Hi there! My name is Zhaowen Deng, and I come from Chengdu, China. I am honored to have the opportunity to study at Duke Kunshan University(DKU) and Duke University 🏫as an undergraduate student. Here is a brief introduction about myself.
Firstly, let me share my academic background. I am currently pursuing dual bachelor degrees in Computation and Design major with the track of Computer Science (by DKU) and in Interdisciplinary Studies (Computation and Design; Computer Science, by Duke), during which time I developed a keen interest in computer science. I also achieved excellent results in many computer science courses and projects.
Secondly, I am enthusiastic about participating in various extracurricular activities. I joined the Innovation Lab and Human Computer Interaction Lab in my school. In Innovation Lab, I supervised a 3-staff team to provide the best-fit solutions on supplies, products, equipment to 30+ student innovation teams and faculty research projects; provided business development and operations mentorship and worked 40-100 hours per month to maintain the daily operations of lab space and equipment, including⬇:
| Category | Items |
|---|---|
| A/V & Media | Projector, Camera, Monitor, Microphone, Mixer, Amplifier, Drone |
| Electronics | Sensor, Brain-computer interface, AR/VR headset, Control console |
| Collaborations | Partnered with external stakeholders, including startups and educational foundations |
| Event Management | Led the A/V, lighting, live-streaming, venue, and food for roadshow fairs and various small events |
| Content Creation | Drafted and edited WeChat tweets, news reports |
In Human Computer Interaction Lab, my focus is to Develop back-end local server and front-end unity programs, and set up a connection tunnel between unity and server, plus Participate in field data collection, data processing, assist in questionnaire preparation and apply computer-based unity project into Android-based app.
I also participated in the modelling team of iGEM club, mainly responsible for optimizing the prediction of proteins and seeking possible functional proteins. Moreover, in VEX Robotics club, I developed my leadership by leading the whole team competing in Macao, China. As the team’s coach, we won the Runner-up of the 15th VEX Asian Robotics Championship in 2022. Off campus, I also interested in singing and post some of my cover version online and gain 350k+ play on Tencent platform. When it comes to externship, I joined Credera in 2022 and responsible for analyzing and evaluating challenges at non-profit organizations, and conducted surveys on GenZ’s perspective; urthermore providing recommendations for the company by utilizing consulting frameworks and data analytics. I guided and helped school’s iCreate club and iOS club as a supervisor as well.
Last, I would like to like some additional information about myself:
Languages
- Chinese Mandarin (native)
- English (fluent)
Skills
- Python
- C++
- Unity
- C#
- Java
- R
- MS Office
- LaTeX
- Blender
- STATA
- Figma
- Miro
- Google Colab
- HTML
Honors and Awards
- Student Experiential Learning Fellow Scholar (2024/4)
- iGEM 2023 Silver Medal (2023/11),
- Summer Research Scholar (2023/4)
- First prize of the 15th VEX Asian Robotics Championship in 2022 (2023/3)
I believe these experiences have shaped me for the better, and, this is just the beginning of the story.