Shengan Zhang Computer Science, Class of 2021 College of Engineering, University of Michigan

About Me

Hello, I am Shengan Zhang, a senior student majoring in Computer Science at the University of Michigan with a minor in Mathematics. I am also pursuing an B.S. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. More details can be found in my Resume.

Education

University of Michigan (UM)

    College of Engineering (CoE)
    B.S.E. in Computer Science, Minor in Mathematics September 2019 – May 2021
    GPA: 3.977 / 4.00
    Coursework:
    Web Systems, Natural Language Processing, Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Operating Systems, Data Structures & Algorithms etc
Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU)

    University of Michigan - Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute (UM - SJTU JI)
    B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering September 2019 – August 2021 (Expected)
    GPA: 3.712 / 4.00
    Coursework:
    Algorithms, Programming & Elementary Data Structures, Discrete Mathematics, Logic Design etc

Research Projects

Data Elements from Video using Impartial Algorithm Tools for Extraction

    Supervised by Dr. Carol Flannagan, @ Ann Arbor, Michigan, United StatesMay 2020 – Present
  • Worked on high-level behavior detection in vehicle-monitoring videos.
  • Tested algorithms to detect hand position in cabin-view videos.
  • Developed a background-removal algorithm based on Optical Flow masking to reduce misdetection caused by disturbance from other objects in the cabin.
  • Evaluated the generalizability of a 3D ConvNet model on detecting cell-phone-related behaviors.
  • Trained a 3D ConvNet model on face-view videos to evaluate the model’s performance on the effectiveness on the extraction of driver behaviors.
  • Co-finished posters about work in Research and Tech subteams with peer researchers.
Data Augmentation based on Invariant Transform Experience Replay

    Supervised by Dr. Paul Weng, Dr. Matthieu Zimmer, @ Shanghai, ChinaMay 2020 – Aug. 2020
  • Self-learned Deep Reinforcement Learning (RL) theory.
  • Tested the original RL data augmentation method, which made symmetries of multi-task robot manipulator’s trajectories and targets, with DDPG model on tasks from OpenAI Gym.
  • Proposed a method of randomly sampling reflection angles and choosing best angles based on the temporal difference errors of the corresponding symmetric trajectories to enhance the effectiveness of data augmentation.
Analyzer of Leg Movement Based on Wireless Transmission

    Supervised by Dr. Guohua Shu, @ Shanghai, ChinaJun. 2018 – Nov. 2019
  • Co-developed algorithms leading to real-time leg movement visualization based on MPU-6050 acceleration sensors and STM-32 board.
  • Preprocessed acceleration data to eliminate noise and designed algorithm to simulate the trajectory of leg with these data in MATLAB.

Publication

H. Miao, S. Zhang, C. Flannagan. Driver Behavior Extraction from Videos in Naturalistic Driving Datasets with 3D ConvNets (in submission 2021).

Teaching & Services

Teaching Assistant, VG100 Intro to Engineering
    @ UM - SJTU JI, Shanghai, China
  • Cooperated with other teaching assistants to grade assignments and provided feedback to students.
  • Held office hours to help students perform better and learn more efficiently.
  • Collected students' ideas and provided them for the instructors to further improve this course.
Vice President
    @ UM - SJTU JI Student Union, Shanghai, China
  • Took the overall responsibility of JISU and lead all the departments to hold events such as sports competitions, town hall meeting and career orientation to improve JI and JI students’ life.
  • Fostered the communication between the leadership and students of the institute.
Core Member
    @ SJTU Student & Alumni Association at UM, Ann Arbor, USA
  • Worked with both universities as well as industry partners to provide professional development resources, culture immersion programs, and networking opportunities.
  • Helped build a community by holding various activities to strengthen bonds of its members.

Honors & Awards

College of Engineering Dean’s List, University Honors Jan. 2020
The Dean’s Honor List recognizes UM students that have 3.5 GPA or better for the term.

Tang Junyuan UM – SJTU JI Scholarship Aug. 2019
The scholarship of the highest level in UM – SJTU JI (Top 1% in UM – SJTU JI).

China National Scholarship Nov. 2018
The scholarship of the highest level in China (Top 0.2% in China).

UM – SJTU JI Academic Writing Contest, 2nd Prize Nov. 2018
The award to recognize my essay Would Zhuangzi Agree with Himself? (Top 1% in UM – SJTU JI).

A-level Excellent Undergraduate Scholarship Nov. 2018
This is to award SJTU students for excellent academic performances (Top 1% in UM – SJTU JI).

Shanghai Jiao Tong University Outstanding Student Oct. 2018
This honor recognizes students of outstanding overall performance.

Misc

I enjoy sports, such as jogging and chess.
I like reading scientific and swordsman novels.
I am a fan of photography.