Education
  • M.Sc. Computer Science, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, USA, Jan. 2005 -- Oct. 2006
       Advisor: Dr. Peter Nelson
  • M.Sc. Computing Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, Sept. 2002 -- Dec. 2004
       Co-supervisors: Dr. Randy Goebel and Dr. Robert Holte
  • B.Sc. Computer Science&Technology, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China, Sept. 1998 -- June 2002
    • Publications
  • Q.Zhang, C.Zhou, W.Xiao and Peter C.Nelson. Improving Gene Expression Programming Performance by Using Differential Evolution. In Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Machine Learning and Applications (ICMLA 2007), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, 2007.
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  • Q.Zhang, C.Zhou, W.Xiao, Peter C.Nelson and X.Li. Using Differential Evolution for GEP Constant Creation. In Late breaking paper at Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO 2006), Seattle, WA, USA, 2006.
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    FAQs
  • How do I say my name? What does it mean?
    • Well, I know it is pretty hard to say my name. Try to pronouce that "Q" as "CH". In Chinese, QIONG means find jade, and YUN means cloud.
     
  • Where am I from?
    • I was born in Nanjing, an ancient and melancholy city in the lower reaches of Yangtze River, eastern China. Soon I moved to the nice small city of Wuxi, and lived there for the first several years of my life. After that, I came back to my hometown and did my school.
    I spent 2 years in Edmonton after graduating from Nanjing University. Although winter there was unforgettably cold, I loved this city which brought me lots of fun and happy times, witnessed my laughter, pain and growth, and opened a new door for my life.
    I moved to Chicago at the end of 2004.
     
  • What are my hobbies?
    • Singing, shopping, movies, piano, cooking&eating, photography, travelling, etc.
     
  • What's my favourite music?
    • R&B and Jazz. I also like hip-hop, soft rock, pop, classical, gospel, and so on.
     
  • What's my favourite food?
    • I am a big fan of seafood and steak (Ohh and donairs), but generally speaking I like all kinds of food in whatever cuisine style, as long as it's well-done and delicious. In particular, I love my own cooking.:P
     
  • Any plans for near future?
    • Hmmm, good question. What I'd like to do is to graduate, find a job that I love, have my own family in several years maybe, and live a healthy and happy life.
     
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