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# About Me
Hi there! I'm a first-year master's student at the University of Minnesota. I
also currently work as a Software Developer at [AWS] (previously at [SIFT]).
My computing-related interests lie in programming language design and formal
verification, systems security, cryptography, and distributed
systems.
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### Research
Currently, I'm learning about [cubical type theory][cubical]. I'll probably
write some blog posts as I learn more. My advisor is [Favonia].
### University Involvement
- **[GopherHack]**. I'm an officer at the GopherHack organization, hoping to
grow a CTF community at the University.
- **[PL Seminar]**. A group focused on reading and discussing
programming-language-related papers
### Open-source Projects
Some of the projects I've been working on in my free time include:
- **[Leanshot]**. A Linux screen capture tool.
- **[Garbage]**. A CLI interface to the trash can API.
More can be found on [this page][12] or my public [Gitea][2].
I've also started making an increased effort at using and supporting [FOSS],
and other software that're not predatory towards users. As a part of this
effort, I'm also self-hosting and rewriting some of the services and software
that I use regularly. Find out what I'm using [here][9].
### Hobbies
I'm also an avid rhythm game player and beatmap creator, mostly involved with
the free-to-play game [osu!]. Check out some of my beatmaps on my osu!
[userpage].
I also enjoy playing badminton &#x1F3F8; at the rec.
[2]: https://git.mzhang.io/explore
[9]: setup
[10]: pgp.txt
[12]: ../projects
[aws]: https://aws.amazon.com/
[cubical]: https://ncatlab.org/nlab/show/cubical+type+theory
[favonia]: https://favonia.org/
[foss]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_and_open-source_software
[garbage]: https://git.sr.ht/~mzhang/garbage
[gopherhack]: https://gopherhack.com
[leanshot]: https://git.sr.ht/~mzhang/leanshot
[osu!]: https://osu.ppy.sh
[pl seminar]: https://umn-plseminar.github.io
[sift]: https://www.sift.net/
[userpage]: https://osu.ppy.sh/u/2688103