Zilin Zhu
Student Representative SSGSAC
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolZilin Zhu is a graduate student in Social Sciences (Psychology concentration) at the University of Chicago and a student representative on SSGSAC who has co-planned multiple divisional events to strengthen graduate community life. With a summa cum laude BA in Psychology from the University of Michigan and 11 years of experience across research, teaching, and program coordination, Zilin brings strong project management, communication, and empathetic student support skills. They have hands-on research experience in labs focused on universal design, Indigenous equity, and college adjustment, combining quantitative and qualitative methods (Excel, RStudio) to inform campus programming. Zilin also contributes to high-profile open-source engineering projects—work on TorchRec and Bun highlights backend and systems-level contributions such as dynamic embedding infra and native module fixes—demonstrating technical breadth beyond their social-science training. Comfortable bridging research, education, and technology, they design inclusive programs and resources to help diverse students navigate academic and professional pathways. Colleagues note Zilin’s knack for turning research insights into practical outreach (e.g., public presentations and widely attended events) that tangibly improve student engagement.
11 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
University of MichiganBachelor of Arts - BA, PSYCHOLOGY, 4.0/4.0 （Summa cum laude）, Bachelor of Arts - BA, PSYCHOLOGY, 4.0/4.0 （Summa cum laude） at University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the ArtsMaster of Arts - MA, Social Sciences with Psychology Concentration, Master of Arts - MA, Social Sciences with Psychology Concentration at University of Chicago
Chinese, English, Korean
Github Skills (21)
pytorch10
javascript10
c-language10
recommendation-system10
zig10
cprogramming-language10
bundler9
deep-learning9
nodejs9
package-manager9
sqlite8
data-structures8
cuda8
data-structure8
gpu8
Programming languages (17)
Github contributions (5)
pytorch/torchrec
Jun 2022 - Jan 2023
Pytorch domain library for recommendation systems
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:25 reviews, 13 commits, 14 PRs in 7 months
Contributions summary:Zilin primarily contributed to the TorchRec library, focusing on improving and extending its functionality. Their work included removing redundant code from the `KeyedJaggedTensor.permute` function, fixing errors in the `EmbeddingEnumerator` and adding support for dynamic embedding by implementing the necessary infrastructure. They also added support for bits op and added infra for c++ code, which indicates contributions extending the codebase.
cudapytorchrecommendation-systemsdeep-learninggpu
oven-sh/bun
Aug 2022 - Sep 2022
Incredibly fast JavaScript runtime, bundler, test runner, and package manager – all in one
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:26 reviews, 39 commits, 47 PRs in 1 month
Contributions summary:Zilin primarily contributed to the core JavaScript runtime, bundler, and package manager, as evidenced by their bug fixes and feature implementations. Their work involved addressing issues in the Zig bindings, specifically related to data type conversions and memory management. They also made changes to HTTP functionalities and testing, indicating their involvement across various backend aspects of the project. Additionally, the user contributed to the implementation of the BufferList and other native modules.
runtimeexecutablejavascriptpackage-manageresmodules
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