Hello, I’m Zongnan Bao (鲍宗南), I received my Master’s degree in Computer Science at UCLA in 2023, and received my Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign in 2021.

Outside of work and academics, I love photography and enjoy sharing my work – I’m honored to be a top 1,000 contributor on Unsplash, gaining over 200M views and over 1M downloads. You can find my latest photos available for free on Unsplash. I also have a passion for music, started with classical guitar and later exploring fingerstyle.

Resume.pdf

Experience

Qualcomm

Camera System Architect - Present

Working on system architecture modeling for Qualcomm Spectra ISP.

Dolby Laboratories

Image Engineering Intern - 6 Months

During my time at Dolby, I had the opportunity to work as an Image Engineering Intern. My main project was focused on restoring image metadata from HDR/SDR pairs using Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) for Dolby Vision. Additionally, I conducted research and successfully implemented deep learning papers for enhancing HDR photos. The project was successfully converted to a U.S. Provisional Patent No. 63/425,814 titled “Estimating Metadata for Images Having Absent Metadata or Unusable Form of Metadata” filed on Nov 16, 2022.

YITU Technology 依图科技

Computer Vision Research Intern - 3 Months

As a Computer Vision Research Intern at YITU Technology, I was part of a team focused on using computer vision to make cities more “intelligent.” During my time there, I was primarily responsible for training, evaluating, and improving object detection algorithms such as the Single-shot Multibox Detector (SSD).

Education

University of California, Los Angeles

09/2021 - 06/2023 | Master of Science in Computer Science

Relevant Courses Taken

Course #	Course Title (UCLA)
ECE 219	Large-Scale Data Mining: Models and Algorithms
CS 251B	Parallel Computer Architecture
CS 251A	Advanced Computer Architecture
CS 264A	Automated Reasoning
CS 133	Parallel and Distributed Computing
CS 275	Artificial Life for Computer Graphics and Vision
CS 260C	Deep Learning
CS 130	Software Engineering
CS 118	Computer Network Fundamentals
CS 269-3	Seminar in Computer Vision: Deformable Contour Models
MATH 273A	Optimization and Calculus of Variations: Basic Optimization Theory

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

08/2017 - 05/2021 | Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering

Relevant Courses Taken

Course #	Course Title (UIUC)
ECE411	Computer Organization and Design
CS446	Machine Learning
CS445	Computational Photography
CS374	Algorithms & Models of Computation
ECE417	Multimedia Signal Processing
ECE470	Intro to Robotics
CS411	Database Systems
ECE498	Principle for Safe Autonomy
ECE448	Artificial Intelligence
ECE391	Operating System
ECE385	Digital System Lab
CS225	Data Structure
CS173	Discrete Structure
ECE313	Probability with Engineering Applications
ECE210/310	Analog/Digital Signal Processing
ECE110/120	Intro to Electronics/Computing

Projects

See projects for more detail, will add more projects in the future.