Ziyu Li
Research Assistant at Illinois Data Science Club
Illinois, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolZiyu Li is a research-focused engineer studying generative AI with 11 years of experience bridging mathematics and applied research. Currently a Research Assistant at The Chinese University of Hong Kong and Education Lead at the Illinois Data Science Club, Ziyu combines academic rigor with hands-on program building in the Illinois tech community. Past research roles at the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology and Westlake University reflect a pattern of interdisciplinary projects that mix computational methods with domain science. Trained in mathematics at UIUC after early engineering studies at Tongji University, Ziyu brings strong quantitative foundations to model development and evaluation. Colleagues know Ziyu for quietly translating complex theory into reproducible experiments and for mentoring peers through club-led education initiatives. Based in Illinois, Ziyu balances deep research curiosity with practical outreach that helps others adopt GenAI responsibly.
11 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering at Tongji UniversityHigh School Diploma, High School Diploma at High School Affiliated to Nanjing Normal UniversityBachelor of Science - BS, Mathematics, Bachelor of Science - BS, Mathematics at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Chinese, English
Github Skills (75)
postgresql10
python10
hydrology10
collaboration10
javascript10
django10
solr10
django-rest-framework10
docker10
nginx10
single-user9
kubernetes9
golang8
authenticator8
docker-container8
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
CUAHSI-APPS/nwm-forecast-viewer
Jan 2018 - May 2019
Contributions:10 PRs, 61 pushes, 16 branches in 1 year 4 months
hydroshare/tethysapp-raster_viewer
Apr 2015 - Jan 2017
Contributions:27 PRs, 47 pushes, 10 branches in 1 year 9 months
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