Jinyi Zhao

Selected work

Questions turned into working things.

Maritime market research, a robotics ML sandbox and local software. Each project starts with a question and ends with something that can be inspected.

AI-assisted research + strategy

Maritime Entry Research

Where are maritime drones being used in China, who buys them, and how can a supplier enter the market?

Public brief available

My contribution
Research design, source review and market analysis
Deliverable
Six-page brief and supporting evidence
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Maritime Entry Research — AI-assisted research. Editorial illustration of a coastal port, inspection drone and evidence routes.
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ML + robotics research

UAV Sandbox

A simulation platform for testing how drones sense obstacles, assess risk and plan routes.

Active research · Simulation only

My contribution
Experiment design, sensor pipelines and ML tooling
Deliverable
Simulation platform and repeatable experiments
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UAV Sandbox — AI-assisted development. Concept illustration of a drone, simulated substation, LiDAR arcs and a planned route.
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Applied ML + product

Job Copilot

A local app that matches job requirements to resume evidence and prepares application materials for review.

Open source · Local application

My contribution
Workflow design, evidence matching and development
Deliverable
Open-source app and demo
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Job Copilot — AI-assisted development. Editorial concept of resume evidence connected to job requirements.
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Built around the research

Supporting tools

Business research tool

Intelligence Console

A small business research tool for searching maritime projects, organizations and source evidence.

Built · Local application

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