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YangZ

Zhen Yang

Programmer
Canberra Research Laboratory

I'm a Programmer in Canberra. To know more about me and my expertise, visit my technical blog.

Zhen Yang

yangzhen@gmail.com  Office Phone +61-2-62676350 


Education Background

2005-2007.09 Master by Research of Computer Science and Information Technology, Australian National University

  • Engineering style project focus on constructing generic software interface for Brain-Computer Interface and Eye Gaze research.
  • Designed and constructed the Mind-Attention Interface in Visual C++ and the supporting device drivers in C. Data collection, data processing and application plug-in modules are created to extend the interface.
  • Virtual Reality applications development using OpenGL(c++).

2001-2005 Bachelor of Computer Science and Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

  • Extensively studied subjects that form the basis of computer science
  • Strong background in Math, Physics
  • No.4 in the college entrance examination in the province. (140000 candidate)

Skills

  • Platform: Windows OS Family, SMEServer (Red Hat Kernel)

  • Language: Windows Form & Asp.Net (C#) , SQL, C/C++, Java, HTML, Shell, Python

  • Software: Visual Studio C++/C#, Ms SQL Server, IIS, J2EE, MS Office Suite


Technical Experiences Summary

07.10-Now User Interface Programmer in National Information and Communication of Australia (NICTA), Canberra

  • In-house application development using C# on a joint project with the Australian Institute of Sports. Implemented three-tier AR and created Web Service as middle layer. Database designed and SQL written in Store Procedure. Offline version using XML data was also created.
  • Graphic User Interface Application development using Java on GPS mapping project for Defence Science Technology Organization.
  • Programming support to the team, good team player and client skills developed serving government customers

2007          Casual Programmer of Callidus Corp, Canberra, Australia

  • SMEServer package development
  • Used Shell, Perl, Python to create a multi-level backup utility

2005          Project Manager of FeedSky Corp, Beijing, China (www.feedsky.com)

  • Company is a leader in Rss technology in China, Invested By Ceyuan Ventures
  • Technical investor, took charge in the construction of the website and coordination.
  • Focused on ASP.NET(C#) and MS SQLServer, spent 8 months in leading technical group of 6 people.
  • Developed a robot in C++ to grab web content and generate RSS feed

2004-2005 Part-time Software Engineer of HeiYou Corp, Beijing, China  (www.heiyou.com)

  • Researched, designed and developed independent part of website module, Quiz and Match System, using ASP.NET (C#)
  • Contributed to the planning of website, and user experiences

2003           Developed Driving Knowledge Test Software and Car Management System for XinDa Driving School using MFC (visual c++)


Additional Experiences

2006-2007 Tutoring for Department of Computer Science, Australian National University

  • Course comp1710, “New media and the Web”
  • Course comp2720, “Automating Tools for New Media”

2007           Apple's WebObjects technology Training, Sydney

2006           Volunteer of Consulting Center, Australian National University

  • Trained and certified for “Get up and Go” program

2003           Casual Assistant Translator for Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide IBM ISG Team


Honours and Awards

2007           Australian National University Miscellaneous Scholarship

2007           Vice-Chancellor Travel Grants for research students

2001-2005 First Class Honor in under-graduate, University Scholarship Second Prize


Extracurricular Experiences

2008           Provision Member of the Australia Computer Society

2006-2007 Research Assistant on User Interface and Virtual Reality Experiment

2004-2005 Class president who coordinated and initiated activities, managed administrative and tutor duties

 2002-2004 Member of Student Art Society

 2001-2004 Member of Class Basketball, Football Team, Class Study Committeemen