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Xiaopeng Zhang

Data Science Master | Math Bachelor

Welcome to my personal homepage. Now I am a master student in data science, University of Chicago. My work focuses on the diffusion model, flow matching and robotics.

Service

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Volunteer

South Side Science Festival of RIPL lab, 10/2025, Chicago.

Projects

03/2025 - Present | One of Principal Investigators

StackGen's 3D extension

Advised by Prof. Matthew Walter. Collaborate with Luzhe Sun,. We worked on a research on using diffusion model to stack the 3D structures to match the silhouettes, and the dataset is generated by our trained graph neural network. GNN and energy-guided diffusion model are used in our work.

09/2023 - 01/2024 | One of Principal Investigators

Heliostat Field Optimization Problem

We developed a solution to the installation of heliostat, which is a key component in tower solar thermal power station; and used methods like Element Method, KD-Tree, RayTracing, etc. to calculate the current system performance.

News

Awards

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National Scholarship (Top 0.1%)

2023

Awarded by Central Government of China.

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Outstanding Graduate with Honor(Top 1%)

2024

Shenzhen University, China.

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National First Prize in National Mathematics Competition for College Students(Ranked 36th nationwide in China)

2023

Awarded by the Chinese Mathematical Society, Individual Participant.

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National Second Prize in China Undergraduate Mathematical Contest in Modeling

2023

Awarded by the China Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Participant in Group.

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Outstanding Graduate with Honor(Top 1%)

2024

Shenzhen University, China.

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Outstanding Innovative Talent (First Prize)

2020, 2021, 2022, 2023

Shenzhen University, China.

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Star of Learning (First Prize, 1st Rank in Class)

2023

Shenzhen University, China.

Curriculum Vitae

Education

Visiting Student
2025 - 2026
Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago, IL, USA
M.S. in Data Science
2024 - 2026
The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA

GPA: 3.84/4.0

B.S. in Mathematics And Applied Mathematics
2020 - 2024
Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China

Graduated with Highest Honors | GPA: 4.21/4.50, Ranking: 1st

Professional Experience

Research Intern
Summer 2025
Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA

Advised by Prof. Matthew Walter. We worked on a research on using diffusion model to stack the 3D structures to match the silhouettes, and the dataset is generated by our trained graph neural network.

Teaching Assistant
2023-2024
Institute for Advanced Study (IAS), Shenzhen University, China

Teaching Assistant to Prof. Yin Guojian, Instructor of Course Advanced Algebra

Teaching Assistant
2022-2023
Institute for Advanced Study (IAS), Shenzhen University, China

Teaching Assistant to Prof. Xuan Benjin, Instructor of Course Advanced Calculus

Standardized Test Result

IELTS: 7.0

GRE Mathematics Subject Test: 900 (93%)

Skills

Programming Languages: Python, MATLAB, R

Research Areas: Robotics, Diffusion Model, Deep Learning, Computer Vision

Tools & Technologies: Git, Docker, Google Cloud Platform

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