Hi there 👋, I am Fangzhao. I am a PhD student in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Stanford University, advised by Stephen Boyd and Mert Pilanci. Prior to joining Stanford, I obtained my bachelor’s degree from the University of British Columbia, majoring in combined honors computer science and math. My research interest lies broadly in convex optimization and deep learning.
I'm open and happy to chat about research ideas :)
email: zfzhao@stanford.edu
News: I will be co-organizing "ScaleOPT: GPU-Accelerated and Scalable Optimization" workshop at NeurIPS 2025 with Parth Nobel, Maximilian Schaller, Tetiana Parshakova, Tobia Marcucci, and Alexandre Amice. Check our website ScaleOpt for update! The workshop focuses on exploring how current software and hardware developed for AI systems can be used for optimization problem solving. Related paper contribution is welcome! See you in San Diego!
Head TA: EE364A/CME364A (2024-2025 Winter, Stanford)
Stanford Graduate Fellowship Stanford 2021
Governor General's Academic Medal (media cover) UBC 2021