Arthur is pursuing Bachelor of Engineering (Research and Development) (Honours) in Electronic and Communication Systems from School of Engineering, The Australian National University (ANU) and expect to graduate in advance in Jun 2025. He is an incoming PhD student at Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Melbourne.

His research interests are optical communication, photonic devices and related decision intelligence. He has particular interest in photonic solutions to large-scale multi-GPU communication and AI/data infrastructure.

Feel free to contact via email: arthur.zhao@anu.edu.au.

News

I have received the PhD offer with full scholarship from University of Melbourne, commencing in S2 2025.

I will continue the tutor position at School of Engineering for S1 2025.

Research Experiences

Department of Material Science and Engineering, Monash University

[1] Correlative in-situ EBSD and DIC dataset with explainable machine learning for mechanical stability analysis of iron

• Granted Monash Summer Research Scholarship

Nano-Electro-Mechanical System (NEMS) Lab, ANU

[2] Fabrication of 2D heterostructures with precise twist angle alignment

[3] Design, simulation and fabrication of qBIC metasurface in telecom-band (Ongoing)

ANU-Optus Bushfire Research Centre of Excellence

[4] Bushfire detection using environmental monitoring sensing and deep anomaly detection approach.

• Accepted by ANU Student Research Conference and selected for poster highlight and oral presentation. [Certificate]

[5] Transferring bushfire gas wireless sensor networks (WSN) systems to volcano monitoring

Honors & Awards

• Melbourne Research Scholarship, University of Melbourne, starting from 07/2025
• Monash Summer Vacation Research Scholarship, Monash University, 11/2024
• HEX Singapore Summer Program Scholarship, ANU School of Computing, 09/2023

Educations

• Bachelor of Engineering (Research and Development) (Honours), Australian National Univerisity, Canberra, Australia, 02/2022 - 06/2025,

  Major: Electronic and Communication Systems

  Minor: Computer Science

  WAM: 82 (HD with First Class Honours)

  GPA: US Equivalent (WES/Scholaro): 3.96/4

  Highlight: Electronic Systems and Design (98), Signals and Systems (96), Information Theory (96), Digital Communication (94), Introduction to Electronics (95), Introduction to Mechanics (95) , Wireless Communication (86), Computer Systems & Organisation (87)

Teaching & Services

• 07/2023 - 06/2025, Academic Tutor, School of Engineering, Australian National Univerisity, Canberra, Australia.

  Academic tutor for 3 consecutive years:

  ENGN2218: Electronic Systems and Design (2024S1, 2025S1)

  ENGN1217: Introduction to Mechanics (2023S2)

• Get fully trained for TA position through ANU EXPLORING LEARNING AND TEACHING program. [Certificate]
• Course Representative for 12 courses across all semesters.
• Mentor of official SET4ANU program.
• Career Director of Australia-China Youth Association (ACYA), ANU for 2025

Experiences

• 11/2024 - 02/2025, Summer Research Student, Faculty of Engineering, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.

  Supervisor: Dr. Yuxiang Wu and Prof. Michael Preuss

• 02/2024 - Present, Undergraduate Research Student, NEMS Lab, Australian National Univerisity, Canberra, Australia.

  Supervisor: Prof. Yuerui Lu

• 06/2024 - 07/2024, Study Australia Industry Experience Program, Australian Government, Remote. [Certificate]

• 11/2023 - 02/2024, Network Department Internship, China Mobile Group Jiangsu Co. LTD Nanjing Branch, Nanjing, China.

  Experience accredited by ANU Engineering degree Practical Experience requirement.

• 02/2023 - 11/2023, Undergraduate Research Student, ANU-Optus Bushfire Research Centre of Excellence, Australian National Univerisity, Canberra, Australia.

  Supervisor: Prof. Xiangyun Zhou and Prof. Salman Durrani

• 05/2023 - 07/2023, Summer Workshop, School of Computing, National University of Singapore, Singapore [Certificate]

  Track: Deep learning and robotics