21. Kathy Zhuang - International Student Experience, Interview Tips, and Machine Intelligence Engineering

About Kathy Zhuang (EngSci Machine Intelligence 2T2 + PEY)

Kathy is an undergraduate engineering student completing the Machine Intelligence major within the Engineering Science program and graduating in 2023. She has completed summer research internships at UC Irvine, the University of Toronto Intelligent Sensory Microsystems Laboratory (ISML) and the BMO Lab in Creative Research. She has industry experience at Huawei, where she completed her Professional Experience Year as a Machine Learning Research Engineer, and at Amazon as a Software Development Engineer Intern. She has also contributed to U of T Engineering's design teams as a 3D Object Detection Engineer with aUToronto and an Autonomous Rover Team Electrical Team Lead with the University of Toronto Robotics Association (UTRA).

Notable Quotes

“Doing things I want to do instead of doing things I should.” - Kathy Zhuang“Before I know what I want to do, I always look for the one that gives me more opportunities.” - Kathy Zhuang, on decision making

Resources mentioned with Links 

Engineering Science DisciplinesEngineering Communication Program (ECP)Intelligent Sensory Microsystems LaboratoryESROP Engineering Science Research Opportunities Program)  - UofTLeetCodeCracking the Coding Interview Book & WebsiteSTAR Interview MethodBook: Counselling for Toads: A Psychological AdventureDistill.pub

How to get in touch with Kathy

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yue-kathy-zhuang/Instagram: kath.yue_z

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