cv.yml

- title: General Information
  type: map
  contents:
    - name: Full Name
      value: Zhongtao (Tony) Guan
    - name: Date of Birth
      value: [Not provided in the CV]
    - name: Languages
      value: English, Chinese

- title: Education
  type: time_table
  contents:
    - title: Bachelor of Engineering
      institution: ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, China
      year: Sep. 2021 - Present
      description:
        - GPA: 3.80/4.00; Ranking 3/56
        - Core courses: Introduction to Control, Signals and Systems, Electromagnetic, Power Electronics
        - Scholarship: Undergrad. National Exchange Scholarship; International Conference Scholarship

    - title: Special Student Program in EECS
      institution: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
      year: Feb. 2024 - May 2024
      description:
        - GPA: 5.00/5.00
        - Core courses: Underactuated Robotics, Nonlinear Control

    - title: Undergraduate Visiting Student in EECS
      institution: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
      year: July 2024 - Present
      description:
        - Advisor: Kevin Chen

- title: Experience
  type: time_table
  contents:
    - title: Implicit Regularization and Dynamic Gain in Nonlinear Control
      institution: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
      year: Sep. 2023 - Jan. 2024
      description:
        - Advisor: Prof. Jiahao Chen
        - Contributed to nonlinear control research, focusing on dynamic gain and implicit regularization

    - title: Sensor Autonomy for Insect-Scale Robots
      institution: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
      year: July 2024 - Present
      description:
        - Advisor: Prof. Kevin Chen

    - title: Hybrid Locomotion at Insect Scale
      institution: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
      year: Jan. 2024 - Sep. 2024
      description:
        - Presented a sub-gram flapping-wing passive hopper at insect scale using soft actuators
        - Demonstrated capabilities in overcoming obstacles, navigating challenging terrains, and exhibiting high agility

    - title: A Backdrivable Leg Design Using Linear Actuators
      institution: ShanghaiTech University
      year: Aug. 2023 - Jan. 2024
      description:
        - Developed a backdrivable 2-DoF leg prototype for walking and jumping
        - Led the design of the mechatronics system and built simulation environments using Webots

    - title: Fault Location of Power Systems
      institution: ShanghaiTech University
      year: Jun. 2022 - Jan. 2023
      description:
        - Proposed methods for fault location on hybrid power systems, accepted in PESGM

    - title: Design and Control of Inverter
      institution: ShanghaiTech University
      year: Jan. 2023 - Aug. 2023
      description:
        - Designed and controlled a three-phase inverter for grid-connected photovoltaic systems

- title: Open Source Projects
  type: time_table
  contents:
    - title: <a href="https://github.com/DoZz-M">CuryLegWebotSimulation</a>
      year: 2023-now
      description: Developed a simulation environment for a backdrivable leg design.

- title: Honors and Awards
  type: time_table
  contents:
    - year: 2023
      items:
        - Outstanding Teaching Assistant, ShanghaiTech University
        - RoboMaster University Championship (2nd Prize in Shanghai Division)
        - National Undergraduate Electronic Design Contest (2nd Prize in Shanghai Division)

- title: Academic Interests
  type: nested_list
  contents:
    - title: Nonlinear Control
      items:
        - Dynamic Gain
        - Implicit Regularization
    - title: Robotics
      items:
        - Insect-Scale Robots
        - Hybrid Locomotion

- title: Other Interests
  type: list
  contents:
    - <u>Hobbies:</u> Robotics, Electronics, Mechanical Design