Xinliang (Frederick) Zhang | 张心亮

Hi folks, I am Xinliang (Frederick) Zhang. I am from P.R. China. My official Chinese name is 张心亮 or Xinliang Zhang in Pinyin (pronounced as Shin-LeeAun Zhang). Usually, I go by Frederick.

I am an undergraduate student at The Ohio State University (OSU), pursuing dual degrees in Computer Science & Engineering(CSE) and Industrial & Systems Engineering (ISE) with Honors Math Minor. Before coming to OSU, I was an undergraduate student at Sichuan University (SCU), majoring in Industrial Engineering (IE).

My research interests lie in the fields of Natural Language Processing (NLP) , Machine Learning (ML), Mixed Integer Linear Programming (MILP). I am fortunate to work with Dr. Huan Sun on NLP tasks and proud of being part of SunLab. I also work closely with Dr. Marie-Catherine de Marneffe. Recently, I have been working on Question Answering & Generation, Information Retrieval, Natural Language Inference and Clinical NLP.

I am also broadly interested in Optimization, Applied Mathematics, Statistics and (Statistical) Linguistics. Explore more interests now!

You may check out my CV here.

You may reach out to me at zhang.9975@osu.edu.

My Google Scholar page just got set up! Feel free to check it out.

Recent News (after 2018)

Education

The Ohio State University

Columbus, OH, U.S.A
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Engineering (Specialization: AI)
Bachelor of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering (Minor in Math)

Thesis: Towards More Robust Text Understanding
GPA 3.997/4.0 (In progress)
Aug. 2018 - May 2021

Sichuan University

Chengdu, Sichuan, P.R.China
Bachelor of Engineering in Industrial Engineering (Transfer out)

GPA 3.97/4.0
Numerical Grade 95.93/100
Sept. 2016 - July 2018

Hangzhou Xuejun High School

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R.China
Sept. 2013 - June 2016

Publications

(* indicates equal contribution; I publish under "Xinliang Frederick Zhang") (*If an item is not clickable, it will be available soon or upon request.)

Research

Question Answering and Generation & Information Retrieval & Clinical NLP

Advised by Dr. Huan Sun

June 2019 - present
Natural Language Inference with Inherent Disagreement

Advised by Dr. Marie-Catherine de Marneffe

May 2020 - present
Training Neural Network with Integer Programming
Advised by Dr. Chen Chen
  • The essence is to leverage Mixed-Integer-Linear-Programming (MILP) to train Feed-forward Neural Network.
  • Explore the feasibility (accuracy-efficiency tradeoff) of MILP training approach.
    May 2019 - Aug. 2019
    Research Training in Financial Futures & Quantitative Investment
  • This project mainly focus on the field of quantitative investment on futures
    • Sept. 2017 - June 2018

    Teaching

    • 2021 Spring: CSE 3341 Programming Languages              Undergraduate Teacing Assistant (UTA)
    • 2020 Summer: CSE 2331 Data Structures&Algorithms      Undergraduate Teacing Assistant (UTA)
    • 2019 Autumn: CSE 2231 Software Development                Undergraduate Teacing Assistant (UTA)/ Lab assistant
    • 2019 Spring: CSE 2221 Software Components                    Undergraduate Teacing Assistant (UTA)/ Lab assistant
    • 2019 Spring: CSE 2112 Spreadsheet&Database                 Undergraduate Teacing Assistant (UTA)/ Lab assistant
    • 2018 Spring: IE 1085 Departmental Seminar                       Guest Lecturer* (Giving a 45-min seminar on Intro to MCM)

      • *This was given at SCU. If not specified, all teaching experiences are at OSU.

        2021 SP Office Hour for CSE 3341
        • Wed: 9am-11am
        • by appointment

    Selected College Awards

    • Honorable Mention of CRA Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Award
    • National Scholarship (Highest undergraduate honor in China; twice consecutively)
    • "Tomorrow Advancing Life" Merit Scholarship (Awarded to Top 0.1% students at SCU)
    • SCUPI Best Academic Achiever Award (Highest academic award at SCUPI; twice consecutively)
    • The "Best One hundred" Top 10 Class Leader at Sichuan University (Highest honor at SCU)
    • Lumley Engineering Fund Scholarship (Undergraduate research award at OSU)
    • Candidate in Graduation with Honors Undergraduate Research Distinction
    • Honorable Mention in Mathematical Contest in Modeling
    • The Excellent Graduate Award at Sichuan University
    • Dean's Lists at OSU (Every semester consecutively)
    • The Provincial 2nd Prize in Contemporary Undergraduate Mathematical Contest in Modeling
    • The 2nd Prize in Sichuan University Mathematical Contest in Modeling
    • The 3rd Prize in Sichuan University Mathematical Contest
    • The Excellent Student at Sichuan University (twice consecutively)
    • The Excellent Class Leader at Sichuan University
    • The Excellent Student Council Leader at Sichuan University
    • The Recipient of SCUPI Community Contribution Award

    Miscellaneous

    I am learning Japanese now! Additionally, I am planning to take JLPT N4 this December in the foreseeable future in December, 2021!

    Here is my Calendar. I am almost always available on campus from 9am to 7pm, Mon. through Fri. except for time slots that have been already scheduled. Due to Covid-19 Pandemic, I am not available for in-person meetings for safety considerations but still welcome to virtual meetings.

    Thanks for the cover template from Resume!

    Last updated on Feb. 22nd, 2021. Any comment or suggestion is more than welcome!

    (since 09/30/2019) .