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ZHANG Yani 张亚妮Electrical Engineering & Automation
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When I was a little kid, I always enjoyed reading those shabby, yellowed maths and science textbooks held on a small bookshelf in my home in Xuzhou, China. They were from the school days of my father and uncle—a time when my grandparents, working with sunbaked hands, pinched and scraped for years to support their children’s education. I was deeply curious about and fascinated by the numbers and math formulas in those books, and felt encouraged by the spirit of my grandparents.
I joined QZMS as an undergrad student in 2017. The program was eye-opening for me: I learnt how to write a formal CV and prepare for tech interviews at the career-development workshops, got in touch with professionals around the world at the speaker events, and received 1-on-1 mentorship and guidance from Nick, Yin, Fan, and Kathy. Their diverse global life experiences inspired me to make the decision to go abroad. In 2018, I moved to Europe to continue my undergrad study at TU Darmstadt, Germany. After graduating as an electrical engineering major in 2022, I realized that my real passion was applied math and switched to deep learning theory for the PhD at ETH Zurich, Switzerland. My path so far is shaped and guided by countless helpful hands along the way, from QZMS and beyond. Feeling the urge to give back to this wonderful community, I joined the board in 2024. I look forward to passing on the experience and support to younger scholars of the QZMS family. Advice to other Scholars: “Try your best to take part in the activities, the more you take part, the more you get.” |
