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Hollen (Haoran) Zhang

About me

Hello! My name is Hollen (Haoran) Zhang, I am currently a PhD student of Computer Engineering at Watson Research Lab in the University of Virginia, proudly advised by Professor Amanda Watson. My current research focuses on machine learning for healthcare, particularly on wearable monitoring systems. I am also interested in ubiquitous computing and multimodal deep learning.

Education

Ph.D. in Computer Engineering

University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA · Expected May 2029

Main Courses: Computer Architecture, AI Hardware, Computer Engineering Perspectives, Human-Computer Interaction

Research Focus: Machine learning for real-time biomarker detection and wearable monitoring systems

Master of Science in Computer Science

Duke University, Durham, NC · April 2024 · GPA: 3.95 (Dean’s List)

Main Courses: Algorithms, NLP, Artificial Neural Networks, Probabilistic Machine Learning, Data Science, Computer Vision, Graph-Matrix Analysis, Cryo-EM Image Analysis

Projects: OpenOOD Benchmark, Fetus Brain MRI Motion Correction, Adversarial Knowledge Distillation

Bachelor of Science in Information Systems

The George Washington University, Washington, DC · May 2022 · GPA: 3.95 (Dean’s List)

Main Courses: Algorithms and Analysis, Artificial Intelligence, Information Systems Security, Database Design, Mobile App Development, Web Development, Web Analytics, IoT Management

Recent Projects

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OpenSpectro: An Open-Source Spectroscopic Profile Platform

Lead Author @ Watson Research Lab - Charlottesville, VA · April 2025

OpenSpectro is a modular, open-source platform designed to acquire and analyze spectroscopic data. It provides researchers with affordable, customizable tools for spectroscopy experiments.

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A Multi-Wavelength Optical Sensing Framework for Calibration-Free Wearable Blood Pressure Monitoring

A Multi-Wavelength Optical Sensing Framework for Calibration-Free Wearable Blood Pressure Monitoring

Co-author with Tarek Hamid @ Watson Research Lab - Charlottesville, VA · June 2024

A deep learning framework to correct motion artifacts in fetal brain MRI scans, improving diagnostic image quality and supporting prenatal healthcare.

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OpenOOD v1.5: Enhanced Benchmark for Out-of-Distribution Detection

OpenOOD v1.5: Enhanced Benchmark for Out-of-Distribution Detection

Co-author with Dr. Jingyang Zhang @ Duke CEI Lab - Durham, NC · June 2024

A deep learning framework to correct motion artifacts in fetal brain MRI scans, improving diagnostic image quality and supporting prenatal healthcare.

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