Zifan Jiang
Live in Zurich; used to live in Shanghai, Beijing, and Nanjing (favourite); born in Kunshan.
A researcher, an engineer, a backpacker, a gamer.
Experiences
- University of Zurich · Ph.D. in Computational Linguistics · 2022-2026
- University of Neuchâtel · Scientific Programmer · 2021-now
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University of Zurich · Master in Data Science · 2019-2021
- Special student at ETH Zurich
- Master project on ReAdvisor: Intelligent Customer Feedback Management
- Master thesis on Machine Translation between Spoken Languages and Signed Languages in Written Form
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Wiredcraft (Shanghai) · Front-end Engineer · 2018-2019
- Lead maintainer of Starbucks China website.
- Lead maintainer of World Bank Open Data platform.
- Analyst on-site at Nike Shanghai on Nike Wechat Mini Program.
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Gap (Nanjing) · 2017-2018
- A "librarian", reading useless books in university libraries.
- Freelancing for startups, playing with Slate.js.
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Zhihu (Beijing) · Front-end Engineer / Front-end Intern · 2014-2017
- Built the first version of the Zhihu advertising platform.
- Explored the early React ecosystem, redesign and refactor the official website.
- In charge of an internal UI kit, especially a rich-text component based on Draft.js.
- MyDocumate (Nanjing) · Front-end Intern · 2014
- Alibaba (Hangzhou) · Front-end Intern · 2013
- Nanjing University Lily Studio · Art Group Leader / Art Group Member · 2011-2013
- Nanjing University · Bachelor in Software Engineering · 2011-2015
Skills
- Languages: Mandarin Chinese (native), English (C1), German (B1), American Sign Language (A1)
- Programming Languages: JavaScript, Python, Java, C/C++, LaTeX
- Tools: Macbook Pro, Chrome, iTerm, VS Code, Git/Github
- Specialties: Natural Language Processing, Machine Learning, Data Science
Trips
- 2023: Montenegro, Crete
- 2022: Spain, Portugal, South Italy, Sicily, the Pyrenees, the Basque Country
- 2021: Northern and Central Italy, Southern France
- 2020: Austria-Hungary, Czech Republic, Germany, Peloponnese
- 2019: Switzerland, the Alps, Netherlands, Belgium
- 2018: Phuket, Jeju, Myanmar
- 2017: Turkey
- 2016: Sri Lanka, Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture
- 2015: Sichuan, Tibet
- 2014: Gansu, Qinghai, Hulunbuir, Guangxi
- 2013: Jiangxi, Sichuan, Northeast China
- 2012: Tibet, Northwest China
Favourites
- Philosophers: Friedrich Nietzsche, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Zhuangzi
- Writers: Milan Kundera, W. Somerset Maugham, Orhan Pamuk, John Wiliams, Ernest Hemingway, James Joyce, Haruki Murakami, Mu Xin
- Games: Dota2, Braid, Civilization, Assassin's Creed Odyssey
- Sports: hiking, cycling, swimming, skiing, football, basketball
- Club: Chelsea F.C.
Links
Posts
Quotes
- "What we cannot speak about we must pass over in silence." ― Ludwig Wittgenstein
- "So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past." ― The Great Gatsby
- "Know thyself." - Temple of Apollo at Delphi
- (to be added ...)