Hi! I'm Zhiyu — but I also go by Emma.

Pronounced (jrr · yü)

I'm currently studying Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon, with a concentration in SWE. I'm a massive caffeine addict and I love taking photos of cool places! (yes — all photos above are taken by me!)

links

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Projects

Code_EXP Champion2023

FoodSaverSG

iOS application seeking to combat food wastage in Singapore

TartanHacks2026

Legol

AI Integrated legal navigation hub for students

SPLASH Awards2023

LifeSync

Integrated medication management for elderly and caregivers

88-231 Course Project2026

Allergen Menu Analyzer

Convenient menu scanner for flagging allergens

Passion Project2025

Clixy

Full-stack platform for networking and venture showcase

Research

Nanyang Research Program Gold Medal, Singapore Science & Engineering Fair Silver Medal2023-2024

PSO Algorithm Approach to the Travelling Salesman Problem

Exploring the PSO Algorithm in the Real-world application of Electronic Waste Routing

YDSP Research Program, Singapore Science & Engineering Fair Finalist2022

Evaluation of CNNs on Drone Detection

A dive into the YOLOv5 models in distinguishing drones from similar objects

YDSP Research Program2021

Web Development using Generative AI

Full-stack development of an interactive rating tool for in-house LLMs