I was born in Beijing, China, but I grew up in the town1 of Reading, England. I went to Reading School before moving to Cambridge in 2018 to study Mathematics at Trinity College, Cambridge. I completed my BA in Mathematics in 2021 and then stayed in Cambridge to complete a one-year Master’s course in Systems Biology. Since 2022, I’ve been based at Simon Fraser University (SFU) in Burnaby, which is a city in the Metro Vancouver region of the Canadian province of British Columbia. I’m doing a PhD in the Math Department, specialising in the math of quantum computation.

I am grateful to be living and studying on the unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples, including the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh), Skwxwú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish), kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwitwetlem), Stó:lō, Qiqéyt (Qayqayt), Katzie, and Qw’ó:ltl’el (Kwantlen) nations.

Workers’ rights are incredibly important, and I’m honoured to be a Steward and active member of the Teaching Support Staff Union, which represents non-faculty teaching staff at SFU (e.g. TAs, Sessional Instructors, Graduate Facilitators) as well as Research Assistants.

My hobbies are climbing, playing video games and playing the piano. With possibly the exception of the last one, I am not very good at these… but they’re very fun. My friends have also gotten me into running. I’m still trying to decide if I like it or not.

Games2

My favourite game of all time is Undertale. The soundtrack is full of bangers — and you can play them in an orchestra!

The goofiest game I’ve ever played is Goat Simulator.

I’m currently readdicted to Minecraft. Every now and then I play Hollow Knight, which is an awesome indie game. I’m just too uncoordinated for the boss fights 😭.

Epic music

Here’s some stuff I’ve been listening to.

  • Lady Gaga — Disease
    Mother is back!
  • Chopin — Funeral March
    Very appropriate given recent political events 💀
  • C418 — Aria Math
    I love Minecraft
  • Andrew Lloyd Webber — Phantom of the Opera
    The whole musical slaps tbh
  • Rina Sawayama — To Be Alive
    She just like me frfr

Some nice photos

Coming soon!

  1. Despite having a population of almost 200,000. The UK is silly. ↩

  2. Would you rather have unlimited bacon but no games, or games — unlimited games — but no more games? ↩