joseph zhong

research engineer working on ml infra for 🧠-computer interfaces at Facebook Reality Labs, (ex-CTRL-labs).

about me

I graduated from the University of Washington, working with Ira Kemelmacher-Shilzerman as part of the newly-founded UW Reality Lab studying high-fidelity, life-like video generation techniques. I also spent time at Xevo (ex-Surround.io) working on AI software for cars, and at WellSaid Labs as part of Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (AI2), working on high-fidelity, life-like voice generation.

It has been an incredible adventure, and Seattle will always have a special place in my heart, as there are many people to thank that have guided me on my wonderful journey.

see my resume here.

projects

Lip Reading – automated video captioning without audio input
Spectrum – Chrome extension that suggests news of complementary bias (TreeHacks III)
VisualTA – "confused student" detector (DubHacks III, Qualtrics Best Hack)
CloudBike – bike for bitcoin via exercise (DubHacks II, 4th Place)
SecondRoute – traffic de-touring app (DubHacks I, 2nd Place and Best MSFT Hack)
ReFresh – an IoT solution for tracking perishables (PennApps XIII)

blog

see more here

stories

places

Updates to come...
Iron Mt., Nov. 2019
Red River Gorge, Nov. 2019
Twin Peaks, Oct. 2019
Harriman State Park, Oct. 2019
Birdsboro Quarry, Jun. 2019
Lake Serene, Feb. 2019
Vantage, Dec. 2018
Lake 22, Dec. 2018
Rachel Lake, Jul. 2018
Blanca Lake, Jul. 2018
Yellow Aster Butte, Jul. 2018
Ice Caves, Jun. 2018
Mt. Si / Haystack Peak, Jun. 2018
Gothic Basin / Del Campo, Sept. 2017
Mt. Rainier / Northern Loop Trail, Aug. 2017
Mail Box Peak, Aug. 2017
Mason Lake / Bandera Mtn., Jun. 2017
Mt. Rainier / Reflection Lake, Jul. 2015