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Explore my research, thesis, projects, and more.

About Me

My name is Zilin Zeng. I am a recent UCLA alumni who graduated with an M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, concentrating in Signals and Systems!

I’ve worked as a graduate researcher for the Visual Machines Group at UCLA under the direction of Professor Achuta Kadambi, focusing on 3D vision.

I graduated with a B.S. in Audio and Music Engineering from the University of Rochester in 2022.

Thesis and Projects

Master's Thesis: "In the shadow, Neural Networks tricked by visual illusions"

If the ultimate goal for a neural network is to perceive scenes and objects as humans do, can neural networks also be tricked by visual illusions?

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Bachelor's Senior Design: "Flat Panel Smart Speaker"

A loudspeaker integrated with artificial intelligence, but it is FLAT!

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Discover Grant Project: Singing Glass

An audio plugin for the instrument glass harp + a MIDI-controllable glass harp.

This project has been awarded the Professors' Choice Award!

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Selected Coursework Projects

Deep Learning: EEG Signal Classifier

Building Neural Networks to classify four distinct motor imagery tasks based on the collected EEG signals.

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Digital Speech Processing: African American Accent Classifier

Leverage acoustic features to automatically classify five regional African American English accents using an XGBoost classifier.

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Audio Signal Processing: Arduino MIDI Drum

A real-time FM-synthesis drum machine that operates with a MIDI keyboard!

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Audio Signal Processing: Ring Modulator

Audio plugin for the classic Ring Modulator guitar pedal

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Contact Me

Email: zzeng12@g.ucla.edu

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