andrew zhou
i'm an undergraduate at berkeley studying electrical engineering and computer science. my interests include machine learning, computer vision, AI-driven biology, and teaching.
currently, i'm:
- teaching berkeley bears as a part of cs61a staff
- training to run the berkeley half marathon!
- working on this website >:)
previously, i was:
- conducting machine learning research at the guolan lu lab
in my free time, i make electronic music, lift weights, play guitar, go to concerts, run, hike, backpack, and play soccer and tennis.
research
machine learning research intern
stanford university • may 2025 - aug 2025
- built modular 3D analysis pipeline adopted as lab's primary workflow for imaging datasets
- trained 4D diffusion-transformer model for multi-channel super-resolution and 3D reconstruction
- proposed swin-4D hybrid attention transformer for 5× faster training vs. baseline ViT
experience
software engineer
iPick.ai • sept 2024 - present
- built full-stack portfolio analysis dashboard with multi-RAG agent stock-screening ensemble
- implemented agents using LangChain + GPT-4o + FinBERT embeddings with FAISS vector database
- accelerated response times by 10× through Redis caching and request optimization
game development intern
claythis • june 2025 - aug 2025
- led integration of 3-intern team's systems and established modular project architecture
- engineered modular NPC systems: AI navigation, behavior FSMs, health, and combat controllers
- delivered full video game in 7 weeks for fundraising showcase
teaching
cs61a: tutor (cs scholars)
uc berkeley • aug 2025 - present
- co-teaching the cs scholars discussion and lab
- leading 2 weekly small group tutoring sections for 5-8 students each
- supporting cs scholars students through weekly personal tutoring sections
projects
waveposer: real-time pose-to-audio synthesis
react, next.js, node.js, tailwind, web audio API • 2025
- built real-time CV app converting human pose into waveforms using MediaPipe
- developed Tone.js effects pipeline with gain, distortion, EQ, and reverb controls
- architected modular React+Zustand system with reusable hooks
live demo of pose-to-audio synthesis placeholder_kitten_1
secure distributed file system
golang, C • 2025
- built secure file-sharing backend with user authentication and access revocation
- designed stateless, concurrency-safe API for multi-device sessions
- authored 40+ test suites covering tampering and edge cases
distributed file system architecture diagram placeholder_kitten_2
procedurally generated adventure game
java, data structures & algorithms • 2024
- used disjoint-set data structure for procedural level generation with reproducible seeds
- designed graph search algorithms for NPC pathfinding and item spawning
- implemented ray casting for 3D first-person view
gameplay with procedural generation placeholder_kitten_3
other
coursework
uc berkeley & hs concurrent enrollment
- cs 170: efficient algorithms & intractable problems
- cs 161: computer security
- eecs 127: optimization models in engineering
- cs 61a: structure & interpretation of computer programs
- cs 61b: data structures
- cs 61c: computer architecture
- eecs 16a: signals & systems
- eecs 16b: circuits & devices
- cs 70: discrete math & probability
- multivariable calculus
- linear algebra
side quests
high school adventures
- science olympiad: captained the 2024 (go MVSO!), 2020, and 2019 science olympiad national championship teams
- research: 1st place at 2023 synopsys championship
- olympiads: usajmo qualifier, usaco gold
- clubs: artificial intellgence (president), data science club (president), science olympiad (president), chess, research
2024 science olympiad nationals