Tim G. Zhou
Tim (right)
;Porteau Cove, BC
.I recently completed a Combined Honours degree in Computer Science and Statistics at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver, BC.
Starting September 2025, I will be a PhD-track Master’s student in Computer Science at UBC, co-advised by Dr. Geoff Pleiss and Dr. Evan Shelhamer.
I’m interested in application-driven deep learning research, with a focus on human-centric design, trustworthiness, and robustness.
Piragua, piragua, new block of ice, piragua. – “In The Heights”
My undergraduate honours thesis focused on uncertainty quantification in deep learning, where I developed Asymmetric Duos, a computationally efficient method to improve ML systems’ predictive uncertanties in high-risk applications.
Peviously, I was a research assistant in UBC SPIN Lab, where I gave furry robots heartbeats and made them breathe. There I worked closely with Preeti Vyas and Bereket Guta, supervised by Dr. Karon Maclean.
Outside of research, I am an enthusiastic, albeit mediocre, bird watcher, and am known to perform with UBC Acappella’s Choral Reef.
news
| May 06, 2025 | I received the Martin Frauendorf Memorial Prize in Computer Science, awarded annually to one graduating UBC CS student for outstanding leadership and service to the department ($900). |
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| Dec 20, 2024 | I received UBC’s International Student Scholarship ($9000). |
| Dec 20, 2024 | I wrapped up my TA duties for CPSC 320: Algorithm Design. I received an average median rating of 4.86/5. My favourite student feedback from the TA evaluation survey is “Tim is always in a good mood” ;-) |
| Nov 03, 2024 | I had to take an English Proficiency Exam for grad school application. Happy to share that I received 160/160 on my Duolingo🦉 English Test. |
| May 19, 2024 | I saw a baby grizzly🐻 in Pemberton, BC! On a slightly less exciting note, I started this website. |