CV

General Information

Full Name Zexuan Jia
Occupation Ph.D. Student in Mechanical Engineering, Research Assistant in Mobility Systems Control (MSC) Laboratory, University of Georgia
Nationality Chinese
Languages English, Chinese, Japanese
Email zexuan.jia@uga.edu

Education

  • Present
    Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering
    University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
  • 06/2025
    B.E. Computer Science and Technology
    Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China

Experience

  • 09/23-01/25
    Research Assistant (Intern)
    SUSTech - Intelligent Sensing and Unmanned Systems Lab
    • Publication of a JCR-Q1 paper as co-author, on the topic of "Optimizing Autonomous Driving Datasets Complexity, Quality, Uncertainty" (under review)
    • Investigation into dataset optimization systems, and 3D perception algorithms for autonomous driving
    • Extracurricular research project supervised by Prof. Qi Hao and Gongjin Lan
  • 11/23-01/25
    Student Teaching Assistant
    SUSTech - Department of Computer Science and Engineering
    • Teaching courses, Orient Object Analysis and Design (OOAD), Machine Learning (advanced class)
    • Assisting in the lab course teaching of pattern design models
    • Awarded the Exellent Award of the Most Outstanding Student Teaching Assistant in the Fall Semester, 2023
    • Contributing to and grading assignments and exams

Open Source Projects

  • 09/23-10/24
    OptAdDatasets
    • This project aims to optimize autonomous driving datasets by considering three key features (complexity, quality, and uncertainty)
    • The goal is to create a smaller yet equally effective subset by removing redundant and low-quality 3D point cloud data frames
  • 09/23-03/24
    CARLA ADA
    • Data collection tools with active data acquisition algorithm implemented for CARLA Simulator
  • 04/23-04/23
    Cat Chat
    • An online chat software implemented in Java, with a server and client
    • Support multiple clients to chat with each other, group chat, and private chat
    • Support file transfer between clients
  • 04/23-05/23
    FPGA CPU
    • A classic MIPS pipeline CPU implemented on FPGA, in Verilog
    • Support Mips32 instruction set, apply 5-stage pipeline, and cache

Honors and Awards

  • 2025
    • The Highest Honors in Computer Science and Engineering & The Best Graduate Thesis Awards, for outstanding academic achievement in the undergraduate program
    • The Best Oral Presentation Award in the 2025 IEEE the 5th International Conference on Computer Communication and Artificial Intelligence (CCAI)
    • Been admitted to the University of Georgia, USA, for a Ph.D. program in Machinical Engineering with a full scholarship
  • 2024
    • Co-Author Paper, "Optimizing Autonomous Driving Datasets for perception, Complexity, Quality, Uncertainty"
  • 2023
    • The National First Prize in the 2023 China College Computer Contest (CCCC), project "Anti-Robust AI Generative Content Jugement System"
    • The Exellent Award in 19TH Challenge Cup of Science Achievement in China
    • The Most Outstanding Student Teaching Assistant in the Fall Semester, 2023
    • Second Runner-up in 6TH Mojian Cup Kendo Competition, Individual Match
  • 2022
    • Guangdong Student Science and Technology Innovation Fund
    • Second Runner-up in 5TH Mojian Cup Kendo Competition, Men's Team Match
    • 2nd Dan in Kendo, Guangzhou Kendo Association, CKOU

Hobbies

  • Sleep, Video Games, Anime, Manga
  • Kendo, Badminton
  • Violin, J-POP