Json Zhou
Research Engineer at NVIDIA
Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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Top SchoolJson Zhou is a C++ and Python software engineer and PhD candidate who specializes in high-performance, parallel robotics simulation, physics engines, and learning-based motion planning and control. With eight years of experience and dual BS degrees plus MS degrees in Computer Science and Mechanical Engineering from UW–Madison, he develops digital twins and AI stacks for robotic systems and autonomous vehicles as part of the Simulation‑Based Engineering Lab and as a Project Chrono contributor. His background spans embedded software, distributed systems, multibody dynamics, and RL-based whole-body control, with funded collaborations with NASA, DoD, NHTSA, Toyota Research Institute, Tesla, Alstom, and Milwaukee Tools. At the intersection of research and industry, he combines rigorous validation of simulation tools with production-minded engineering—an approach reflected in internships and roles at Tesla and NVIDIA. Notably, he brings rare expertise in integrating high‑performance simulation engines into learning infrastructures for real-world robotics validation.
8 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor of Science - BS, Mechanical Engineering at University of Wisconsin-Madison
Github Skills (41)
simulation10
physics-engine10
robotics10
multi-gpu10
cpp10
multiphysics10
modeling10
raytracing9
fluid-simulation9
nvidia9
computational-fluid-dynamics8
cuda8
opencl8
gpu8
physics8
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
zzhou292/JZ-projectlets
Apr 2023 - Mar 2025
Contributions:191 pushes in 1 year 11 months
zzhou292/zzhou292.github.io
Feb 2024 - May 2026
My Portfolio - Personal Website
Contributions:201 pushes in 2 years 3 months
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