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General Information

Full Name Junhao Zhang
Date of Birth 4th May 1999
Languages Chinese, English, (baby-level) German

Education

  • 2021-present
    Master of Science
    Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule, Zurich, Switzerland
    • Mechanical and Process Engineering
  • 2017-2021
    Bachelor of Science
    University of California, Santa Barbara, United States
    • Physics
    • Mechanical Engineering

Experience

  • 2021.09-present
    Research assistant
    The Multi-scale Functional and Molecular Imaging Group, ETH Zurich
    • Established the feasibility of human brain photoacoustic tomography and optimized the algorithm for imageprocessing.
    • Fabricated brain phantom with 3D bioprinting techniques. Characterized its optical and acoustic properties.
    • Implemented an automatic pipeline to analyze the geometric properties of a MRI dataset.
    • Implemented deep learning models to segment mouse brain from 3D optoacoustic images and register them toMRI scans.
  • 2022.02-present
    Intern software developer
    University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland
    • Designed a neuronavigation workflow based on mixed-reality technologies.
    • Developed automatic registration algorithm from scanned patient in the real world to reconstructed MRI mesh. Deployedand tested the solution for intracranial neurosurgeries in the OR.
    • Communicated with surgeons in each field test to improve the solution based on feedback.
  • 2019
    Intern specialist
    Institute for Collaborative Biotechnologies, California
    • Participated in interdisciplinary bio-related research with different teams, and built mechanical parts for them.
    • Designed and tested control system and imaging system for scientific research.
    • Helped with data logging, device maintenance, and meeting organizing.

Honors and Awards

  • 2021
    • Dean’s Honor in the College of Engineering
    • Outstanding Innovation Award for capstone project ($1500 scholarship!)
  • 2020
    • Academic High Honors Award

Academic Interests

  • Medical imaging
    • Transcranial photoacoustic imaging
    • fMRI image processing
  • Neuronavigation
    • Mixed reality based

Other Interests

  • Hobbies: Drawing, game developing with Unity, soccer, gaming.