Chenyu Zhang
Research Assistant at Stealth Startup
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolChenyu Zhang is a founder and researcher blending 10+ years of full-stack engineering with academic work in AI interpretability, controllability, and multi-agent systems. He has built large-scale, revenue-generating products used by millions while conducting LLM and human-AI interaction research at institutions including MIT Media Lab, Stanford HAI, and Harvard. His portfolio spans production systems (accessibility-forward B2C platforms and microservices at scale) and published work in top venues across AI and education, reflecting a rare mix of product delivery and rigorous scholarship. A seasoned mentor and educator, he has taught prompt engineering and AI application design to 1,000+ learners worldwide. Less obvious: he repeatedly bridges startup building and academic labs—spinning prototypes into ventures (multiple founder roles) while contributing to affective computing and agent collaboration research. Based in Boston, he is actively seeking collaborations that reshape learning and human potential through generative AI.
10 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Cross-Registration, Cross-Registration at Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMaster's degree, Learning Design, Innovation, and Technology, Master's degree, Learning Design, Innovation, and Technology at Harvard UniversityBachelor's degree, Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence at University of Toronto
English, Chinese
Github Skills (6)
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github-flavored-markdown8
gitbook6
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Github contributions (5)
changechenyu/chenyuEbook
Nov 2021 - Dec 2021
Contributions:107 commits, 105 pushes, 1 branch in 24 days
changechenyu/ShakeToFresh
Nov 2015 - Nov 2015
Contributions:11 commits, 19 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
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