Qilin Zhang is a research scientist with nine years of experience applying machine learning and computer vision to real-world sensing problems, now building AI-powered night vision at DeepNight (YC W24). Previously he developed computational imaging ML at Apple and led HD geodata and sensor-fusion research for autonomous-driving and 5G use cases at HERE, plus industrial perception work for ABB. He holds a PhD in Computer Science and brings deep expertise in multimodal sensor fusion, LiDAR/street-level imagery alignment, and missing-data resilient algorithms. An active contributor to front-end open-source tooling (notably Vue 3-based fes.js enhancements such as CLI features and a request plugin), he combines research rigor with pragmatic software delivery across the full stack. Colleagues rely on him to translate academic innovations into production-ready systems that improve perception in challenging environments like low-light and cluttered urban scenes.
9 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree Electrical Information Engineering, Bachelor's degree Electrical Information Engineering at University of Science and Technology of China
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Computer Science at Stevens Institute of Technology
Master of Science (MSc) Electrical and Computer Engineering, Master of Science (MSc) Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of Florida
Contributions:9 reviews, 379 commits, 142 PRs in 2 years 4 months
Contributions summary:Qilin's contributions primarily focused on front-end development, as evidenced by changes related to templates, the addition of features to the CLI (command-line interface), and the implementation of a new request plugin. The user made modifications to the project's template, the initialization methods, and added features such as lazy loading and gzip compression to the CLI tool. Additionally, the user designed and integrated a request plugin for improved API interaction and code structure.
Contributions:8 reviews, 97 PRs, 711 pushes in 1 year 8 months
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Qilin Zhang - Research Scientist at Deepnight (YC W24)