Wang Zhao
Scientific Collaborator
Switzerland
Summary
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Top SchoolWang Zhao is a simulation-focused software engineer and scientific collaborator based in Switzerland with nine years of experience building simulators and autonomy tooling that bridge research and real-world deployments. He has held roles across academia, industry, and international organizations—from lead software engineer in marine robotics to project consultant for the UN—bringing domain knowledge in naval and public health contexts. Fluent in English and Chinese with working Norwegian, he navigates multinational teams and multilingual codebases with ease. Wang’s career blends postgraduate research at Strathclyde and multiple master-level studies with hands-on engineering at Newcastle Marine Services, reflecting both theoretical depth and production delivery. An active open-source practitioner, he prioritizes reproducible simulation work that informs policy and operational decision-making. Colleagues describe him as someone who converts complex physical systems into reliable software models that stakeholders can act on.
9 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Master, Master at Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa - FCT NOVAMaster, Master at Radboud UniversityPostgraduate Research Student, Postgraduate Research Student at University of StrathclydeBachelor of Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering at Tianjin UniversityMaster, Master at Shandong UniversityMaster, Master at Universitetet i Bergen (UiB)
Chinese, English, Norwegian
Github Skills (39)
kvm10
flow-diagram10
barrier10
mpv10
keyboard10
mouse10
video-player10
macos10
swift10
system-dynamics9
agile9
switch8
nintendo7
mcmc7
bayesian7
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
wzh1895/ASDM
Apr 2022 - Feb 2023
Agile System Dynamics Modelling
Contributions:12 releases, 111 commits, 65 PRs in 9 months
agilesystem-dynamics
wzh1895/Stock-and-Flow-in-Python
Nov 2018 - May 2020
A python realization of stock and flow diagram display
Contributions:4 releases, 267 commits, 16 PRs in 1 year 6 months
flow-diagrampython
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