Zhangsihao Yang

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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

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     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

1. 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

2. 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

• 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
  

• 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
  

• 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
  
  

• 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)

• 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

1. 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

• 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

• 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

Honors and Awards

    Carnegie Mellon University       

    Zhejiang University       

Extracurricular Activities