CV

Education

  • B.S. in Computer Science and Technology, School of the Gifted Young, University of Science and Technology of China (2024.9--2028.6)
    • GPA: 3.89 (Rank: 18/241)
    • Core Courses: Algorithms (A), Math Analysis B1 and B2 (A+), Linear Algebra B1 (A+)
    • Honors: Excellent Student Scholarship, Silver Award
  • Undergraduate Student, University of Science and Technology of China
  • Member of ShaoQing Ren's Lab, supervised by Prof. ShaoQing Ren

Work Experience

  • Teaching Assistant, Fundamentals of Algorithms (Instructor: Xue Chen), USTC | From Mar 1, 2026 (Ongoing)
    • Assisted in experiment, Q&A sessions, and assignment support for Spring 2026
  • Officer of University Programming Club USTC | From Oct 2024 (Ongoing)
    • Organized 10+ virtual programming competitions
    • Helped Financial Department with expense reimbursements
    • Managed budgeting and financial reporting
  • Logistics Team Member - Yuqing Cup USTC | From Dec 2024 (Ongoing)
    • Coordinated event operations for 100+ teams
    • Helped manage logistics and scheduling

Technical Skills

  • Programming Languages
  • Proficient: C/C++, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript
  • Familiar: LaTeX, SQL

Projects

  • Whose USTC Card Battle Game
    • Implemented account system and card evolution algorithms in C++
    • Developed turn-based battle system with skill effects
    • Created matchmaking system supporting multi-users
  • MoYunXinZhi (iFLYTEK Spark Challenge Cup Project)
    • Built an AI-driven intelligent news article generation system using the Spark workflow API
    • Developed with Next.js, TypeScript, and Material-UI, supporting text, image, and speech-record inputs
    • GitHub: https://github.com/houzhenliu/MoYunXinZhi
  • SAC-PER Reinforcement Learning Project
    • Implemented an efficient Soft Actor-Critic training pipeline for IsaacLab with optional Prioritized Experience Replay (PER)
    • Improved off-policy sample efficiency and training stability through replay and training optimizations
    • GitHub: https://github.com/houzhenliu/sac_isaaclab

Awards

  • Chinese Mathematical Olympiad (CMO) - Silver Medalist 2023.12
  • First Prize, Chinese Undergraduate Mathematics Competition (CMC) 2024.10
  • First Prize, Chinese Mathematical Olympiad in Senior (2023, JiangXi Division)
  • Third Prize, Jiuzhang Cup Mathematics Competition (2024)
  • Third Prize, China Collegiate Computing Contest (National Finals 2025)
  • 7th Place, USTC Computer Programming Competition (USTCPC 2025)
  • Second Prize (Rank 2), Anhui Province Robot Competition (AHCPC 2025)