Hello! I'm Zhengming Wang and I am a sophomore undergraduate computer science student at the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, PA. I'm also a passionate, driven software engineer who enjoys working in all areas of the field and solving challenging, complex problems.
In my free time I enjoy playing volleyball and hanging out with my friends. I also love watching the New York Knicks and Pittsburgh Steelers (lose).
Milk is an imperative object-oriented scripting language that features a simpler syntax than traditional OOP languages, making it an a great choice for those new to coding.
Inspired by Bob Nystrom's book, Crafting Interpreters, the Milk Interpreter is built completely by Java.
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Weather Bot was a GroupMe chat bot that provided 300+ Pitt students with daily weather reports. Students would also receive current weather statuses if they typed "WeatherBot" in the chat.
Weather Bot was made with Python, GroupMe API, National Weather Service API. It was also my first exposure to http requests.
I am currently apart of the leadership board for Computer Science Club. As the largest Pitt CS student organization, we aim to provide those who are committed and passionate with resources like group project opportunities, company recruiting events, study nights, and talks from current and former Pitt CS students.
To learn more about our club, and if you are interested in being apart of our goal of pushing Pitt CS to the next level, check the link below!
I worked on a Kobuki Robot in a project-only robotics class during the fall of my 2nd year. I worked on 5 complex, in-depth projects over the course of the semester.
Click below to read more about the specific projects.
In my Programming System Design on a Mobile Robot Platform class during the summerof my first year, I worked in a team of two on various interesting projects with the Kobuki robot. The class was composed of only projects so for
the whole semester, my partner and I worked extensively in Python to make the robot do cool things.
Project 1 was called Sennott Square Rover. My partner and I were required to be able to SSH to the robot a single command or a series of commands for movement (ie. Forward 2 meters, Right 90°, ...). We
had to account for wheel slippage by creating an algorithm that would gradually accelerate the robot for any distance input. We also had to create a "remote control" for the robot. Through a SSH connection we would be able to fluidly move and turn the robot.
In Project 2, Soccer Kick and Line Runner, the task was to use the webcam of the laptop mounted on the robot to follow a colored line on the ground and to make sure that during a sharp turn, the robot would not go off
of the line.This required designing a PID controller for the robot turns that was calibrated correctly. Then, the robot had to scan the environment through the webcam for a red ball and then an pink goal. Using only three linear movements, the robot had to kick the ball into the goal. This project required figuring
complex similar triangles to cover all cases of the ball and the goal's location. The ball and goal could be placed anywhere in relation to robot and in order to successfuly execute the kick, our algorithm had to be robust
enough to cover all edge cases.
Project 2.5 was called Color Follower and it incorporated a Microsoft Kinect. The robot was to follow a person
around the building automatically using only colored construction paper on cardboard. Using the Kinect, the robot recognized the color pattern on the cardboard and also the distance to the person to decide whether to move forward,
backward, or turn and how fast. This time we used the same PID turn controller, but also had to implement a PID controller for velocity.
Project 3 was called Balloon Catcher and it was a pretty simple project as there was not much time left in the summer. Essentially, the robot was to rotate until it saw a balloon being help up in the air in its periphery. Using the Microsoft Kinect, we were able to determine the distance between the Kobuki robot and the balloon. Once the balloon began to fall the Kobuki quickly calculated the distance needed to catch the balloon using Pythagorean Theorem and would quickly move and catch the balloon.
In the Spring of 2019, I was challenged by Jane Street Capital to submit an entry for the strategy game, Colonel Blotto.
My entry placed 21st against 336 Jane Street employee's entries and 1,000+ other student entries. As a result of my success, I was invited to Jane Street's SEE program. To learn about the program, check out my Resume section.
Learn about the game on my Github!
The Chicago Children's Advocacy Center (CCAC) is Chicago's only nonprofit organization dedicated to being front-line responders to reports of child sexual abuse.
In September of 2019, I worked with 5 other students to develop a kiosk application for the CCAC. We used JavaScript, React.JS, and BootStrap CSS on the front end. On the back end, MongoDB and GraphQL was used.
I had a great time working with the other students. This was my first time working on a deliverable product to customers and I'm glad it was for a good cause.
You can download my résume in PDF format if you would like.
Click below to either view my GitHub profile or my LinkedIn profile.
I currently attend the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, PA. I study computer science with minors/focus areas in various areas: Mathematics, Chinese, and Creative Writing.
I hold a 3.84/4.00 GPA. I have also made the Dean's List in all of my semesters at the university.
I attended Great Valley High School in Malvern, PA where I graduated with a 3.7/4.00 GPA and was part of the top 25% of my class. I was also the Hurdle's Captain and Representative for the Honors Symphony Orchestra. My 110 High Hurdles time was 6 fastest all time for my school and I was Pennsylvania's first chair cellist in 2010.
I didn't care too much about grades until junior year. Even then the results weren't great, but my hard work came to fruition once I got to college.