I joined Professor Qi Li’s group at Tsinghua University in May 2021. Since then, I have been working on secure machine learning: highly-functional DNN model IP protection. We are currently writing a paper that will be submitted to the 31st USENIX Security Symposium conference (USENIX Security '22) this October.

I was involved in developing High-Level Synthesis tool chain for Intel FPGA, including OneAPI, High-Level Synthesis (HLS) compiler, and OpenCL. This experience requires the knowledge of C++, compiler basics (frontend to backend), algorithms, debugging and communication skills. Having worked actively with customers and engineers at global sites, I developed strong communication skills and self-efficacy. Due to my proficiency in team working, I was able to build a trusting relationship with my co-workers and took responsibility of critical tasks such as weekly performance monitoring and design updates.

I was the summer research intern in the Programmable Digital Systems Group at the University of Toronto. I worked on the research, design, implementation and test of the proposed research. This involves knowledge of software engineering, algorithms, data structures and computer hardware. I met weekly with the supervisor (Professor Jason Anderson) one-on-one, as well as joining the weekly meetings with his graduate students. I co-authored and published my research work in 2019. (Details see the Publication page)

My job was mainly testing and improving the program. I helped debug and run the program to see whether there were any potential improvements to make or errors to fix. During this working period, I participated in all the discussions and mostly all the meetings in our department to follow up with the process of a project. This experience helped me to have a basic understanding of the idea of MVC. I also got to know the general steps of implementation, since I was in charge of debugging and testing. Apart from these, my supervisor taught me the basic structure of the software system. Due to this job, I learnt how to program using Java. Under the help of my supervisor, I also practiced coding using HTML, CSS and JavaScript to design a web page.

I taught IELTS reading, listening, speaking and writing to help students reach the universities' minimum language requirement. Most of my students got 6.5/9.0 in the end. Some outstanding students improved from 5.5 to 7.0 or 7.5 in the end.

I taught AP Calculus BC. The course covered functions, limits, differentiation, integration, etc. I created a curriculum based on AP Barron and Calculus for Scientists and Engineers to help student understand better.