Ru Zhao
Research Assistant at Cornell University
City of Ithaca, New York, United States
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Top SchoolRu Zhao is a research-focused software engineer and PhD candidate in Information Science at Cornell with 12 years of experience building intelligent systems that mediate online conversations and shape positive user behaviors. Currently a research assistant and graduate teaching assistant, Ru blends HCI research with hands-on development—teaching web and app courses while prototyping conversational and data-driven tools. Previously at the University of Rochester, Ru collaborated with partners like ETS and ICICI Bank on NSF-, Microsoft-, and Google-funded projects that applied ML and interaction design to behavioral change. Based in Ithaca, Ru emphasizes the human-computer relationship in both research and code, approaching technical problems with a social-science mindset that surfaces subtle user needs.
12 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Computer Science, BS, Computer Science at University of RochesterPhD, Information Science, PhD, Information Science at Cornell University
English, Chinese, Chinese, SpanishGithub contributions (3)
ROC-HCI/CollaborationCoach_PostFeedback
Jun 2016 - May 2017
Contributions:622 commits in 10 months
rzhao2/prestigeworldwide
Oct 2013 - Dec 2013
Contributions:53 commits in 1 month
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