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何炤 / He Zhao - Curriculum Vitae
* This is a Chinese name; the family name is He (何)

[ EDUCATION ]

2009 - 2011

University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland
MSc in Informatics (in Progress)
RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
MSc in Media Informatics
European Master in Informatics double degree program

2005 - 2009 Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
BEng (Hons) in Computer Science
Thesis: Integrating Augmented Sense Experiences Into Interactive Toys (in Chinese)
Thesis supervisor: Gang Pan
2007 Winter Czech Technical University, Prague, Czech Republic
Exchange student

[ WORK EXPERIENCE ]

2008 - 2009 Pervasive Computing Group, CCNT Lab, Zhejiang University
Student Assistant
Research on new methods of Human-Computer Interaction
2008 Spring State Key Lab of CAD&CG, Zhejiang University
Student Assistant
Designed and developed a software of 3D model surface simplification based on quadric error metrics algorithm and progressive meshes method for TyrMMR, a large-scale scene rendering system

[ PROJECTS ]

2009, Bubble Journey, a game platform where users control the avatar in flash game by blowing a real handle
2009, Run Chicken Run, a game platform where users can interact with hacked toy chicken by flapping arms
2008, Wii Drum High, integrating Nintendo Wii Remote and other accessories to simulate a complete drum set
2008, Progressive Meshes, a surface simplification software which produces high-quality approximations of triangle progressive meshes models


[ PUBLICATIONS ]

F. Ying, M. Ye, P. Zhu, Z. He, L. Yao and Y. Shi. Run Chicken Run: Physical metaphor augmented wearable movement-based interaction. In UIST '09: Extended Abstracts of the 22nd Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology, Victoria, BC, Canada, October 2009.


F. Ying, P. Zhu, M. Ye, J. Chen, Z. He and Y. Pan. Bubble Journey: Multimodal Input Tools Design to Augment Sense Experience in Computer Game. In Advanced Materials Research Vol. 102-104, pp. 326-330, 2010.


[ HONORS & AWARDS ]

2009-2011, Erasmus Mundus Scholarship (€42,000)
2009, Best Thesis Award, Zhejiang University
2007, Equitrader Capital Quest 2007 A Winner
2007, Equitrader Collegiate Challenge 8th place in the Algorithm Competition
2007, Zhejiang University Academic Scholarship Third Class
2006, Zhejiang University Academic Scholarship Second Class


[ SKILLS ]

Programming C/C++, HTML/CSS, OpenGL, MATLAB, Python, C#, Java, PHP, LaTeX, Processing
Design Photoshop, InDesign, Sony Vegas
Hardware Arduino, Basic electronics and sensors