Summary
An Zhao is a Senior Analyst Programmer based in Adelaide with over a decade of experience building web and research software for universities and research organisations. He blends full-stack development (JavaScript, PHP, Python, Java, C/C++) and modern frameworks (React, Vue, Laravel) with systems administration expertise on RHEL/Ubuntu, Nectar Research Cloud and AWS. At the University of South Australia he co-developed notable open-source learning tools such as OVAL and SNAPP, applying learning analytics, social network analysis and machine learning to improve higher-education outcomes. Currently splitting roles between the University of Sydney and the Australian Imaging Service, he brings research-grade software engineering to production systems. He holds an MCompSci from the University of Adelaide and is particularly passionate about using scikit-learn and adaptive educational technology to boost student retention and motivation. A pragmatic hacker-researcher, he often moves ideas from prototype analytics into scalable classroom-facing applications.
10 years of coding experience