Zenchang Sun

Software for systems that move.

CS @ Cornell · |

Zenchang Sun

TL;DR

Somehow ended up with a security clearance before I can legally rent a car. Most of my work sits where software meets the physical world — radar systems on Navy ships, wafer-scale chips, and autonomous robots.

Software Engineering Intern Amazon Web Services
Summer 2026

Joining the DynamoDB team in Seattle this June.

Research Assistant Cornell HPC Lab × Cerebras Systems
Jan 2026 – Present

Sparse linear algebra and graph kernels on the Cerebras WSE-3, Prof. Giulia Guidi.

Machine Learning Intern Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab
Summer 2025

ML for radar target tracking on next-gen Navy ships. Both projects classified.

Software Lead, Autonomy Cornell Mars Rover
Oct 2024 – Present

Led 8-person team building a ROS 2 GPS + camera autonomy stack for desert navigation.

BS Computer Science, Robotics Minor Cornell University
Aug 2024 – Present

Parallel Computing (Grad) · Algorithms · Systems · ML · Functional Programming

Shipped

Not a Robot

Outside of engineering I play guitar, drink boba, run, lift, and occasionally disappear into mountains.

Couch with friends Couch, with friends
Backpacking in the Alps Backpacking in Alps, Switzerland
80 East Band - Guitar 80 East Band, Guitar