Tiannu Zhang ( 张天弩 )
montyy at bu.edu
👋 Hi! You can call me Monty. I am an incoming PhD student advised by Prof. Chang Xiao at Boston University. I earned my Bachelor’s in Computer Science from Boston University in January 2026.
I am really drawn to intuitive, human-centered interaction techniques, including sportsHCI, VR/AR, etc. I also had a "side hobby" in cybersecurity.
In my spare time, I enjoy Olympic recurve archery (I was *almost* on the Canadian youth national team), woodworking, and watching musicals.
This my cat:
news
- Dec, 2025I won the Best Project Award for BU’s AI Agents and Human–AI Interaction course!
selected publications
teaching
CS460: Introduction to Database Systems- lectured students on database systems, including SQL, NoSQL, and distributed databases
- held office hours and provided direct outreach through online discussion platforms
- proctored assessments and coordinated grading logistics
