Jian Zhao
Associate Professor
Canada
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Top SchoolJian Zhao is an Associate Professor at the Cheriton School of Computer Science, University of Waterloo, with over a decade of research and industry experience spanning academia and corporate labs. He transitioned from research scientist roles at FX Palo Alto Laboratory to a faculty track at Waterloo, bringing deep expertise in computer science research cultivated during a Ph.D. at the University of Toronto and a B.Eng from Zhejiang University. His background includes multiple high-impact research internships at Microsoft, Adobe, and IBM, highlighting a strong connection between foundational research and practical systems. Known for bridging applied research and teaching, Jian advances both scholarly inquiry and real-world innovation in Canada’s vibrant tech ecosystem. An often-overlooked strength is his continuity across sectors—industry labs, top-tier internships, postdoctoral work, and academia—enabling him to translate cutting-edge research into deployable solutions.
11 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D Computer Science, Ph.D Computer Science at University of TorontoB.Eng Computer Science, B.Eng Computer Science at Zhejiang University
English, Chinese
Github Skills (14)
music-generation10
generative-art10
music10
exploratory10
packing10
magenta10
greedy9
machine-learning9
visualization6
nodejs6
partitioning6
data-visualization4
typescript4
semantic-search3
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
jeffjianzhao/xpack
Oct 2015 - Aug 2020
Contributions:11 commits, 2 PRs, 9 pushes in 4 years 10 months
circle-packinggreedy-algorithmpackingnodejstypescript
jeffjianzhao/DAViewer
Jan 2015 - Mar 2021
Contributions:10 commits, 2 PRs, 6 pushes in 6 years 3 months
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