{"625127":{"#nid":"625127","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Meet ML@GT: Zifan Jiang","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ml.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EThe Machine Learning Center at Georgia Tech\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(ML@GT) is home to many talented students from across campus, representing all six of Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s colleges and the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gtri.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI).\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThese students have diverse backgrounds and a wide variety of interests, both inside and outside of the classroom.\u0026nbsp;Today, we\u0026rsquo;d like you to meet \u003Cstrong\u003EZifan Jiang\u003C\/strong\u003E, a brunch aficionado who pays homage to his home country by learning to make traditional Chinese seals.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EName:\u003C\/strong\u003E Zifan Jiang\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHometown:\u003C\/strong\u003E Chengdu, China\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAdvisor:\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/gdclifford.info\/people\/gari\u0022\u003EGari D. Clifford,\u003C\/a\u003E Department of Biomedical Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECurrent Georgia Tech degree program:\u003C\/strong\u003E Ph.D. in Machine Learning\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOther degrees earned\u003C\/strong\u003E: B.E. in Biomedical Engineering, Zhejiang University\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETell us about your research:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMy research interest lies in applying state-of-the-art machine learning algorithms in healthcare, with a focus on diagnosis and prediction of neurodegenerative diseases with multi-modality time series data. We develop novel methods for learning with noisy labels and missing data. A specific application would be using audio or visual recordings to analyze visual and verbal queues from the interviewee to diagnose depression.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat is your favorite conference and why?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe beach is my favorite place, so I\u0026rsquo;m a big fan of any conference that is held near a beach.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFavorite place to hang out on campus or in Atlanta and why?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EYou might find me wandering in different brunch places on weekends. Some favorite spots are Joy Caf\u0026eacute;, La Belle Vie, and Royal China.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETell us about some of your hobbies:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI have a lot of hobbies, but some favorites are watching movies and playing video games. I love \u0026ldquo;2001: Space Odyssey\u0026rdquo;, \u0026ldquo;Inception\u0026rdquo;, and the game \u0026ldquo;The Last of Us\u0026rdquo;. I also love to travel, especially to the islands.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFavorite Georgia Tech experience:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIt is hard to pick just one. The most recent one would be rafting in Ocoee with my friends from Georgia Tech. It was a 10-mile half-day tour rafting down the river. We had a ton of fun and it was great exercise! Unfortunately a sunburn was our souvenir.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat is your proudest accomplishment?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGetting admitted into the machine learning Ph.D. program at Georgia Tech is something that I am very proud of.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat is the most random or useless talent that you have?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI learned how to make a traditional Chinese seal (\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Seal_(emblem)\u0022\u003Eyinzhang\u003C\/a\u003E). Maybe I should bring one to sign my daily bills.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBest app on your phone: \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.termius.com\/\u0022\u003ETermius\u003C\/a\u003E is amazing. It allows you to check the server jobs from your phone. I couldn\u0026#39;t ask for more!\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat are your plans for after graduation?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI\u0026rsquo;d like to end up in academia permanently, so I\u0026rsquo;ll hopefully work as a post-doc and then try to find a tenure-track assistant professor position.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIf you could time travel, what period of time would you go to and why?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI would definitely go to the far future. I am always an optimist and believe everything will get better. 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