HZ
Heriot-Watt University · Edinburgh

Hua
Zhao

Teaching Assistant in Computer Science & PhD graduate in machine learning. Builder, startup founder, pizza chef, and former NGO and UN school teacher. Passionate about data analysis, machine learning, and writing.

Machine Learning Data Analysis Startup Founder Educator Writer
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Dr. Hua Zhao PhD · ML · CS
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Recent Writing

14 Mar 2026 Sugar-Coated Promises, Kongming Lanterns, and My First Street Stall Read on Medium → 30 Jan 2026 The Real Development of Data and AI and Their Inherent Limitations Read on Medium → 11 Jan 2026 The Distorted Values Behind a Historical Drama Read on Medium → 08 Dec 2025 The Magic of Hieroglyphs Read on Medium → 15 Nov 2025 LLM Evolution Read on Medium → 09 Oct 2025 A Memoir: The Left-behind Children Who Grew Toward the Sun Read on Medium →
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Selected Projects

Project 01

Light, Thermal Energy, and the Human Magnetic Field

This project focuses on sensing the human magnetic field and exploring how it relates to the energy generated by human thought activity. More details will be developed soon.

TypeScript React Native Expo SQLite REST API Mobile UI
Project 02

Cucumber: Word Decks App

Built it to help people learn vocabulary more effectively. Implemented adaptive review scheduling and progress tracking, focusing on user experience and efficient data handling.

TypeScript React Native Expo SQLite REST API Mobile UI
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Project 03

Fraud Detection System

Machine learning system for detecting fraudulent transactions using classification models and data analysis techniques.

Python Scikit-learn Pandas Data Analysis
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Publications & Research

Journal Articles
A Novel Method on Translating People's Names in Mandarin — "LT-NTM" Journal
A Novel Method on Translating People's Names in Mandarin — "DT-NTM" Journal
Conference Papers
A Novel Method That Identifies The Hidden Properties Of A Person's Name In Kanji or Hanzi ACM
Advance Gender Prediction Tool of First Names and Its Use in Analysing Gender Disparity in CS in the UK, Malaysia and China IEEE
Recursion Identification Algorithm for Gender Prediction with Chinese Names Conference
A Decision Tree Method on Fuzzy Name Identification from Chinese Phonemic Names to Chinese Names Conference
A Novel Phonetic Algorithm for Predicting Chinese Names using Chinese Pinyin MLDM