Ricky Zhang
Co-Founder at Sparkomet Systems Inc.
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Top SchoolRicky Zhang is an AI developer and co-founder with a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering (Data Science) and over a decade of experience building and productizing machine learning systems from research to production. He has led impactful projects—automated sidewalk mapping that improved government review efficiency by 80% and pedestrian path networks deployed across multiple U.S. counties—while winning awards at global competitions like the Smart Cities Expo and Toyota Mobility Unlimited Challenge. Comfortable across Python, PyTorch/TensorFlow, embedded systems, cloud platforms, and SQL/data engineering, he bridges applied research and production engineering to deliver measurable operational gains. A proven mentor and educator, Ricky has taught and guided hundreds of students and collaborators, and he brings an uncommon blend of hands-on hardware/software integration and large-scale data productization to early-stage ventures. Based in Edmonton, he now focuses on scaling AI-driven infrastructure and commercializing research through his startup Sparkomet Systems.
12 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Electrical and Computer Engineering: Data Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Electrical and Computer Engineering: Data Science at University of WashingtonBachelor of Science (B.S.) Electrical Engineering - Telecommunications and Digital Signal Processing, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Electrical Engineering - Telecommunications and Digital Signal Processing at Drexel UniversityBachelor of Engineering (B.E.) Automation Engineer Technology/Technician, Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) Automation Engineer Technology/Technician at University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
English, Chinese, French
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (9)
http6
nginx6
linux6
webservice6
ios2
hbase2
embedded1
storage1
storage-engine1
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
rickyzhang-cn/Pintos
Nov 2014 - Jan 2016
Contributions:39 commits, 18 pushes in 1 year 1 month
rickyzhang-cn/leetcode
Apr 2015 - Nov 2016
Contributions:48 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 7 months
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