You found Zhe

Hi, I am an assistant professor at UC Davis department of Computer Science.  As a researcher, I am passionate about identifying the frontier of technologies that can change the world. My research interests span across deep learning, efficiency and robustness, and their applications. Before joining UCD, I was a research scientist at Google DeepMind (previously Google Brain). At Google, I work on multi-task deep learning as well as its applications in recommendation systems, natural language processing, and computer vision. Before Google, I obtained my PhD at the University of Michigan, advised by Professor Qiaozhu Mei. Before that, I obtained my Master and Bachelor degrees at Peking University, China, advised by Professor Bin Cui. 

If you are interested in my research, you can find a list of my publications on Google Scholar. If you are interested in anything but my research, you can follow me on instagram. My cv can be found here. My lab is under construction. 

To prospective students: Thank you for your interests! I do read my emails (zao[at]ucdavis[dot]edu, maybe missing 5% of them). Sometimes I may not reply. But it's okay. I believe our paths will cross when the time comes. And if not, you probably will work with more awesome collaborators. 

If you reach here, I would like to share something more about me. 

• I have two cats and one dog. 

• I am from Tianjin, China.

• I practice Kendo.

• I love snowboarding, archery, surfing, ice skating, and probably any sports that don't involve round objects.

• I love all genres of music.

• I like to collect music instruments. 

• I live in the awesome city of San Francisco.

• I am doing OMAD (one meal a day) and accept the fact that most human social behaviors involve intaking food/drinks. 

• I treat cooking of seafood, beef, and all other different dishes seriously.

• I may say yes to requests easily but mentally reject all of them.