About / À propos de moi
My not-so-professional background
Hey, this is Elise Zhang. I’m currently a PhD student in Electrical Engineering at McGill University. I’m also a member of the McGill IA Lab.
In July 2020, I obtained my B.Sc. in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics from Peking University. I began a master’s program in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at McGill University in September 2020 and applied for fast-track to a PhD program in September 2021.
Anything but academic that I’m passionate about
I enjoy listening to music/podcasts, reading, singing, and sometimes play the piano (learned musical keyboard/piano for a few years when I was little but haven’t been practicing for quite a while).
I’m a proud thrifty shopper and take tremendous joy in following through weekly supermarket flyers/coupons and seeking cheap local stores for groceries 😄 (I hereby recommend Flipp with all my heart!! You get to check almost all the flyers there)
Also a foodie who works out ! 🏋️ (my journey started from Jan. 2021😆 Current PR as of the year 2023: S205lbs * 1, B100lbs * 4 and D245lbs * 1) Sort of a mixture of bodybuilding and powerlifting for now; still pretty much a rookie, and lacking a clear objective (I have never been able to gather the strong willpower to maintain a strict cutting diet ever😢)
My language learning journey
I’m a native Mandarin speaker, can speak English as well but am still looking to improve (personally I feel that using the language in a day-to-day casual context is still far more difficult than in a profession one, like for work/studies).
Took a German course in college, but have basically forgotten everything since then😔 I hope I get to pick it up sometime in the future! I’m currently learning French (following a course & on Duolingo), so one step at a time 😅