Hi, I'm Zihan

Computer Engineering student building AI tools, web systems, and creative engineering projects.

ABOUT ME

IamZihan(Henry)Zhao,aComputerEngineeringstudentatUCSBbuildingacrossAI-poweredtools,websystems,hardwareandembeddedprojects,andcreative3Ddesign.Iliketurningtechnicalideasintopolished,usableexperiences-fromvideoAIpipelinesandcommunitywebplatformstophysicaldevicesthatmove,write,andrespond.

UCSB Computer Engineering

AI + Web Systems

Hardware Projects

Creative 3D Design

Dean's HonorsAI and network concentrationBuilder across software, systems, and design

Featured Projects

01AI Pipeline / Full Stack / GPU Inference

AI Subtitle Generation Web Service

A full-stack web service that transforms MP4 videos into Chinese-subtitled videos using an AI pipeline.

FFmpeg audio extraction

WhisperX transcription

Gemini translation

CUDA-enabled Linux processing

PythonFlaskSQLAlchemySQLiteFFmpegWhisperXGeminiCUDAJinja2

GitHub Repo

Step 01

MP4 Upload

MP4

Step 02

FFmpeg Audio Extraction

Step 03

WhisperX Transcription

Step 04

Gemini Translation

Step 05

Subtitle Generation

Step 06

Final Chinese-subtitled Video

Input MP4Subtitled Output

02Hardware / Embedded Systems

Morse Code Converter

An Arduino-powered physical device that converts text into Morse code and writes it using a servo-actuated pen and stepper-motor paper feeder.

Servo-actuated pen

Stepper-motor paper feeder

Joystick input

LCD feedback

ArduinoC/C++Servo MotorStepper MotorLCDJoystickBreadboard Circuits3D-Printed Frame

Hardware Demo

Servo pen + paper feed

Arduino Board

Microcontroller hub

Signal Encoding

Text to dots/dashes

Servo Pen Output

Physical writing arm

LCD Feedback

Input status display

03Creative 3D Design

Blender / 3D Modeling

A collection of 10+ original Blender projects focused on mesh editing, shading, lighting, stylized rendering, and beginner-friendly instructional design.

Coffee cup, donut, and rocket projects

Stylized rendering

Mesh editing and lighting workflows

Peer instructional design

BlenderMesh EditingShadingLightingRenderingInstructional Design

01 / Coffee Cup

02 / Donut Render

03 / Lighting Study

04 / Rocket Model

Leadership & Impact

UCSB ACMCommunity Operations

ACM Social Branch
Co-Chair

Social Branch Co-Chair for UCSB ACM, planning inclusive community-building events for UCSB engineering students.

Community

Builds repeatable event formats that help engineering students connect beyond class.

Operations

Coordinates planning, sponsorship touchpoints, logistics, and day-of execution.

Engagement

Turns social initiatives into club-wide moments for stronger student participation.

300+ studentsCommunity eventsSponsorshipsClub-wide initiatives

Plan

Sponsor

Host

Engage

ACM
Social

Event Map

Plan formats, rooms, food, and run-of-show

Sponsorships

Coordinate outreach and support logistics

Retention

Turn attendees into repeat community members

UCSB CSSAWeb Platform Leadership

CSSA Website
Technical Co-Lead

Technical Co-Lead for the official UCSB CSSA website, building and maintaining a real web platform for a 2000+ student community.

Platform

Built a real web presence for departments, staff directories, and organization content.

Localization

Supported bilingual Chinese and English content for the UCSB CSSA community.

Delivery

Maintained deployment and collaboration through Vercel and Git workflow.

5-person team2000+ communityBilingual platformVercel deployment

Live Site

ucsbcssa.com

Live

Departments

Staff Directory

Org Content

Events

Google Calendar

Bilingual

Chinese / English

Deploy

Vercel

Workflow

Git team flow

Skills / Tech Stack

AI / Backend

PythonFlaskSQLAlchemySQLiteFFmpegWhisperXGeminiCUDAAI Pipelines

Frontend / Web

Next.jsReactTypeScriptTailwind CSSBootstrapHTML/CSSVercelGSAPScrollTriggerResponsive UI

Systems / Hardware

C++ArduinoVerilogDigital LogicBoolean AlgebraKarnaugh MapsCombinational CircuitsAnalog CircuitsServo MotorsStepper MotorsBreadboard Circuits

Creative / AI Workflow Tools

BlenderGitLinuxChatGPTCodexClaude CodeOllamaVS CodeVideo Editing

Let's Connect

Open to AI, web, hardware, and creative engineering opportunities.

Email->

henryzhao@ucsb.edu

LinkedIn->

linkedin.com/in/zihanz2028

GitHub->

github.com/zihanzzh