Zhangsihao Yang

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
Email: zhangsiy@andrew.cmu.edu
Mobile: +1(412)403-6635
Address: 5000 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213 U.S.A
CV[pdf]

Education

     Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, U.S.A                                           2017 - 2019
     Master of Science in Mechnical Engineering                                                   Advisor: Levent Burak Kara

     Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China                                                        2012 - 2016
     Energy & Environment Systems Engineering-Bachelor of Engineering         GPA:3.92/4.0

Publications

Data-driven Upsampling of Point Clouds[pdf]
Wentai Zhang, Haoliang Jiang, Zhangsihao Yang, Soji Yamakawa, Kenji Shimada, Levent Burak Kara
Computer-Aided Design, 2019
https://authors.elsevier.com/c/1YlLV2O2yED3K

High Degree of Freedom Hand Pose Tracking Using Limited Strain Sensing and Optical Training[pdf]
Wentai Zhang, Jonelle Z. Yu, Fangcheng Zhu, Yifang Zhu, Zhangsihao Yang, Nurcan Gecer Ulu, Batuhan Arisoy, Levent Burak Kara
Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering, 2018

Research Experience

Deep Learning on 3D Geometry 08/2018-present

Propose a method to cut the quad mesh into the image and use Convolution Neural Network to extract features of quad mesh
Train an InfoGAN to discover the underneath categorical and continuous information in the quad mesh
Change the input code to generator then generate various kinds of quad mesh
Submit this work to IEEE Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition

Deep Learning on 3D Geometry 08/2017-08/2018

Supported by ‘Functionally-Based Conceptual Design through Data-Driven Shape Analysis for DARPA FunDesign’
Utilize hierarchical Variational Autoencoder in deep learning to discover latent features underneath the 3D voxel data
Design Genetic Algorithm and Computational Fluid Dynamics iterative process to determine optimal shape through simulator reviewing over new structures
Using different type of 3D data, including voxel, point cloud, mesh, and depth map to get different expriment behind different format of 3D data
Won the best student poster at MechE Graduate Research Symposium

Combustion Characteristics of Oxygen Containing Liquid Biofuels 09/2015-06/2016

Simulated the laminar flame speed of liquid biofuels via CHEMKIN; measured the laminar flame speed by heat flux method
Analyzed the stimulated data and experimental data; finished a 20,000-word paper

Photo-catalysis Sewage Treatment System 06/2014-08/2015

Use BiOBr as the photo-catalyst and recycle it by free settling
Design the dynamical system and automatic control system to monitor sewage in real time so as to control the sewage flow automatically and to save manpower
Won the second prize in the Energy Saving & Emission Reduction Contest for National College Students
Obtained a Chinese patent with this system (patent number: 201510471612)

Industrial exhaust gas treatment by plasma technology (supported by Students Research Training Program) 09/2013 – 09/2014

Conducted research on the application, main scientific problems, mechanism and degradation process of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) purification treatment by low-temperature plasma technology
Carried out experiments to determine three VOCs and organized the report; Evaluation: “Excellent”
Researched the application, main scientific problems, mechanism and degradation process of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) purification treatment by low-temperature plasma technology; won the Excellent Rating

Patents

G. Xiao, T. Yang, B. Shi, Z. Luo, C. Li, Z. Yang, M. Yan, T. Hu, S. Song, K. Sun, J. Wu, “A method and system using solar energy to treat sewage by spotlights and frequency division utilization”, Publication No: 201510471612.3

Teaching Experience

Course Assistant of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Engineering Design (24-787). 09/2018-12/2018

Set up the grading rubric; Graded homework; Counselled project teams with feasibility and topic choosing and possible; Held a recitation about GAN and CycleGAN; Held office hour
Design an assignment to implement GAN and CycleGAN

Competitions

Photo-catalysis Sewage Treatment System 03/2015 – 08/2015

Designed the dynamical system and automatic control system to monitor sewage in real time so as to control the sewage flow automatically and to save manpower
Second Prize in the 8th National University Student Social Practice and Science Contests on Energy Saving & Emission Reduction (ranking 161 out of 2534), Second Designer

Standard Tests

TOEFL iBT: Reading: 28/30; Listening: 27/30; Speaking: 23/30; Writing: 27/30 Total: 105/120

GRE: Verbal: 152/170; Quantitative: 170/170; Analytical Writing: 3.5/6.0 Total: 322/340

Honors and Awards

Carnegie Mellon University

02/2018

Best student poster at MechE Graduate Research Symposium

Zhejiang University

06/2016

Title of ZJU Outstanding Graduate

11/2015

Title of Merit Student; Third-class Academic Scholarship; Third-class Merit Scholarship

08/2015

Second prize in the National University Student Social Practice and Science Contests on Energy Saving & Emission Reduction

11/2014

First-class CEN Kefa Scholarship (the highest honor for students at College of Energy Engineering); Title of Merit Student; Second-class Academic Scholarship; Second-class Merit Scholarship

11/2013

Title of Merit Student; First-class Academic Scholarship; First-class Merit Scholarship

Extracurricular Activities

“Innovation and Entrepreneurship” Summer Camp 07/2016-07/2016

Wrote the parts of budget and cost analysis of the business plan
Finished the business plan with students from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and National Chengchi University

Academy Presidents’ Forum of ZJU (12/2015-01/2016)

Booked event fields in advance; contacted related personnel and arranged the forum schedule; listened the suggestions from every academy president and summarized them for school leaders so as to solve the students’ problems in daily life and in study

Visiting Group to the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge (08/2013-08/2013)

Took classes to learn the history of the United Kingdom; visited the campuses; lived in the dormitory of the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge