
lcsr Laboratory for Computational Sensing + Robotics
Research Assistant
Dec 2019 - present
ubc Intelligent Sensing, Diagnostic and Prognostic Research Laboratory
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Oct 2016 - Aug 2017
ubc Advanced Materials for Energy Storage Laboratory
Undergraduate Research Assistant
May 2017 - Apr 2018

Industry

moon Moon Surgical
3D Computer Vision Intern
Jul 2024 - Oct 2024
rokae Rokae Robotics
Algorithm Engineer - Intern
May 2019 - Aug 2019

Community Services

Peer Review

IEEE Transactions on Emerging Topics in Computational Intelligence, IEEE
IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR), IEEE
ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology (VRST), ACM
Australian Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (OzCHI), ACM
International Conference on Human-Agent Interaction (HAI), ACM
Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation, Taylor & Francis
IEEE Access, IEEE
Scientific Reports, Springer Nature
Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics, Elsevier

Mentorship

Research Students and Alumni at Johns Hopkins:

Name Duration Degree Program Projects Next Career Step
Tong Mu 2023-present MSE in Robotics AR and LLM-assisted planning and navigation Robotics Engineer, ArcBest Technologies, AR, USA
Arthur Ku 2022-present MSE in Robotics HMD out-of-sight detection Research Assistant, JHU, MD, USA
Jiaming Zhang 2021-present MSE in Robotics, PhD in CS Robotic TMS and autokinetic effect CS Ph.D. Student, JHU, MD, USA
Letian Ai 2023-2024 MSE in Robotics AR-assisted medical procedures Mech. Eng. Ph.D. Student, Georgia Tech., GA, USA
Zhangcong She 2021-2023 MSE in Robotics Medical visualization and robotic manipulator Robotics Engineer, Shenzhen, CN
Zheyuan Zhang 2023 MSE in Robotics AR-assisted TMS in mobile devices CS Ph.D. Student, Duke U., NC, USA
Zhaomeng Zhang 2022-2023 MSE in Robotics Continuum shape estimation Mech. Eng. Ph.D. Student, Virginia Tech., VA, USA
Yuchen Yang 2022 BS in Molecular & Cellular Bio. Engineering in neuroscience M.D. (MBBS) Student, Hong Kong U, HK SAR, CN
An Chi Chen 2022 MSE in Robotics dVRK teleoperation in mixed reality Texavie, BC, Canada
Muhammad Hadi 2022 MSE in Robotics dVRK teleoperation in mixed reality Medtronics, MA, USA
Kaiwen Wang 2022 BS in CS HMD out-of-sight detection Amazon Robotics, MA, USA

Activities

The University of British Columbia
Engineering Mentor
Oct 2024 - present
Johns Hopkins University
WSE Peer Navigator
Jun 2024 - present
Tuberculosis Loss Predictor, Johns Hopkins University Non-profit
Volunteer Developer, Developing the user interface for an application for clinical use, targeting the tuberculosis risk prediction in South Africa
09/2023 – 06/2024
VectorCam, Johns Hopkins University Non-profit
Volunteer Developer, Developing the user interface for an application targeting the recognition of the vectors of malaria used in areas in Africa, South East Asia, and Middle and South Ameria
09/2023 – 06/2024

Leadership

LCSR
LCSR Grad Committee Communications Officer
Sept 2022 - present
Let’s Code Club, JHU
Founder
Dec 2023 - present
JHU Dept. of CS Diversity and Inclusion Committee
Member, Subcommittee on Mentorship
May 2021 – May 2022
RoboMaster Club, UBC
Founder
Nov 2018 - Jun 2019

Honors

2024 Joel Dean Excellence in Teaching Award
2024 International Conference on Robotics and Automation Competitive Travel Grant
2019 Graduate with Distinction
2018 International Undergraduate Research Award
2018 Deputy Vice-Chancellor Scholarship
2017 Deputy Vice-Chancellor Scholarship
2017 International Student Faculty Award
2015 - 2018 Dean’s Honor List

Talks

SPARK Academy
Invited Talk: How good is SAM in medical images?
April 29 2023

Certificates

Certificates