Haojun (Ricky) Zhuang

About Me

Hi there! I am a junior majoring in Computer Science at UC Berkeley.

I am interested in engineering (software, firmware, electrical...), machine learning, neuroscience. and healthcare. I do research at C.H.E.N. Lab, D'Esposito Lab, and MINDSCAPE@UCSF. Previously, I worked as software engineers at Globesisters and Applied Motion Products.

When I'm not immersed in coding or enhancing my math maturity, I'm probably enjoying time with my girlfriend and our cat Yuzu, catching up with friends, playing basketball, or diving into video games. I also love to cook, request ChatGPT to craft fantasy novels for me, and take scenic drives around Emeryville.

Current Game(s) I'm grinding: Minecraft Minecolonies.

Research

I am enthusiastic about Human-Compatible AI research. Here are some research questions I attempt to answer:

• How to create socially impactful applications with AI?
• How can we use AI to augment human (cognitive, motor...) performance?
• How to build better neuromorphic (software, hardware...) computing systems?

Projects

Some of my (probably outdated) projects here.

• SixGPTeen - 16b design contest project. Won second place in "Real-World Impact"
• Visual Search - A cognitive neuroscience analysis on iEEG data
• Network ABM Simulation - A simulation for tracking and analyzing HAI transmissions @ UCSF
• NeRF - A simple recreation of NeRF
• CS180 Final Project - AR & Neural Style Transfer
• Adversarial Machine Learning - Provably robust image recognition neural network powered by lagrangian and duality
• Modile - A mobile app that allows control of AMP's electric motors, powered by Modbus protocol
• R4B Final Project: Love Simulation - Supplement to R4B essay 4
• My PC - Powered by RTX. A deep learning working station rather than a gaming PC.

Teaching

• EECS 16A - Lab and Office Hour TA- Fa23, Sp24