Hi, I'm Zhengkun (Logan) Zhang đź‘‹

MPCS @ UChicago | BSCS @ WashU

Skills đź’»

python aws java cpp c js cs php react node mdb linux terraform sql vim bash

Experience đź’Ľ

Research AssistantAug 2024 to Dec 2024

St. Louis Federal Reserve

  • Worked along with Justin Ohrenberger at the St. Louis Federal Reserve to explore the field of FinOps (utilizing AWS Cloud Clusters Autoscaling to Optimize computing service cost).
  • Built two RESTful APIs to perform stress testing on AWS Cluster.
  • Simulated yearly non dynamic pricing and dynamic pricing–48% saving via dynamic resource allocation.
  • Key topics covered: AWS, AWS Cli, Terraform (IaC), RESTful API, Github.

Summer Research AssistantJune 2024 to Aug 2024

Computer Security and Privacy Laboratory

  • Learned about oscilloscopes to detect information sent via serial pins.
  • Used serial communication between raspberry pi and a standing desk via GPIO pins to convert into a smart desk.
  • Implemented dynamic kernel instrumentation (eBPF and Kprobe) via a virtual machine (UTM).

Software Developer InternJune 2023 to Aug 2023

PAX Technology

  • Acquired experience with payment systems—full and semi integration processes to POS systems.
  • Utilized Android Studios—Java and XML—in the development of a payment interface application through semi-integration.
  • Strengthened and refined the intern integration manual via updating outdated guide to semi-integration.