EDWIN ZHENG
i'm a student at the University of British Columbia pursuing a degree in Honours Computer Science and Mathematics. i am passionate about computer/firmware systems, controls systems (applied in vehicle dynamics), applied mathematics in numerical methods, and design. i design intelligent computer controlled systems to effectively navigate real world uncertainty.
currently working on Lv @ tesla
Rivian
System HIL, Infotainment Integration | Summer 2024, 2025
- Optimized software in hardware test infrastructure, coordinating bench tools to create realistic test cases.
- Optimized Python/C++ based BLF logger (FDCAN/ETH/LIN), reduced dropped packets by 95%
- Improved UX for test case development by migrating all testing to full stack React/NextJS web app for test action editing.
- Led foundational architectural overhaul of test tooling by redesigning core UDS API, enabling expression of complex behaviours.
Controls Research @ UBC EECE
Student Researcher | 2025-2026
- Wrote a bachelor's thesis under the supervision of Professor Alberto Padoan, "Hybrid Autonomous Torque Vectoring Architecture for FSAE Vehicle"
- Developed a hybrid autonomous controls framework for a high performance formula-style car, incorperating elements of traction control, power limiting and torque vectoring, all in C++
- Developed vehicle body, tire, battery, powertrain model in Simulink to conduct driver in loop (DIL) validation
- Developed autonomous driving using MPC framework, implemented through quadratic programming solver
- Developed real-time state estimation algorithms using Extended Kalman Filters, fusing GPS, IMU, motor data
UBC Formula Electric
Software Director | 2022-2026
- Led ~25 Software Devs to 21st (2023), 31st (2024), 46th (2025), 67th (2026), in FSAE Michigan, passed all inspections/events first time in school history.
- Founded of autonomous driving division, built visual feature detection, SLAM, vehicle controls algorithms
- Designed telemetry system, using Influx SQL database on Docker, NextJS, Rust WebSocket/REST APIs.
- Implemented + enforced C/C++ code style, eliminating memory bugs at compile time, refactored mocks.
- Established validation team, no-car/HIL validation with GitHub Actions, reduced prod bug reports ~70%.
- Led introduction of dashboard software in Flutter on embedded Linux via Yocto, with async dart-ffi CAN.
- Developed cross platform CMake build/package manager, reduced generation/cross-compile times by 70%.
- Implemented sensor processing in C for 9 sensors, 3 protocols (ADC, I2C, SPI), broadcasting over CAN bus.
UBC Competitive Programming Team
Division 1 Competitor | 2022-2026
- Member of UBC Division 1 Team ('23-'26), competing in International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC)
- 2nd place in Division 2 at ICPC Pacific Northwest (2022), completed contest using Python and C++.
- Achieved top 10% in Canadian Computing Competition Senior Division from Grade 10-12.
- Developed and optimized complex data structures and algorithms based on mathematical principles
JHY Electrical
Principal Fullstack Developer | 2020-2022
- Established web presence for electronics business, enabling online catalogue/orders, deployed on Vercel.
- Designed UX, implemented UI built with NextJS/React app in Typescript, styling with TailwindCSS, ShadCN
- Developed CRUD API interfacing with PostgreSQL database, PayPal Orders/Stripe Payment Intents API.
- Ensured confidence in functionality through tests implemented across the entire stack with Jest, Playwright.
