Haowei Zhang
Senior Software Developer at Waabi
Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolHaowei Zhang is a robotics-focused senior software developer with 10 years of engineering experience, currently building digital twins and sensor simulation at Waabi while completing a MASc in Mechatronics, Robotics and Automation at the University of Toronto. He bridges research and production: past roles include sensor calibration and simulation, UAV robotics experiments using ROS, and low-level IMU interfacing and image preprocessing in C++/OpenCV. His background spans industry and academia—from Applanix navigation internships to research assistantships—bringing practical ML and robotics instincts to system design. Based in Richmond Hill, Ontario, he’s actively seeking full-time robotics engineering roles and combines hands-on firmware/protocol work with high-level simulation expertise. An understated strength is his cross-disciplinary fluency: translating between field trials, protocol-level hardware integration, and scalable simulation frameworks.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
High School Diploma, High School Diploma at Nanjing Foreign Language SchoolMaster's degree Mechatronics Robotics and Automation Engineering, Master's degree Mechatronics Robotics and Automation Engineering at University of Toronto
Chinese, English
Github Skills (60)
unreal-engine-410
simulator10
deep-reinforcement-learning10
plugin9
catkin9
artificial-intelligence9
simulation9
imitation-learning9
python9
machine-learning9
creator9
imu9
self-driving-car9
deep-learning9
autonomous-driving9
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
GarethZhang/utias_code
May 2016 - Oct 2016
Contributions:20 pushes, 1 branch in 5 months
GarethZhang/lidar_slam
May 2021 - Sep 2021
Contributions:1 push, 1 branch in 4 months
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