Thomas Zhao
Toronto,ON
Summary
Graduate student adept at designing experiments and generating meaningful results. Experienced at identifying and using new technologies and resources. Works effectively and collaboratively with teams and individuals.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Researcher
LiTrans
05.2021 - Current
- Assisted in the development of virtual reality experiments to test hypotheses for pedestrian safety, resulting in a published international conference paper on travel behavior
- Co-developing as the lead technical researcher for augmented reality experiments involving indoor navigation using real-time smartphone localization
- Developed an interactive virtual reality environment for automated vehicle safety tests
Education
Masters of Applied Science - Civil Engineering
Toronto Metropolitan University
08.2025
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Toronto Metropolitan University
04.2024
Skills
Programming Languages: Python, Java, C, C, SQL Technologies: Unity, ARKit, AutoCAD
Accomplishments
Bridging Divides Masters stipend (April 2024)
Awarded for VR research potential as a masters student at TMU
NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award (February 2023)
Awarded for promising independent research on augmented reality from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
IATBR Transportation engineering conference paper (December 2022)
Second-authored a paper on VR research regarding pedestrian safety, which was accepted at an international conference
UofTHacks VIII Winner - EV category (February 2021)
Given to the team of students that presented the best case competition solution for electric vehicles
Timeline
Researcher
LiTrans
05.2021 - Current
Masters of Applied Science - Civil Engineering
Toronto Metropolitan University
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Toronto Metropolitan University
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