Achieve- ments.

Awarded for the best control system design in competition — recognizing autonomous precision, PID-tuned motion, and sensor fusion architecture.

Recognised for engineering process and documentation — engineering notebook, systems design, and iterative testing methodology.

Awarded for innovative solutions applied to the season challenge — novel mechanical and software approaches that set the team apart.

Reached the finals alliance at China Nationals, finishing as runner-up and securing the World Championship qualification spot.

Champion Alliance at California Invitational 2025 — the first Chinese team ever to reach Champion Alliance at that event. Also Champion Alliance at Chongqing Qualifier and Lobster Cup International in the same season.

At the 6th Caolu Cup (2026 FTC China offseason), IK19859 won the Reach Award, captained the Finalist Alliance to the finals, and ranked #3 in qualifications.

Built autonomous routines in Java using sensor fusion, PID-tuned motion, and custom state machines. Led strategy and systems architecture for the team.

Designed and developed 19859.org from scratch — the team's bilingual (EN/ZH) public website covering the robot, software, season, and community. Serves as the primary face for sponsors and outreach, documenting the team's ten-year history and 2025–26 DECODE season.

Finished 29th globally in the U17 Men 1000m at WRICH 2026 — competing against the world's top junior rowers.

Placed 8th in the U14–16 Men 1000m at the Hong Kong Rowing Indoor Championships 2026.

Six medals across events at the Shanghai Youth Open 2025, establishing consistent podium finishes across multiple boat classes.

500m — 1:35.5 · 1000m — 3:33 · 2000m — 7:28 (83rd percentile globally · U14 — faster than 83% of competitors). Race-ready splits tracked weekly with video analysis.

1st place in the Mixed Eight Sweep (8+) at the Nanjing Rowing Masters & Youth Club League — commanding the sweep discipline in a full crew environment at open competition level.

2nd place in the Quad Sculls (4×). Combined with the eight gold at the same event, confirms dual-discipline mastery — competitive in both sculling and sweeping at open water level.

1st place in the U16 Male Relay at the 2026 SSSA Indoor Rowing Championship — Shanghai Secondary School Athletics, domestic indoor competition.

Gold in University Men's Eights (8+) and Bronze in Men's Doubles (2×) at the 2026 Shanghai Dream Regatta — competing across both sweep and sculling disciplines at open water level.

Training 6–8 hours/week. Responsible for split tracking, video analysis, and race-day preparation. Competed across 4 international championships.

Qualified for the prestigious Yale Global Rounds — the championship final of the World Scholar's Cup tournament series.

Gold in Team Debate at the World Scholar's Cup — argued across science, social studies, arts, and current affairs.

Gold and silver medals in Collaborative Writing and the Scholar's Challenge at both Regional (Shanghai) and National (Xiamen) rounds — precision writing and knowledge across five disciplines.

Competed in the Shanghai International Debate Open across three consecutive years (2024, 2025, 2026). British Parliamentary format — consistent participation in one of Shanghai's premier debate competitions.

Won 5 out of 6 qualification rounds at the GuangDong Debate Championships 2026 — one of the strongest individual round records at this international BP invitational. Multiple gold medals across competition rounds.

Awarded U14 Best Speaker across the full Schools field — the individual speaker recognition across all preliminary rounds. The team also broke and reached Schools outrounds, competing deep into the elimination bracket.

Qualified and reached the Octofinals at the Tournament of Champions (TOC) in Public Forum debate — one of the most competitive high-school debate tournaments in North America.

RIT score of 248 — placing at the 98th percentile, +34 points above grade norm. Writing: High · Mechanics: High · Grammar: High.

Scored 855 out of 900 on TOEFL Junior — Grade 6 level, no specialised prep. Demonstrates native-level English proficiency.

Scored 140 out of 160 on the Duolingo English Test — placing in the top 10% globally. CEFR C2 Proficient. Equivalent to IELTS 8.0+ and TOEFL iBT 115+.

Scored 110 out of 120 on the TOEFL in July 2026 — 5.5 on the new TOEFL band scale — with no previous training.

Real-time collaborative whiteboard — pen, brush, marker, shapes, fill, text tools, live cursor tracking, room-based sessions via shareable links, Socket.io sync.

Static web tool for GitHub utility workflows, built primarily in TypeScript. Iterated from real feedback with a clean, functional interface.

TypeScript full-stack web application built to strengthen clean interface design and full-stack implementation — refined through real use.

Self-hosted Minecraft server built with AI tools. Original video ads produced to attract and retain real players. Published on Modrinth.

Static web tool to compare mileage redemption value across airlines and routes — built, self-tested, and iterated from real feedback.

JavaScript web project focused on interactive, visually styled UI — extensive CSS customization, structured HTML layout, and modern interface prototyping.

Full-stack alliance selection intelligence platform for FTC — Monte Carlo win projections, OPR via Gaussian elimination, Bayesian shrinkage, synergy scoring. Built by Team IK19859.

Local-first desktop workspace built from daily friction — TypeScript, React 19, Electron 41, Tailwind v4. Six views: countdown, todos, timeline, time tracking, two-mode AI assistant, and stats. Custom IndexedDB data layer written from scratch. 100% local, 60fps, cross-platform.

Python task-automation CLI for daily workflow management — scriptable, keyboard-driven, zero GUI dependency. Built and iterated through personal use.

Formula 1 race-prediction platform — a five-model stacked ensemble (RandomForest, ExtraTrees, LightGBM, HistGradientBoosting, GradientBoosting via a Ridge meta-learner) over ~75 temporally-safe features, causal ELO ratings, and a vectorised Monte Carlo engine running 10k–50k simulated races a second. Walk-forward backtested across four F1 regulation eras, 2014–2026. Rich CLI + Streamlit dashboard share one analysis core.

Applied quantitative research for FTC competition: Monte Carlo win projections (2,000 iterations per scenario), OPR via Gaussian elimination, Bayesian shrinkage, and multi-factor synergy scoring. Built and deployed at scoutselect.org — used in actual competition by Team IK19859.

Qualified for three prestigious forums via ASDAN performance: World Youth Economic Forum, Harvard Business Challenge, and the ASDAN Financial Intelligence All-Star Forum.

International Gold Medal at the World Odyssey of the Mind competition (2019) — a creative problem-solving championship requiring engineering, performance, and spontaneous thinking. Competed at the global level.

Silver Medal at the ICW International competition (2020) — cross-disciplinary early competition background that established the foundation for engineering, debate, and analytical thinking.

Served as School Captain (Primary School), leading school-wide events and representing the student body. Received the Red Star Award — school's highest recognition. Chaired and emceed English Week, organising inter-class competitions and public speaking events.

Elected delegate to the Pudong District Children's Congress — Shanghai's youth civic forum. Represented SMIC students in cross-school policy discussions on education and community affairs.