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Zhang Zhiyong Melvin
| B.Comp (Hons), Computer Science | |
|---|---|
| Office | Algorithms Lab, COM1-01-09, 6516 4364 |
| melvin@comp.nus.edu.sg | |
| MSN | melvinzhangzy@hotmail.com |
| Hp | 98169985 |
Education
| 2006 - present | PhD candidate, School of Computing, NUS |
| 2002 - 2006 | Bachelor of Computing (Computer Science) with First Class Honours and Minor in Mathematics from National University of Singapore (Transcript) |
| 1998 - 1999 | Anglo Chinese Junior College |
| 1994 - 1997 | Swiss Cottage Secondary School |
| 1991 - 1993 | Merlimau Primary School |
| 1988 - 1990 | De La Salle Primary School |
Research Interest
- Algorithms and Theory
- Computational Biology
- Data Mining
- Artificial Intelligence
Research Experience
- Aug 2007 - Nov 2007: Clustering based Gene Cluster Discovery [CS6220]
- Jan 2007 - May 2007: Extending Gene Teams [CS5234]
- Aug 2006 - Nov 2006: Evasion of Multiple Pursuers with Uncertainty [CS5247]
- May 2005 - Apr 2006: Rearrangements in genomes with unequal content [Honors Year Project]
- Aug 2005 - Nov 2005: Algorithm for the Identification of r-window Gene Clusters between two Genomes [CS5238]
- Jan 2005 - May 2005: Constraint solver for finding pattern instances in time series databases [CS5215]
- June 1997 : Attachment to CRISP, Investigation of the North-East Monsoon Characteristic in the Region of South East Asia using ERS Wind Scatterometer Data, published in Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 1997. IGARSS '97, 1997 IEEE International
Work Experience
- Jan 2009 - Apr 2009: Teaching assistant for CS1102
- Aug 2008 - Nov 2008: Teaching assistant for CS5206 (Foundations in Algorithms)
- Jan 2008 - Apr 2008: Teaching assistant for CS3230 (Design and Analysis of Algorithms)
- Jan 2007 - Apr 2007: Teaching assistant for CS3230
- Aug 2006 - Nov 2006: Teaching assistant for CS1102 (Data Structures and Algorithms)
- Aug 2005 - Nov 2005: Teaching assistant for CS1102
- Jan 2005 - Apr 2005: Teaching assistant for CS1102
Academic Honors and Awards
| Year | Achievement | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Overall top student in any B.Comp (Hons) program | Lee Kuan Yew Gold Medal |
| 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 | For outstanding academic performance | Dean's List for the School of Computing, NUS |
| 2005 | For meritorious performance in the AY 2004/2005 | Tata Consultancy Services Asia Pacific Prize |
| 2004 | For meritorious performance in the AY 2003/2004 | National Computer Systems Book Price |
| 2005 | Represented NUS at the IBM Parallel Challenge held during the ACM ICPC World Finals at Shanghai, China | 3rd place |
| 2005 | Represented NUS at the ACM ICPC World Finals Competition held in Shanghai, China | Honourable mention |
| 2004 | Represented NUS at the ACM ICPC Regional Contest held in Kanpur, India | 1st place |
| 2004 | Represented NUS at the ACM ICPC Regional Contest held in Dhaka, Bangladesh | 3rd place |
| 2003 | Represented NUS at the ACM ICPC Regional Contest held in Aizu, Japan | 11th place |
Extra-curricular activities
- Member of the Technical Committee for NOI (2006 - 2008)
- developed an automated judging system and judged all submissions for both the preliminary contest and the actual NOI (2006 - 2008)
- developed a problem set for the preliminary contest (2006)
- mentor for i-Whiz: NOI episode (2006)
- Member of the Singapore delegation at the International Olympiad in Informatics (2005 - 2007)
- member of the General Assembly
- provided technical advice to the team in terms of the analysis of the problem set for each competition day and improvements to their strategy
- Trainer for the Singapore IOI team and NUS ACM ICPC team (2004 - 2007)
- gave talks on competition specific topics
- conducted discussion sessions for teams
- developed problem sets and conducted selection contests
- Coach of NUS teams at the 2006 ACM-ICPC Asia Regionals in Manila (2006)
- Member of the Organising Committee for the IMS Algorithmic Biology Program (2006)
- coordinated title and abstract of all speakers
- prepared the pre proceedings for RECOMB RG06
- maintained the website for the BioAlgorithmic Workshop and RECOMB RG06
- assisted in the preparation of the schedule for the BioAlgorithmic Workshop and RECOMB RG06
- prepared the handouts for the Math-CS Camp
- mentor for the Math-CS Camp
- Vice-chairperson of the Academic Liaison Committee, NUS Student's Computing Club (2004)
- organised the biannual flea market
- coorganised the Microsoft .Net week which includes an InstallFest and workshops conducted by Microsoft student representatives
- Chairperson of the Scientific Committee for Computron Quiz 2004 (2004)
- coordinated the development of the problem set used during Computron Quiz 2004
