Rui Zhi
Research Assistant at North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
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Top SchoolRui Zhi is a Ph.D. candidate and research assistant at NC State’s Game2Learn Lab with 11 years of experience blending software engineering and educational research to improve learning through games. He focuses on educational data mining and instructional support design, currently implementing adaptive features in the BOTS game to enhance player learning. Rui has practical industry experience from a Google SWE internship and data science work at an AgTech startup, plus past research in 3D face reconstruction, reflecting a strong mix of systems, data, and applied research skills. With a perfect PhD GPA and a background rooted in both Chinese and U.S. institutions, he pairs rigorous academic training with hands-on product and visualization development. Colleagues describe him as thoughtful and curious—he also enjoys savoring life's moments as a self-professed foodie.
11 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computer Science, 4.0/4.0, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computer Science, 4.0/4.0 at North Carolina State UniversityLiupanshui No.4 Middle SchoolBachelor of Engineering (BEng), Computer Science, 3.79/4.0, Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Computer Science, 3.79/4.0 at Beijing University of Chemical Technology
Chinese, English
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Github Skills (21)
visual9
blocks9
snap9
visual-programming-language8
logger7
html6
logging6
database6
dictionary6
bookshelfjs6
apple-push-notifications6
forloop6
ios6
programming-language6
javascript6
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
yaooluu/RobotArena
Mar 2015 - Apr 2015
Contributions:167 commits, 98 pushes in 28 days
boyzhirui/boyzhirui.github.io
Mar 2015 - Jan 2019
Contributions:31 commits, 28 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 10 months
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