Summary
Yaozhu Sun is a Postdoctoral Researcher based in Tokyo with 11 years of experience bridging compiler engineering and academic research. He earned a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Hong Kong and has interned on compiler and research teams at Microsoft Research Asia, Huawei 2012 Labs, and the International Digital Economy Academy. His background spans practical iOS development during early career work at Zhejiang University to advanced compiler development, showing comfort moving between product-facing code and deep systems research. Now at the National Institute of Informatics, he combines rigorous academic training with hands-on implementation skills to translate research ideas into working toolchains. Colleagues describe him as someone who connects theoretical insight with pragmatic engineering—comfortable both proving concepts and optimizing real-world compilers. Fluent in international research contexts after exchanges in Tokyo and collaborations across Asia, he brings a global perspective to systems and compiler challenges.
11 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy, Computer Science at University of Hong Kong
Exchange Student, Mathematical and Computing Science, Exchange Student, Mathematical and Computing Science at Tokyo Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Science and Technology, Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Science and Technology at Zhejiang University
Japanese, Chinese, Chinese