Ying Zu
Associate Professor
Minhang District, Shanghai, China
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Top SchoolYing Zu is an Associate Professor of Astronomy at Shanghai Jiao Tong University with 14 years of research experience developing theoretical, computational, and statistical methods to interpret large-scale galaxy surveys. Trained with a PhD from The Ohio State University and an MS from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, she has held research fellowships at CCAPP, Carnegie Mellon, and the Tsung-Dao Lee Institute, working on projects tied to DES, LSST, DESI and future space missions. Her work bridges cosmology, galaxy formation, and black hole science, with a focus on scalable models that turn vast observational datasets into physical insight. Colleagues value her dual fluency in statistical rigor and astrophysical theory, and she is known for consistently publishing methodological papers that enable next-generation survey analyses.
14 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Astronomy, Bachelor's degree, Astronomy at Nanjing UniversityMaster of Science - MS, Astrophysics, Master of Science - MS, Astrophysics at Chinese Academy of SciencesDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Astronomy, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Astronomy at The Ohio State University
English, Chinese
Github Skills (10)
validation-framework8
galaxy8
jedi8
validation7
python6
switcher5
vim4
ghost3
input-method2
machine-learning1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
jb55/kindlize
May 2012 - May 2015
Contributions:71 commits in 2 years 11 months
nye17/javelin
Oct 2011 - Jul 2022
Contributions:2 releases, 358 commits, 7 PRs in 10 years 10 months
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