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Toronto, ON 1-416-***-**** ******@********.** ca.linkedin.com/in/ZhouShuai

HIGHLIGHTS

Solid knowledge in data structures, algorithms and software design.

Adept in object oriented programming design, proficient in Java.

Excellent teamwork skills and ability to assist other team members in problem-solving.

Love technical challenges and is eager to learn.

Ability to work well under pressure and time constraints.

EDUCATION

M.Sc. (thesis-based) in Wireless Communications Nov 2015

University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada GPA: 4.0 (top 5%)

Publication: Zhang Z, Zhou S, Jiang H, et al. Opportunistic cooperative channel access in distributed wireless networks with decode-and-forward relays. Communications Letters, IEEE, 2015, 19(10): 1778-1781.

B.Sc. in Electronic Information Engineering July 2013

Southeast University, Nanjing, China GPA: 3.8 (top 10%)

Honors: Presidential Scholarship, Dean’s List

PROJECTS

Data Compression Application Jan. 2016 – Feb. 2016

Reduced the size of files without loss of information by identifying statistical redundancy using Java.

Implemented Huffman Tree to recode files to reduce statistical redundancy.

Stock Technical Analysis Application Jan. 2016 – Feb. 2016

Get the real time and historical stock prices through Yahoo Finance API and stored in database using Java.

Predict stock prices based various indicators calculated by TA _Lib.

Easy Memorization Software Oct. 2015 – Dec. 2015

Facilitate memorization English words by creating customized question cards using Java.

Implemented learning section and test section, and give feedback to users based on test results.

Customize the memorization process based on users’ test response time via max heap.

Contacts Application Jan. 2015 – April 2015

Created a contacts application based on Client/Server Model using JDBC, SQL.

Allowed users to create new contact, update or delete existing contacts.

Created a search bar to allow users search for a specified pattern using LIKE operator.

Handwritten Digit Recognition using Neural Networks Jan. 2014 – Apr. 2014

Built a handwritten digit recognition model achieved accuracy rate about 95% using MATLAB.

Used matrix multiplication to make the algorithm work more efficiently.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Research Assistant, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Sept. 2013 – Apr. 2015

Optimized the data transmission process and improved the throughput of wireless networks by 30%.

Validated the proposed strategy via simulating data transmission process by MATLAB code.

Teaching Assistant of MATLAB, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Jan. 2014 – Apr. 2014

Developed a program that could help the instructor to assign time slots to teaching assistants.

SKILLS

Programming Language: Java, SQL, MATLAB, C++, Python, VBA, shell

Misc Technologies: Git, Linux

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