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Education
- Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering, University of Michigan – Ann Arbor, Aug 2025 – Present
- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS)
- B.S. in Computer Science and Data Science, University of Wisconsin – Madison, Sep 2021 – Dec 2024
- Departments of Computer Sciences and Statistics
Publications
- A Cloud–Edge System for Multimodal Clinical Screening in Resource-Constrained Rural Settings. Chan, H.T., Wu, C., Liu, X., Zhao, Z., Zheng, B., Mao, Z., Nakayama, L.F., Morley, M.G., Shen, L., & Chen, J. (2026). Submitted to Machine Learning for Healthcare (MLHC) 2026. [First author; Under Review.]
- Speculative Decoding for Multimodal Models: A Survey. Zhang, Y., Wang, Y., Hsieh, Y., Wang, X., Zhang, P., Yang, Z., Ma, J., Zhao, Z., Zheng, B., Chan, H.T., Li, J., Liu, X., Gao, K., Liu, R., Zhang, J., Li, J., Wan, Z., Zhang, Z., Xiong, J., Zhu, S., Cao, H., & Shen, H. (2026). Preprint; target venue: Transactions on Machine Learning Research (TMLR). [Under Review.]
Research Experience
- Research Assistant, University of Michigan – Ann Arbor (May 2025 – Present)
- EECS, RobustNet Lab — Advisor: Prof. Z. Morley Mao
- Network and ML systems research, including projects on ML systems efficiency and Medical AI.
- Undergraduate Researcher, University of Wisconsin – Madison (May 2024 – Aug 2025)
- DNS Research Group — Advisor: Prof. Paul Barford
- Designed and implemented a Proximal Policy Optimization (PPO) model in PyTorch/Gym to generate structured second-level domain names.
Teaching
- Peer Mentor, Introduction to Software Security, University of Wisconsin – Madison (Sep 2024 – Dec 2024)
- Course Instructors: Prof. Barton Miller, Elisa Heymann
- Mentored students in secure coding practices, threat modeling, and vulnerability mitigation. Collaborated with instructors on curriculum improvement based on observed student gaps.
Work Experience
- Student IT, University of Wisconsin Biotechnology Center (Feb 2022 – Apr 2025)
- Designed, developed, and maintained 10+ building websites using WordPress/PHP.
- Delivered server and HPC support (storage, upgrades, troubleshooting).
- Led disk-utilization and storage-server projects.
Awards
- CSE Fellowship, University of Michigan – Ann Arbor, 2025
Contact
Ann Arbor, MI · hei@umich.edu · +1 (608) 867-7333 · LinkedIn
