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| Name | Chengjiaao (Oliver) Liao |
| liaochengjiaao@gmail.com | |
| Summary | Ph.D. student in Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics at Virginia Tech |
Education
2026.08 - Present
Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics
Virginia Tech
2024.08 - 2026.07
M.Sc. in Biomedical Engineering
National University of Singapore (NUS), College of Design and Engineering
GPA: 4.50 / 5.0
GPA: 4.50 / 5.0
2021.09 - 2025.06
B.Eng. in Biomedical Engineering
Zhejiang University (ZJU), Chu Kochen Honors College
Rank: 19 / 131
Rank: 19 / 131
Research Experience
2025.09 - 2026.05
Surgical World-Modeling (NVIDIA Collaboration)
Research Assistant, Dr. Yueming Jin's Lab, NUS BME & ECE
Segmentation-based articulated pose estimation for surgical instruments; SAM2-assisted segmentation and mask matching under occlusion
Segmentation-based articulated pose estimation for surgical instruments; SAM2-assisted segmentation and mask matching under occlusion
2025.06 - 2026.05
End-to-End 3D Reconstruction of Endoscopic Surgical Scenes
Research Assistant, Dr. Yueming Jin's Lab, NUS BME & ECE
Fine-tuning VGGT for surgical endoscopy with DV-LoRA; self-supervised depth and pose estimation on multi-dataset benchmarks
Fine-tuning VGGT for surgical endoscopy with DV-LoRA; self-supervised depth and pose estimation on multi-dataset benchmarks
2024.08 - 2025.05
AI-Accelerated CFD Methods (Final Year Project)
Research Assistant, Dr. Hua Liang Leo's Lab, NUS BME
PointNet-based prediction of aneurysm hemodynamics; 10,000× speedup over traditional CFD with <8% error
PointNet-based prediction of aneurysm hemodynamics; 10,000× speedup over traditional CFD with <8% error
2022.09 - 2024.06
Hippocampal Subfield Alterations in Post-Stroke Dementia
Research Assistant, Dr. Dan Wu's Lab, ZJU BME
Structural and functional analysis of hippocampal subfields using resting-state fMRI and DTI
Structural and functional analysis of hippocampal subfields using resting-state fMRI and DTI
2023.03 - 2024.05
EEG Characteristics of Exoskeletal Assisted Walking
Research Assistant, Dr. Shaomin Zhang's Lab, ZJU BME
CNN-based EEG decoding of gait phases using movement-related cortical potentials
CNN-based EEG decoding of gait phases using movement-related cortical potentials
Internship Experience
2026.05 - Present
Algorithm Intern, Qwen Medical Foundation Model
Alibaba Group
Built an automated medical dialogue quality evaluation benchmark pipeline using multi-LLM collaboration (Qwen, Gemini, GPT); designed an 8-step system covering response generation, knowledge extraction, ground truth refinement, fact-checking via DeepResearch, rubric-based scoring, and automated review
Built an automated medical dialogue quality evaluation benchmark pipeline using multi-LLM collaboration (Qwen, Gemini, GPT); designed an 8-step system covering response generation, knowledge extraction, ground truth refinement, fact-checking via DeepResearch, rubric-based scoring, and automated review
2024.07 - 2024.08
Clinical Intern, Neurology Department
The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine
Clinical rotations, neuroelectrophysiological and imaging examinations
Clinical rotations, neuroelectrophysiological and imaging examinations
Selected Projects
2023.07
WeChat Program for Postpartum Mental Health Guidance
Team Leader
Led development and market research; launched the program and obtained a national software patent
Led development and market research; launched the program and obtained a national software patent
2022.03 - 2022.06
Libgraphics: Algorithm Flowchart Graphing Software
Team Leader
Designed and developed graphing software using C programming language
Designed and developed graphing software using C programming language
Awards
2025
Outstanding Graduate
Zhejiang University
2021 - 2022
1st Class Scholarship & Zhejiang Government Scholarship
Zhejiang University
Leadership & Activities
2023.04 - 2024.04
President, Student Union
College of Biomedical Engineering & Instrument Science, ZJU
Organized school events, led weekly conferences, and coordinated cross-department activities
Organized school events, led weekly conferences, and coordinated cross-department activities
Skills
| Languages | Chinese (Native), English (Fluent, TOEFL Best: 106) |
| Programming | Python, C/C++, MATLAB, JavaScript, Shell |
| ML / DL | PyTorch, TensorFlow, scikit-learn, Hugging Face, LoRA / PEFT |
| Medical AI | 3D Slicer, MONAI, FreeSurfer, DPABI, SimpleITK, OpenCV |
| Tools | Git, Docker, Linux, LaTeX, ANSYS Fluent, SolidWorks |
Hobbies
| Sports | NBA |
| Music | Saxophone |
| Lifestyle | Food Enthusiast |