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General Information
| Full Name | Christopher Haohua Zhu |
| Year of Birth | 2000 |
Education
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2023 - Present Ph.D. in Computer Science
University of Chicago - GPA: 4.00/4.00
- Advisor: Raul Castro Fernandez
- Teaching Assistant Appointments: Databases for Public Policy, Intro to Complexity Theory
- Research Area: Privacy and Data Sharing
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2018 - 2022 B.S. in Computer Science, Minor in Physics
University of Chicago - GPA: 3.83/4.00
- Relevant Coursework: Intro to Database Systems, Data Science for Computer Scientists, Data Visualization, Intro to Complexity Theory, Computer Networks, Math Foundations of ML, Parallel Computing, Computer Architecture for Scientists, Intro to Graphics, Scientific Visualization"
Experience
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09/2023 - Present PhD Researcher
University of Chicago - Developed a model called the Dataflow to address problems in data sharing: how to help data-driven organizations combine their data with others to unleash its value.
- Conducted a comparison of Privacy Enhancing Technologies for data sharing, applying the Dataflow model to evaluate them over the dimensions of trust, scope, and performance.
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09/2022 - present Full-Time Research Assistant
University of Chicago - Created an abstraction to tackle joining disparate schemas and access control for data sharing.
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08/2021 - 06/2022 Undergraduate Research Assistant
University of Chicago - Investigated and chose a secure enclave. Ran TPC-H and stress-ng experiments on them and created graphs and wrote the corresponding section in our research paper.
- Compared our system with Sieve, a secure file transfer protocol.
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06/2021 - 08/2021 Software Engineering Intern
KeepTruckin (now Motive Inc) - Revamped backend logging with verbose logs for debugging and concise logs for user-facing code.
- Introduced Sorbet, a static typechecker for Ruby into the codebase. Demonstrated a successful proof of concept for adding it into the codebase.
Honors and Awards
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2025 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
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2023 Liew Family Fellowship
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2022 Dean's List 2021-2022
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2019 Dean's List 2018-2019
Volunteering / Leadership
- Founder & Organizer | Chicago Data Night | Chicago, IL | 2023 - Present
- Databases for Public Policy Tutor | University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | 2024
Technical Skills
- Programming Languages: Python (Proficient), C (Prior Experience), Java (Prior Experience), Ruby (Prior Experience), Javascript (Basic Knowledge)
Hobbies
- Hobbies: Cooking, badminton, lifting, and backpacking